Every product on a shelf, every factory line, every thriving enterprise has one silent partner, nature.
But how do business operations impact nature, and can innovations protect nature which profit depends on?
This question took centre stage in Lagos, as business leaders gathered to rethink growth, sustainability, and responsibility.
From the raw materials that fuel production to the ecosystems that sustain livelihoods, business and biodiversity are deeply intertwined.
But While many companies are already familiar with climate change and sustainability reporting, biodiversity remains a relatively new frontier raising the need to expose businesses to biodiversity regulations, policy gaps, and practical ways to contribute to Nigeria’s Biodiversity action plan.
Director-General, Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Joseph Onoja, explains that after 196 countries agreed on the Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022, each nation was expected to develop its own implementation instrument.
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Nigeria has done that — but success, he says, depends on a whole-of-society approach, with businesses playing a central role.
For Consultant, John Onyekwuru, Biodiversity is the foundation of food, culture, and human survival itself.
Understanding that connection, he says, is the first step towards protecting it.
This National Business Advisory Group Workshop on Biodiversity, organised by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation(NCF), and her partners is designed to
strengthen private sector engagement in Nigeria’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.
To all at the gathering, businesses depend on nature and so
the future of profit, growth, and sustainability may well depend on how boldly businesses choose to protect it.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
