ERM’s team will be participating in this year’s COP16, United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be hosted by Colombia for the first time.
This year’s COP16 will take place in Cali, Colombia between October 21 and November 1, 2024, held under the slogan “Peace with Nature” a call for reflection to improve our relationship with the environment and a time to rethink an economic model that does not prioritize the extraction, overexploitation and pollution of nature.
It’s Time to Step Up
ERM is dedicated to helping companies step up and accelerate the integration of sustainability deep into their operations. It won’t be easy, but acting now is the best way to realize commercial value and ensure societal progress.
Regarding nature, companies must urgently step up their water management efforts by:
ERM’s team will be sponsoring, speaking and hosting several events across the two weeks. We work with organizations to help them factor nature and water into their strategies and transition to a nature positive future. We partner with clients to turn financial data and scientific insights into meaningful and rapid action.
24th October - Bloom 2024
Join this breakfast session with the Nature Tech Alliance (ERM, Salesforce, Planet Labs and NatureMetrics) to learn how 18 companies are starting to see this challenge more clearly and harnessing new technologies to meet increasingly urgent commitments. For further information: How 18 Companies are Unifying Technology to Make Progress on Biodiversity (Sponsored Breakfast) | Trellis
25th October - Unlocking Nature's Data: Earth Observation as a Catalyst for TNFD Implementation
This 90-minute session will explore how Earth Observation (EO) data e.g. multispectral/hyperspectral imagery, synthetic aperture radar, LiDAR, etc, and eDNA can enable corporates and financial institutions to make informed decisions in the context of adopting the TNFD recommendations and guidance. Presentations from the Nature Tech Alliance (ERM, Salesforce, Planet and NatureMetrics)
27th October 2024 - Nature Tech Alliance Roundtable: The Nature Tech Revolution
Join the Nature Tech Aliance (ERM, Planet, Salesforce and NatureMetrics) to discuss the findings from the Alliance’s new white paper about how businesses can forge a path to building resilient and sustainable businesses.
28th October - CEBD’s launch event
ERM’s Viviane Severiano will be speaking at the launch of CEBDS paper - Negocio i Bioddiversidade: as impresas Brazileiras rumo a natureza positiva / Business and bioiversity Brazilian companies towards positive nature.
29th October - Accelerating uptake of corporate natural capital accounting (CNCA)
This session provides an overview of the state of play in CNCA implementation, alignment with GBF and regulatory/market frameworks, and barriers/challenges to wider market uptake. Co-organized by Capitals Coalition, ERM, ICAEW, WBCSD and TNFD
30th October - UKBBF Session: Pledge to implementation: How UK financial institutions are contributing to nature positive
Businesses play a critical role in addressing biodiversity loss, a global challenge with profound implications for ecosystems, economies, and societies. Taking action on biodiversity is not just an environmental imperative but a strategic advantage and opportunity for businesses - unpinning all this is the need for finance and investment in nature. The event will include interventions from Lloyds Banking Group, ERM, the Foresight Group, Barclays Bank and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
30th October - Business and productive sector of Colombia at COP16
ERM’s Global Leader, Biodiversity, Water & Nature, Matt Haddon will be speaking at this session hosted by ANDI’s National Center for Water and Biodiversity – CNAB and the National Union Council.
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