European Business & Biodiversity Forum

From doing better to doing what nature needs 

Main Forum - September 19th 2024, from 9 am to 6 pm      
Welcome coffee from 8.30 am      
Cocktail from 6 pm      
at The Egg Rue Bara 175, 1070 Bruxelles

Special Sessions for WWF Corporate Partners, September 20th 2024, from 9 am to 1 pm   
Welcome coffee from 8.30 am   
Buffet Lunch from 1 pm   
at WWF Belgium, Bd Emile Jacqmain 90, 1000 Bruxelles   

On the agenda :

September 19th    
Conferences, to shed light on the key issues of the moment :   
- the international context: the key role of businesses in the new post-European elections landscape, and at the upcoming UN biodiversity conference, COP 16   
- the regulatory context : an analysis of the main asks of the CSRD on nature topics, and best ways to address them   
- the urgency of ambitious commitments and action by companies on biodiversity: latest progress from SBTN, and testimonies of the first companies to have set Science Based Targets for Nature   
- the key role of financial institutions in driving corporate action: examples of financial institutions deploying TNFD and other initiatives   
- the importance of building robust transition plans for nature, covering technical, operational aspects (impacts, risks, objectives, etc.), but also organizational and financial aspects (key learnings from the new WWF publication on Nature Transition plans)   

Workshops in small groups, to give you the opportunity to meet pioneer companies and have access to experts :   
- concrete cases of companies piloting SBTN   
- perspectives on different key stages of developing a robust biodiversity strategy:   
- putting your business into action (One Planet for Business Framework ; It’s now for nature ; Biodiversity Risk Filter);   
- going further than reducing impacts, to address positive contributions;   
- providing collective solutions (landscape initiatives; coalitions of pioneering companies), etc.