Agrobiodiversity Index Overview and uses for business and finance

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1 Agrobiodiversity Index Overview and uses for business and finance Dr. Roseline Remans, Fred Werneck EU Biodiversity Platform Brussels, 18 September 2018

2 About Bioversity International 2

3 Focus on agrobiodiversity Importance of agrobiodiversity across the food system Simplification of our food systems Agriculture on 38% of land area Food and agriculture sector 5000 billion euros in revenues 3

4 Focus on Agrobiodiversity Inputs from over 250 private and public organizations Nestlé Syngenta UN CFS Private Sector Mechanism World Business Council for Sustainable 19% Development Sainsbury s Civil Society and Conservation Groups World Farmers Organization International Union for Conservation of Nature Conservation International AfricaSeeds Corporate, Alliance and Industry Bodies 16% Investors Global Alliance for the Future of Food AXA Investment Managers Vanguard Swiss RE World Bank HSBC Governmental and Inter-Governmental Organizations India Italy Peru Ethiopia UN Environment FAO Global Environment Facility Convention on Biological Diversity 21% 23% Knowledge and Data Partners Access to Seeds Index Enabling the Business of Agriculture PREDICTS Economist Intelligence Unit CSIRO 21%

5 Focus on agrobiodiversity Agri-food sector: Low transparency for material environmental risks and opportunities Fragmented data and knowledge systems Sectoral barriers to collaboration Global transition to diversified food systems: Mitigating operational and reputational risks Lower cost of capital for sustainability-focused companies and funds New financial products Achieving SDGs and private sector commitments ABD-aligned brands ABD-themed financial instruments ABD integration into KPIs Science-based, standardized indices and benchmarks to assess non-financial risks and returns and to monitor progress toward sustainability outcomes 5

6 Methodology: 3 pillars 6

7 Methodology: 3 measurement areas Commitments Targets Strategies Policies Declarations Guidelines Actions Practices Status Impact Text mining of official legislation, endorsed policies Analysis of spatial datasets, company reports, questionnaire responses Ground-level data analysis of spatial datasets meta-analysis 7

8 Methodology: architecture e.g. crop and livestock species diversity maps 8

9 Responsiveness and outputs e.g. company project Category Indicators Pillar 1 ABD for healthy diets Pillar 2 ABD for sustainable production Pillar 3 ABD for genetic resources Source Contributing to SDG 2.1 & 12.8 Aichi target 2 SDG 2.4 & 13.1 & SDG Aichi target 13 Aichi target 7 Status 7 indicators Actions 5 indicators Commitment 3 indicators Species diversity Varietal diversity Functional diversity Underutilized/local species Soil biodiversity Pollinator biodiversity Landscape complexity Towards enhanced use of ABD Towards enhanced access to ABD Towards enhanced awareness of ABD Towards avoided negative impacts on ABD Towards enhanced GR conservation Level of commitment to increase ABD for healthy diets Level of commitment to increase ABD for sustainable production Level of commitment to increase ABD in genetic resource systems Public and private datasets, evidence-base modelling, remote sensing, crowdsourcing Reports, Global datasets Policies, strategies, declarations, etc. 9

10 Agrobiodiversity Index Portal 10

11 Responsiveness and outputs Operational risk: pests, climate, livelihoods Reputational risk: limiting future options Opportunities: income diversification, long-term yield Farmers Consumers Operational risk: health, culture Reputational risk: limiting future options Opportunities: choice, nutrition security Investors Operational risk: supply chain Reputational risk: environment, health Opportunities: innovation, brand-building, SDGs Food and agri-businesses Governments Operational risk: economy, health, social stability Reputational risk: environment, health Opportunities: SDGs, jobs 11

12 Responsiveness and outputs 12

13 Multiple uses Green bonds Green criteria Impact bonds Success metrics ESG funds Allocation criteria Grants Selection criteria Direct investments Selection criteria Risk management Assessment tool Policy advisory Framework Corporate decisions KPIs ESG reporting KPIs 13

14 Applications and next steps 14

15 Thank you Dr. Roseline Remans, Fred Werneck EU Biodiversity Platform Brussels, 18 September 2018

16 Call to Action: Integrate Wild & Agrobiodiversity Conservation Goals Intrinsic wild biodiversity Utilitarian wild biodiversity Agroecosystems Agricultural biodiversity Despite many linkages & interdependencies, conservation strategies for wild and for agricultural biodiversity are largely being pursued separately. 16