Accelerating business action in China for biodiversity conservation

Location: China Corner
Lead organizers: WBCSD and the Center for Environmental Education and Communications (CEEC) of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of China. Co-organizers: WWF, Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE), SEE Foundation
Date: 9 December 2022
Time:  09:30 – 11:30 EST

Description: This side event will focus on the engagement and best practices of businesses in the Call to Action “Nature is everyone’s business” led by Business for Nature (BfN) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) based on the concept of “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”. Business leaders around the world will be invited to attend the roundtable discussion to share their successful cases and challenges in biodiversity conservation and offer insights and practices.

The Business Handbook for Biodiversity Conservation and the Business Biodiversity Conservation Cases will be released at this side event, which will be very useful to guide global businesses to promote biodiversity conservation and learn from each other in practice. The CEO video of Leading Voice for Nature will also be launched.

This page will soon be updated with more information, including on speakers and potential livestream links.