Founded in 2009, we are an international non-profit standard setting organization responsible for the development and management of LIFE methodologies (LIFE Business & Biodiversity and LIFE Sustainable Territorial Management), their third-party certification systems and the management of LIFE Biodiversity Credits.
Our purpose is to integrate biodiversity conservation into business models to maintain ecosystem services that guarantee the functionality of operations, the planet and society.
Launched on December 15, 2022 during the COP -15 on Biodiversity in Montreal, Canada, the LIFE Coalition for Business and Biodiversity is formed by a group of companies committed to accelerating the insertion of biodiversity into business strategy, through concrete actions and transformative solutions proposed by the LIFE Institute.
As a member of the LIFE Coalition, the company becomes a protagonist in the transformation of business models, including biodiversity as a response to the global environmental emergency and mitigation of the effects of climate change.
Engage in this groundbreaking movement, join this initiative of visionary leaders that connects business and biodiversity.
The LIFE Methodology for Business and Biodiversity is an instrument that enables a clear and objective analysis of pressure, impacts (positive and negative), risks, dependencies and opportunities in business’ relationship with biodiversity.
LIFE Biodiversity Credits represent the Nature Positive balance of an organization discounting its pressure on biodiversity, being a tangible and traceable record of the net result of positive actions for biodiversity in an area.
Investors, financial analysts and investment funds are seeking companies that have outstanding practices in the environmental (E), social (S), and governance (G) areas.
Having robust and reliable parameters is necessary to obtain concrete answers and highlight your company in the current global demands for corporate strategic positioning.
More than 50% of the global economy depends on natural resources. The consequences of biodiversity loss directly influence social and economic indicators. Without biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides, the costs of business operations would become unfeasible.
LIFE Key consolidates the indices of greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, land use and occupation, energy consumption, waste generated and waste recycled. In addition to these basic environmental management parameters, LIFE Key offers LIFE metrics on biodiversity performance, which reflect the balance between the pressure exerted by the company’s activities and the implemented conservation actions.
LIFE Key provides a solid base for implementing ESG environmental parameters. It substantiates the organization’s genuine commitment to the 2030 ONU Agenda.
In addition, it assists in decision making and the optimization of investments by measuring the “biodiversity balance”, evaluating the results of conservation projects and their capacity to compensate or even surpass the company’s pressure on biodiversity. Additionally, when the company is “nature positive” in this balance, it can be recognized through LIFE Certification (granted by a third party audit).
This is the perfect timing for companies to become protagonists in the implementation of concrete and effective biodiversity conservation actions to guarantee the longevity of their businesses, reduce risks to operations and stand out in the global market.
LIFE Key guides companies on this journey, optimizing decisions and investments, enabling transparency in communication and data disclosure and facilitating communication with stakeholders.
Positioning your brand on ESG themes generates value and increases consumers and stakeholders trust in your organization.
Energy efficiency, use of natural resources, waste management, climate change and biodiversity are some of the criteria considered in the environmental (E) aspect of the ESG.
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