Progress and opportunity for business responding to the ‘No Deforestation’ agenda

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Progress and opportunity for business responding to the ‘No Deforesta6on’ agenda Tobias Webb, founder, Innova6on Forum. Lecturer, Corporate Sustainability, Kings College London and Birkbeck College, University of London www.innova6onforum.co.uk Tobiaswebb.blogspot.com

Transcript of Progress and opportunity for business responding to the ‘No Deforestation’ agenda

Progress  and  opportunity  for  business  responding  to  the  ‘No  Deforesta6on’  agenda  

Tobias  Webb,  founder,  Innova6on  Forum.  Lecturer,  Corporate  Sustainability,  Kings  College  London  and  

Birkbeck  College,  University  of  London    www.innova6on-­‐forum.co.uk  Tobiaswebb.blogspot.com  

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11  areas  of  focus  to  2030,  says  WWF    

And  we  now  know  more  about  pressure  points  

NGOs  have  raised  awareness  

And  brands,  traders,  others,  have  responded  

Kuok  Khoon  Hong  –  Wilmar      

Founder  and  Chairman  of  the  company  which  trades  45%  of  palm  oil  globally  

A  values-­‐driven  Asian  billionaire?  Why  not?  

Today,  Indian-­‐based  manufacturers  of  viscose  are  also  joining  in  

Even  APRIL  are  rumoured  to  be  coming  to  the  table  very  soon  

But  there’s  s6ll  a  long  way  to  go,  both  on  policy  and    target  development  and    actual  on  the  ground    progress  

Turning  off  the  bulldozers  is  only  the  start  for  firms  such  as  APP  

APP’s  1  million  hectare  commitment    

APP  will  conserve  and  restore  1m  hectares  of  rainforest.  10  priority  landscapes  iden6fied            

In  Sumartra,  just  north  of  Pekanbaru,  it  doesn’t  take  long  to  find  low-­‐level  deforesta6on      

Inside  the  ‘biosphere’    

And  on  its  edge…  

Illegal  conversion  of  secondary  forest  for  oil  palm  

In  the  village,  but  it’s  not  enough  

And  in  the  na6onal  park  nearby…  

NGO  collabora6on  and  HCV/HSC  assessments  are  seen  as  part  of  the  solu6on  

Mapping  technology  will  also  play  a  key  role  

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Pressure  on  governments  to  simplify  and  enforce    laws  is  another  major  challenge    

Interna6onal  pressure  is  growing:  Singapore’s  Transboundary  Haze  law  

Research  is  showing  us  how  important  land  protec6on  and  restora6on  is  

In  summary..  The  opportuni6es  for  business  in  preven6ng  deforesta6on  and  encouraging  restora6on  are  threefold:    1)   To  beder  understand  supply  chains,  improve  resilience,  and  trust  

via  policy,  targets,  ac2on  and  transparency  2)  To  help  governments  make  the  right  decisions  and  improve  

enforcement  and  sustainable  livelihoods,  in  partnership  with  key  stakeholders  

3)  To  make  a  significant  and  las6ng  contribu6on  to  tackling  global  climate  change  via  land  use  (400  PPM  CO2  to  280  PPM)  “To  be  on  the  right  side  of  history”  

 Some  companies  have  made  a  start,  others  are  catching  up.  There’s  a  long  way  to  go.  But  we  can  be  a  lot  more  op6mis6c  than  we  might  have  been  five  years  ago.  That’s  progress.        

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