8 August 2007, London, UK

A joint project of UNEP FI and Fauna & Flora International (FFI), the Natural Value Initiative aims to develop a benchmark tool for companies with agricultural supply chains – food and drink growers, processors and retailers – and companies with operations in China, South Africa, Brazil, USA and UK. The tool is aimed at raising awareness of the links between biodiversity, investment value and the finance sector. In this regard, UNEP FI and FFI convened a one-day workshop for investors, NGOs, food & drink producers, processors and retailers in London, kindly hosted by UNEP FI Signatory F&C Asset Management. The objectives of the workshop were to identify the business case for managing biodiversity impacts and risks within the food & drink sector, identify best-practice approaches to controlling biodiversity-related risks, and review the revised benchmarking methodology and its application. A similar workshop was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in early September.

Documents

• Information Flyer (PDF: 82 KB)
• Agenda (PDF: 91 KB)
• Workshop Report (PDF: 196 KB)

Presentations

• Opening Remarks (PDF: 94 KB)
  Robert Barrington, Director of Governance & Sustainable Investment, F&C Management Ltd
• Introduction to UNEP FI and its Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services Workstream (PDF: 778 KB)
  Paul Clements-Hunt, Head of Unit, UNEP FI
• Risk and Dependencies – the business case for biodiversity & ecosystem services management within the food & drink sector (PDF: 863 KB)
  Richard Burrett, Managing Director, Head of Sustainability, Group Public Affairs, ABN AMRO / Chair of UNEP FI’s Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services Workstream
• Overview of the Natural Value Initiative (PDF: 340 KB)
  Annelisa Grigg, Director of Corporate Affairs, Fauna & Flora International
• The Unilever Perspective (PDF: 307 KB)
  Jan-Kees Vis, Director, Sustainable Agriculture, Unilever
• The Sainsbury’s Perspective (PDF: 988 KB)
  Alison Austin, Head of Brand Policy and Sustainability, Sainsbury’s
• Managing biodiversity and ecosystem services risk – setting the scope and focus areas of the benchmarking methodology (PDF: 173 KB)
  Liz Crosbie, Managing Director, Strategic Environmental Consulting