Global Biodiversity Score: measuring a company’s biodiversity footprint

INTRODUCTION

1. Origins of the project

• 1.1 Historical overview of CDC Biodiversité’s research around the theme of “business and biodiversity”
• 1.2 Purpose of the project

2. Search for complementarity with national and international initiatives on the issue of biodiversity footprint

• 2.1 International initiative
• 2.2 French national initiatives
• 2.3 Ongoing projects closely related to biodiversity footprint

3. Global Biodiversity Score: objectives, required characteristics and general presentation

• 3.1 Desired features of the GBS™
• 3.2 Desired specifications for biodiversity input data used for the GBS™ methodology
• 3.3 Overview of existing data complying with specifications laid down
• 3.4 Justification for selecting GLOBIO model data
• 3.5 General overview of GBS

4.Global Biodiversity Score: objectives, required characteristics and general presentation

• 4.1 The GLOBIO model’s biodiversity indicator: MSA
• 4.2 General overview of the GLOBIO model

5. Global Biodiversity Score: objectives, required characteristics and general presentation

• 5.1 Input biodiversity data used
• 5.2 The reallocation of impacts to economic sectors
• 5.3 Application to an agricultural commodity: soya
• 5.4 Limits relating to the biodiversity footprint of raw materials

6. Global Biodiversity Score: objectives, required characteristics and general presentation

• 6.1 On-going developments
• 6.2 Future challenges

CONCLUSION AND PROSPECTS

GLOSSARY