Tag Archives: Business
Funding available for academics and business to collaborate
The Natural Environment Research Council are funding a number of short projects / internships on ‘Business Engagement with Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services’. The aims of the NERC-funded scheme are to • Initiate collaborations between academics and business or third … Continue reading
Natural Capital/ Ecosystem Services for Business: New Collaboration Opportunities
Tuesday 13th March 2012 The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) 1 Carlton House Terrace, London Business has been put at the centre of the stage to deliver the sustainable economy that the Government pledges to provide in the … Continue reading
Green Policy in the Debt Crisis
Rather than spelling disaster for environmental funding, the current debt crisis could provide an opportunity to create a win-win scenario for the environment and economic recovery – that was the message from an Aldersgate Group panel debate in December last … Continue reading
Defra Review of the Habitats and Birds Directives
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced a review of the implementation of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives in the UK. Following the announcement of the review by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement … Continue reading
Biodiversity: what can we afford to destroy?
That was the question posed by an evening lecture at the Zoological Society of London on Tuesday, held as part of the ‘Communicating Science’ series. A panel of four speakers, including Prof. Charles Godfray, current President of the BES, considered … Continue reading
Businesses harness biodiversity to boost profits
Companies are increasingly seeking business opportunities in preserving biodiversity rather than viewing it as a threat to their profits, according to a new McKinsey survey. The survey of some 1,500 executives of companies in all global regions and industries found … Continue reading
Safeguarding Biodiversity is Good for Business
Yesterday saw the launch of the ‘TEEB for Business’ report at the first annual Global Business of Biodiversity (GBOB) symposium, at the Excel Centre in London. The BES policy team was there, with other members of the Natural Capital Initiative … Continue reading