The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Business & Biodiversity Forum 2015 will convene under the theme, 'Practices, Solutions and the Way Forward'. The forum is aimed at broadening the knowledge of the central role corporations play in protecting biodiversity and deepening companies' understanding of business opportunities connected to biodiversity and the risks associated with biodiversity loss. The event will gather biodiversity specialists working for corporations from around the world to exchange knowledge of companies' latest practices on business and biodiversity. The forum will present various examples of business solutions from the agriculture, forestry, mining and oil industries; discuss financing mechanisms for biodiversity; and address the role of biodiversity in supply chain management.
dates: 11-12 November 2015
venue: Finlandia Hall
location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
contact: Kristiina Niikkonen
e-mail: kristiina.niikkonen@ymparisto.fi
www: http://www.ym.fi/en-US/Nature/Biodiversity/Strategy_and_action_plan_for_biodiversity/CBD_Business__Biodiversity_Forum/Agenda