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The difference UKBBF can make

How can UKBBF help your business?

  • Guide your business on integrating biodiversity into your operations, providing practical advice and step-by-step building blocks
  • Offer a platform for sharing best practice and getting access to expertise across various sectors
  • Provide the latest updates and thinking behind key UK and international policy developments, including from devolved administrations
  • Assist your business in adopting initiatives like the Nature Positive Business Pledge and upcoming frameworks like the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) as they develop
  • Support and demonstrate your company’s commitment to biodiversity and ability to influence and promote collective action on biodiversity
  • Strengthen your network and reputation with UK businesses and other influential stakeholders
  • Support knowledge-sharing between sectors and carry out original research to help you through integrating biodiversity into business 

Coming soon

Coming soon, and in addition to our core services to businesses, we will be working on:
  • Raising awareness across all businesses, large and small, members and non-members, on the importance of biodiversity
  • Helping to develop nature clauses which can be incorporated into public and private sector procurements contracts
  • Helping to develop biodiversity indicators and metrics which aim to align national targets with corporate disclosure requirements and recommendations

A commitment by business to halt and reverse impacts on nature

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UKBBF member benefits

Insight Series

Gain access to our exclusive Insight Series, developed in partnership with the University of Oxford’s Nature Positive Hub. These bi-monthly online events offer in-depth exploration of essential research impacting business and biodiversity. The Insight Series features:

  • Expert Q&A Sessions: Learn from leading academics and industry experts on topics like nature finance, biodiversity net gain, and natural capital accounting
  • Unparalleled Access: Members have exclusive access to a library of past webinar recordings, ensuring you never miss out on valuable insights
  • Advanced Research: Stay ahead with access to the latest research and practical insights from the University of Oxford and other leading institutions

Attend events such as our bi-annual conferences, open to members free of charge. We also receive exclusive invites from external businesses, NGOs, and government departments for members to attend roundtable briefings, drinks receptions, launch events, and more:

  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and experts to foster collaboration and exchange ideas
  • Practical Insights: Gain practical insights into integrating nature into day-to-day business decisions
  • Free Access: Members can attend UKBBF conferences free of charge

Access a suite of research, toolkits, and templates to support business biodiversity efforts, including:

  • Biodiversity Toolkit: Developed in partnership with ICCUK, this toolkit provides practical tools and insights for delivering sustainable global value chains. It includes a biodiversity checklist, sustainability reporting frameworks, and nature positive business pledge guidelines
  • Research Reports: Stay updated with the latest research on biodiversity values among brands and businesses.
  • Templates and Toolkits: Practical templates and toolkits designed to integrate biodiversity into business operations effectively

A dedicated member platform for an interactive, real-time experience, including:

  • Networking: Engage in real-time conversations with other members
  • Interest Groups: Form or join working groups based on specific interests or challenges
  • Resource Library: A categorised library of resources, documents, and articles

Benefit from personalised support to help you incorporate biodiversity into business operations including:

  • Member Drop-Ins/Q&A Sessions: Members have access to six open sessions with our Steering Committee which target challenges and solutions, tailored to member business needs. Sessions are moderated by UKBBF Directors, with actionable outcomes summarised and shared
  • Nature Positive & TNFD Working Groups: Members can join private working groups to discuss Nature Positivity and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). These collaborative platforms allow members to share best practices and receive guidance and support in their journey towards nature-positive practices

Benefit from systematic updates on policy changes and their implications for business through our formal and working relationships with government entities such as Defra.

  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and experts to foster collaboration and exchange ideas
  • Government Relationships: We maintain ongoing, formal relationships with key government departments, including monthly discussions with Defra, to keep our members informed and involved in shaping biodiversity-related policies
  • International Representation: The UKBBF will attend global conferences such as COP 16, representing UK business interests on an international stage. Our official observer status at the UK Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) enhances our ability to represent members formally, providing real-time bulletins and timely, relevant policy updates and engagement opportunities
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