1. Introduction & Objectives
Businesses are beginning to recognize the critical importance of natural capital (NC) and the associated ecosystem services (ES) as the foundations of all economic activity. ES are sometimes a core input or output into an organisation’s production processes and all firms impact nature, directly or indirectly through their supply chains. Many companies are starting to account for their dependencies and impacts on NC with respect to their operations, products or services. Benefits of doing so include greater transparency over supply chain security and a deeper understanding of the risks and opportunities to business continuity.
Against this background, Sectoral Working Group 6 “Ecosystem Services in Business” aims to:
- Build a global network of researchers and practitioners working on applying the science of NC and ES in business;
- Exchange ideas and lessons learned to develop a common understanding of research gaps, challenges and opportunities;
- Set up collaboration processes between business representatives and scientists;
- Share information on projects, events (workshop, conferences, training sessions, courses), papers or calls for proposals related to ES in business;
- Provide strategic support in organising conferences, drafting papers or developing collaborations / project-based partnerships.
2. Lead Team & Members
- Martine van Weelden, Capitals Coalition
- Inge Liekens, VITO, Belgium
If you are interested in becoming a member of this Working group, please click here. Or contact Martine van Weelden directly for further instructions.
3. More Information
For more information about this working group click on one of the following links:
During the ESP10 World conference the first full ESP business day was organised by members of the SWG 6. The minutes of the business day can be read here.