Purpose and passion
Designed by a multi-disciplinary team, we hope this handbook provides inspiration and support to help you get started on your journey.
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Many of the frameworks and metrics relating to biodiversity are still a work in progress, but nature can’t wait.
The Council for Sustainable Business (CSB) has identified an urgent need to understand the impact of business on nature, and the actions to help reverse biodiversity loss. Research has been gathered from business leaders across sectors and from government, academics, and NGOs, to help develop a handbook that is designed by business, for business.
The CSB is grateful to DEFRA, supporters of this handbook, and to the many contributors listed below. Thanks to Accenture, and Accenture Song for crafting the Nature Handbook and Get Nature Positive campaign, to help forward-looking business leaders on their journey towards nature positivity.


Contributors
Below is a list of some of the key businesses, organisations and individuals that helped make this handbook possible. We’ve also been helped by many others – including NGOs, government, academic and business experts. We’re grateful to you all.

DEFRA
Sector wide

Environment Agency
Sector wide

Severn Trent
Water sector

Responsible Travel
Tourism sector

Iceland
Food retail sector

Aviva
Finance sector

Heathrow
Tourism sector

Anglian Water
Water sector

Murphy Group
Buildings and Infrastructure sector

British Fashion Council
Fashion sector

United Utlities
Water sector

Danone
Food retail sector
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The team who made this handbook work across different disciplines but share a common interest in protecting nature, for future generations.
The team behind Get Nature Positive
The Nature Handbook for Business is brought to you by the Council for Sustainable Business, sponsored by Defra, and powered by Accenture with thanks to many contributors across sectors.

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Liv Garfield
CEO, Severn Trent

Justin Francis
CEO & Co-Founder, Responsible Travel

Neil Munn
CEO, BBH

Chris Sheppard
CEO, European Metal Recycling

Divya Seshamani
Managing Partner, Greensphere Capital LLP

John Holland-Kaye
CEO, Heathrow Airport

Hayden Wood
Co-founder and CEO, Bulb

Gavin Graveson
Executive Vice President, Veolia UK & Ireland

Eugenie Mathieu
Senior Impact Analyst, Aviva Investors

Emma Howard Boyd
Chair, Environment Agency

Kate Wylie
Chief Sustainability Officer, Chanel

Richard Walker
Managing Director, Iceland Foods