Business leaders call for more government action on biodiversity

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Business for Nature has published a letter from 12 prominent business leaders which calls on Heads of States to act more decisively with respect to the Global Biodiversity Framework. The business leaders highlight the actions that they have taken, such as assessing impacts of their operations and value chains, setting science-based targets and investing in nature-based solutions, before calling for further action from world leaders. In their letter, the business leaders call for governments to commit to reversing nature loss by 2030 and to adopt ambitious and actionable targets that set clear rules for all parties. The letter stresses the rejection of a ‘business as usual’ attitude among the private sector, highlighting that 1,000 companies have signed the ‘Nature is Everyone’s Business Call to Action’ which calls for governments to adopt policies now to reverse nature loss by 2030.