Today, Ecogain is signing an opinion piece calling on the government to develop an ambitious biodiversity action plan.
- "We stand side by side with the business community on this issue. Swedish companies want clear and long-term rules to be able to manage the crises for nature and the climate," says Ecogain's CEO Katarina Walter.
The escalation of the climate crisis and recent reports on biodiversity loss have highlighted the major challenges we face. If we do not reverse the trend, the ecosystem services we are so dependent on are at risk. This could have enormous consequences, not least for business. WWF and Ecogain, together with Handelsbanken, Astrazeneca, Arla, Coop, Axfood and Swerock, are behind the debate article in Dagens Industri.
- Swedish companies realize that their business is threatened when biodiversity declines, and it is the business community that shows the way forward. For example, the Swedish mining industry has developed Sweden's first industry roadmap for biodiversity," says Katarina Walter, CEO of Ecogain.
Calls for positive incentives and sectoral roadmaps
In the opinion piece, the authors call on the government to take responsibility and develop an ambitious biodiversity plan. They propose a nature policy framework, sectoral biodiversity roadmaps and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
Earlier this year, Ecogain, together with the business network Business and Biodiversity Sweden, submitted the same proposal to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency during their work on the National Biodiversity Action Plan.
- Ecogain's goal is to help our customers on their nature-smart journey and to create concrete solutions that benefit both business and sustainability. This is why we are so positive about common rules and long-term plans," adds Katarina Walter.
You can read the full debate article on di.se here.
