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Restoring Nature through circularity

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Our economic and societal structures need to account for and adapt to the planetary boundaries to avoid irreversible damage. Join this session to learn why safeguarding nature is good for business how the circular bioeconomy provides a strategy for decoupling financial performance from environmental impacts.
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Nature is under unprecedented stress. The IPBS estimates that one million species are currently threatened with extinction. Biodiversity is central to humankind. Without it, our entire livelihood and economies are at risk. Our current linear economic model of take-make-dispose puts tremendous pressure on resources and by extension on nature and biodiversity. The Global Resource Panel estimates that 90% of biodiversity loss are caused by resource extraction and processing. The circular economy aims to decouple growth from resource extraction and can alleviate pressure on biodiversity and constitute a powerful lever. By using new business models such as lifetime extension, or product as a service, we can decrease this stress on nature and allow it to regenerate. During this session, we will discuss: • How can circular economy drive nature positivity? • What are some of solutions business already bring to the table? • What barriers remain? • How they can be addressed?

Session agenda

Moderator

Brendan EDGERTON

Director, Circular Economy,
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Switzerland

Brendan Edgerton, Director Circular Economy, WBCSD
11:00 - 12:30

Speaker

Ms Nadine MCCORMICK

Manager, Nature Action,
World Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Switzerland

Nadine McCormick, Manager Nature Action, WBCSD
11:00 - 12:30

Panelist

Mrs Catherine CHEVAUCHÉ

Climate & Circular Economy manager,
SUEZ
France

Catherine Chevauché, Climate & Circular Economy manager, Suez
11:00 - 12:30

Ms Maria Silvia TONTI

VP Circular and Natural Solutions,
Yara Italia
Italy

Maria Silvia Tonti, VP Circular & Natural Solutions, Yara
11:00 - 12:30

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