🌍 How can the Caribbean become a leader in environmental stewardship and equitable societal progress? 🌍
The answer is not just about GDP, but about comprehensive wealth, nature-positive actions, and robust governance. 💯
In this week’s column, I share a holistic strategy for Caribbean sustainability, integrating the latest frameworks and standards from Nature-Positive, IUCN, SDG, ISO, and the Capitals Coalition. 🙌
It feels odd to write about this on Carnival Thursday. I think and work with this all year long... and Carnival brings out a different energy and different connections and I am sure I am not utilizing the whole potential here.
Nevertheless, here is one attempt at an integrated approach. There is a special focus on biodiversity because of the urgency and the recently published standards.
An integrated strategy empowers governments, businesses, and communities to:
1️⃣ Assess their ecological footprint and biodiversity dependencies using the natural capital protocol 📊
2️⃣ Implement governance structures in line with ISO 37000 to ensure decisions are effective, ethical, transparent and measurably contribute to sustainable development 🧭
3️⃣ Develop and integrate corporate strategies with the SDG Impact Standards to operationalise and achieve ambitious sustainability targets 🎯
4️⃣ Adopt nature-positive actions that enhance biodiversity and contribute to ecosystem resilience 🌱
5️⃣ Report, engage, and account using the latest specialized disclosure standards, such as TNFD and GRI 101 Biodiversity 2024.
Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eUYqCKS6
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Fabienne Michaux
Zakaria Zoundi, PhD Dindial Ramrattan
Capitals Coalition
IUCN
Social Value International
