'Business + Nature: The Imperative for Action' - an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Environmental security is a priority of the Irish Presidency of the EU with climate and biodiversity challenges recognised as central to strengthening economic, health and food security.
A key message of the landmark IPBES publication on Business and Biodiversity (2026) is that all businesses depend on and impact biodiversity and can be agents of positive change. As biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse is deemed a significant risk to national resilience, security and prosperity, this issue is of concern for all of society.
In this event, government and researchers engage with business and financial leaders to identify the imperatives for business action on nature and tease out some of the key challenges faced and solutions emerging.
Summary Agenda
09:15 – 09:30 Welcome
09:30– 10:00 Irish Policy Conversation
10:00 – 10:30 Global Policy Conversation
10:30 – 11:00 The Finance Conversation
11:30 – 12:00 Insights from first movers
11:30 – 12:00 Overcoming barriers
13:15 – 14:45 Parallel Workshops
14:45 – 15:00 Feedback from workshops
15:00 – 15:30 Closing comments & next steps
A full programme and agenda are available here.