Targets
15.1) By 2020, ensure conservation , restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
Chevron
Natural diversity in ecosystems provides many benefits to human life. Yet biological diversity, or biodiversity, faces threats in many places. Chevron recognizes the importance of conserving biodiversity. In all of its operations, Chevron strives to conserve biodiversity by avoiding and reducing potential harm to sensitive species, habitats and ecosystems. This commitment is exemplified in Chevron Australia’s Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, a Class A Nature Reserve, which is home to 24 species and subspecies found nowhere else on Earth. Chevron Australia’s key environmental objective is to protect the conservation values and maintain the biodiversity of Barrow Island and its surrounding waters.
In response to the risk of introducing non-indigenous (non-native) species to Barrow Island, Chevron has developed a comprehensive Quarantine Management System (QMS) aimed at protecting Barrow Island and its surrounding waters. The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority considers the QMS ‘likely to be world’s best practice’. Quarantine management prevents the introduction of non-indigenous animals and plants that could potentially establish on the island, predate native species or compete with them for food, water and shelter. Together with the broader scientific community, specialist environmental consultants and relevant government regulatory agencies, Chevron has developed a system to screen more than 10 million employee meals, 55,000 shipping containers, and 335,000 passengers to Barrow Island. As a result, there have been zero introductions or proliferations of nonindigenous species on the island or in its surrounding waters since the Gorgon Project began.
15.2) By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests, and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Pirelli
Pirelli has developed a partnership with its Supplier Kirana Megatara, a major Indonesian rubber processor, to support natural rubber farmers (second-tier in Pirelli’s supply chain) through quality training aimed at enhancing rubber trees’ productivity as a base to not only enhance farmers’ earnings, but also to prevent deforestation risks linked to low productivity. The program also involves the distribution of scholarships to support education for the farmers’ children. Today, around 6000 farmers are involved in the program.
Procter & Gamble
P&G has used its procurement practices to ensure the sustainability of the world’s forest resources. As part of the Consumer Goods Forum, P&G has committed to help achieve zero net deforestation by 2020 through three strategic commodities where sourcing practices can have the greatest impact on ensuring responsible use of the world’s forest resources: wood pulp for tissue and absorbent hygiene products, wood pulp used in paper packaging and palm oil for laundry and beauty products. As of 2019, P&G now has 100% of their virgin wood fiber used in tissue/ towel and absorbent hygiene products third-party certified. Additionally, 99% of the volume of paper packaging reported by P&G’s suppliers was either recycled (85%) or third party-certified virgin content. For palm oil, P&G continues to advance progress in their three-pillar strategy: supplier management, smallholder program and industry influence. Currently, the company has traced over 98% of their supply chains to Palm Oil Mills, maintained 100% Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification for palm oil/ palm oil derivatives and remains on track to purchase 100% of their palm oil derivatives as RSPO Segregated (SG) by the end of 2020.
Cargill
Cargill has pledged to eliminate deforestation across our entire agricultural supply chain, halving it by 2020 and ending it completely by 2030. In 2014 Cargill endorsed the New York Declaration on Forests, and in 2015 we issued a global Policy on Forests, and we are diligently working across our supply chain to meet our goal.
For example, in palm oil, we are on track to a fully traceable, transparent and sustainable supply chain by 2020. Today, 94 percent of our supply is traceable to the mill; and 42 percent is traceable to the plantation. In cocoa, 45 percent of our supply is third-party certified and we are working with growers to increase sustainable practices through our Cargill Cocoa Promise and now the Cocoa & Forests Initiative, of which we are a member.
We launched a new partnership with World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Watch in 2016 to map nearly 2,000 Cargill sourcing areas for cocoa, palm and soy across 14 countries to establish a baseline for tree cover loss as of 2014 that we can use to help measure and track our progress against our implementation plans.
For more information, see Cargill’s 2020 Annual CFI Progress Report.
Novozymes
The Novozymes Supplier program on responsible sourcing seeks to ensure that our directly sourced agricultural raw materials do not come from locations that contribute to further deforestation.
15.3) By 2030, combat desertification, and restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
Syngenta
Syngenta is promoting conservation practices based on minimum soil disturbance, crop rotation, permanent ground cover, and biodiversity enhancing landscape management through e.g. multifunctional field margins. These are aimed at preventing, halting, and reversing land degradation by contributing to organic carbon storage, water retention and soil biological activity, and planting rich habitats on marginal and less productive farmland alongside fields and waterways to create interconnected habitat infrastructures.
In its first Good Growth Plan (2014-2019), Syngenta enhanced biodiversity and soil health in over 20 million hectares of farmland. Building on the lessons learned from its first plan, Syngenta launched a new Good Growth Plan in 2020. The new plan puts the urgent fight against climate change and biodiversity loss at the heart of farming’s productive future. In this plan, Syngenta has committed to accelerate innovation to provide solutions to farmers to make agriculture more resilient and sustainable.
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15.4) By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.5) Take urgent and significant action to reduce degradation of natural habitat, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
croplife international
CropLife International and its membership are committed to work with partners on evidence-based approaches to ensure a healthy pollinator population. For instance, CropLife India partnered with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and one of its extension facilities, Agricultural Development Trust (KVK) Baramati to provide farmers with rental beehives during the flowering season to increase crop pollination and, ultimately, yields. The Madhu Sandesh project provided knowledge and practical advice to farmers and beekeepers, helping them to use crop protection products appropriately to ensure the bees and other wild pollinators were not harmed.
15.6) Ensure fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources, and promote appropriate access to such resources
Novozymes
Novozymes supports the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in terms of the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.
Novozymes acknowledges and respects the principles of both the CBD and the Nagoya protocol and the company has internal procedures to ensure that it lives up to its commitments. Novozymes promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed. We are regularly assessing outcomes of CBD meetings and with a view to undertake a broader strategic discussion on its management and reporting of biodiversity issues.
15.7) Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.8) By 2020 introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
15.9) By 2020, integrate ecosystems and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes and poverty reduction strategies and accounts
Means of Implementation
15.A) Mobilize and significantly increase from all sources financial resources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.B) Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management, and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance sustainable forest management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.C) Enhance global support to efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities