(C15.3) Does your organization assess the impact of its value chain on biodiversity?
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Rationale
An organization’s assessment of its impact on biodiversity facilitates and sets its approach to monitoring and addressing biodiversity issues. It identifies not only the activities and operations that could impact biodiversity, but also generates specific information on the species, habitats and ecosystem services affected. Your response to this question aligns with requirements of “Stage 1: Priorities” in IUCN’s Guidelines for planning and monitoring corporate biodiversity performance, which recommends that companies understand their impact and dependencies on biodiversity.
Connection to other frameworks
SDG
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Response options
Please complete the following table:
(*column/row appearance is dependent on selections in this or other questions)
| Does your organization assess the impact of its value chain on biodiversity? | Portfolio [FS only]* |
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Select from:
| Select all that apply:
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Requested content
General
- When responding to this question organizations should consider how they assess whether their actions cause impacts on biodiversity.
- If impacts on biodiversity are assessed, then select the option which describes best where the assessment occurs in the value chain.
Portfolio [FS only]
- This column is presented only if "Yes" is selected in column 1 (Does your organization...).
- Select all portfolios for which you assess impacts on biodiversity.
Explanation of terms
- Biodiversity performance: the measurement of success of an organization’s interventions towards mitigation of their negative biodiversity impacts
Additional information
- For information on standards, guidelines and tools that can be used to set company priorities for planning and monitoring biodiversity performance, see IUCN’s Guideline for planning and monitoring corporate biodiversity performance.
