Contributions of the private sector to global biodiversity protection: case study of the Fortune 500 companies
Contributions of the private sector to global biodiversity protection: case study of the Fortune 500 companies
复制标题
DOI：
10.1080/21513732.2012.710250
复制
发表时间：
2013-01-01
期刊：
影响因子：
--
通讯作者：
Managi, Shunsuke
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Bhattacharya, Tania Ray;Managi, Shunsuke
自1992年《联合国生物多样性公约》（CBD）生效以来，在让企业界参与保护全球生物多样性方面取得的进展甚微。本文评估了美国财富500强公司在全球生物多样性保护和CBD目标方面的当前活动。从8个主要工业部门的500家公司收集的数据和信息在公司一级进一步分类，以评估每家公司参与全球生物多样性保护的情况。我们的研究结果表明，虽然公司的业务概况高度影响他们的决策过程中，通过生物多样性保护政策和措施，他们的收入概况的影响力较小。我们发现，尽管产生低收入，公用事业部门的公司更积极地采取生物多样性保护政策比那些在金融部门，产生高收入。这项研究还表明，公司必须确信生物多样性丧失对其底线的重大影响，才有动力保护生物多样性。公司的业务和与业务有关的风险状况也会影响公司内部采取生物多样性保护政策。该研究进一步表明，一个可衡量的生物多样性影响指标是必要的公司得到认真参与缓解行动。最后，本研究提出了一个三步生物多样性损失减缓行动框架，这是借鉴了500家公司的评估，可以有助于制定一个详细的框架，业务部门的具体减缓计划。
Since the inception of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992, little progress has been achieved in terms of involving the business community in protecting biological diversity worldwide. This article assesses the current activities of US Fortune 500 companies with respect to global biodiversity protection and the goals of the CBD. Data and information collected from 500 companies within eight major industrial sectors were further categorized at the company level to assess each company's involvement in global biodiversity protection. Our findings show that although companies' business profiles highly influence their decision-making process regarding the adoption of biodiversity protection policies and measures, their revenue profiles are less influential. We show that despite generating low revenues, companies in the utility sector are more active in the adoption of biodiversity protection policy than those in the financial sector, which generate high revenues. This study also demonstrates that companies must be convinced of the major effects of biodiversity loss on their bottom lines to be motivated to protect biological diversity. Companies' business and business-related risk profiles can also influence the adoption of biodiversity protection policies within the company. The study further demonstrates that a measurable biodiversity impact indicator is necessary for the companies to get seriously involved in the mitigation action. Finally, this study proposes a three-step biodiversity loss mitigation action framework that is drawn upon the assessment of the 500 companies that can contribute to develop an elaborative framework of business sector-specific mitigation plan.