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💡𝗢𝗥𝗘́𝗘 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟭𝟲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗣𝗕𝗕 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 The Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity (GPBB) of the Convention on Biological Diversity has played a central role since COP10 in strengthening the capacity of economic actors to integrate biodiversity into their strategies, under the coordination of Bianca Brasil. On the occasion of the opening of COP16 UN Biodiversity, ORÉE organized the first side event, highlighting the importance of connecting local initiatives with international mobilizations. Sylvie Gillet opened the event by reminding that ORÉE has been the focal point for the GPBB in France since 2013. Nawale Benelhabib moderated this session, showcasing the French platform "Entreprises & Biodiversité" to an international audience, emphasizing its role in helping companies better understand and measure their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity. 🌍 This event brought together several speakers, all committed to mobilizing businesses for biodiversity. 🎙️ George Jaksch (Biodiversity Partnership Mesoamerica BPM) emphasized, "The potential of collaborative projects can make the difference in enabling us to contribute to the GBF targets, to learn from the difficulties and the errors we commit. Our call is to collaborate and exchange." 💬 Jérôme Kisielewicz (@EU B&B Platform EU Environment and Climate) pointed out the shift "From voluntary actions to more mandatory frameworks. From initial understanding to implementation." such as the CSRD, requiring the involvement of multiple stakeholders (SMEs, lawyers, accountants, auditors, etc.). 📢 Lesley Wilson (IEMA) highlighted the need to act swiftly, even if imperfectly and that "If we have the right skills for things to happen, they will." 💡 Vanessa P. (Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEBDS)) emphasized the importance of capacity building for companies, so that they "understand how they can use metrics and methodologies to measure their impacts. It is hard, but there is a lot of information available." 📈 Tomoko Hasegawa (Keidanren) outlined the virtuous cycle of biodiversity efforts: "Expansion of investments, further corporate efforts on biodiversity, higher evaluation on those efforts and an increase in corporate value." 🌱📊 👉 Ana Laura Ludlow (ENGIE Mexico) underlined that companies need to better understand their interactions with nature by considering upstreams and downstreams that regulations such as CSRD help companies align their strategies with GBF goals. This event demonstrated that the GPBB, its partners such as ORÉE, and other networks bringing together progressive companies like Business for Nature, are essential accelerators. Access the platform here: https://lnkd.in/dkt9ywd Replay of the side event : https://lnkd.in/d4_YdxH2 #COP16 #Biodiversity #GPBB #BusinessesForBiodiversity #CSRD #GBF #GlobalPartnership