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Background

We Value Nature is an EU Horizon 2020-funded three-year campaign (November 2018 –October 2021) supporting businesses and the natural capital community across Europe with the aim of making valuing nature the new normal for business.

Many businesses are starting to recognise that the natural capital crisis is a business crisis and they need to better identify, measure, value and prioritise their impacts and dependencies. Recognising the need to value nature is a real and meaningful first step, but it’s only the first step in the natural capital journey.

The coronavirus crisis is changing the world and We Value Nature is adapting to reflect the new reality. Our team is working from home to deliver more training resources online and we are remotely supporting businesses on their journeys towards a sustainable future.

Gerard Bos, Director of IUCN’s Business and Biodiversity Programme, is part of the We Value Nature project team helping businesses integrate natural capital into their decision making. This blog was originally published by IUCN -  View the original.

The start of each year sees the publication of three annual business and risk reports: the WEF Global Risk Report, the PwC CEO Survey and the Edelman Trust Barometer. In 2020 these reports confirmed a fact we’ve known for a long time: that the climate and natural capital crisis is a business crisis.

Integration of natural capital in public and private sector decision making for climate resilience and biodiversity - in collaboration with the We Value Nature campaign

Nature is essential to the future of the planet, but natural resources are being used up faster than the Earth can replace them. Through understanding and considering the risks and opportunities created by nature, businesses can make better decisions that benefit themselves, society and the planet as a whole.