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WCC 2012 Res 108 - Activity Report

Submitted by bosg on Fri, 06/17/2016 - 13:51
General Information
The green economy and corporate, social and environmental responsibility
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2016
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
I do not know
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2013-2016 (CEM)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2013-2016 (CEESP)
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2013-2016 (CEC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2013-2016 (SSC)
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2013-2016 (WCEL)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2013-2016 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Natural Capital Coalition and Green Economy Coalition
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessA full set of operational guidelines for business engagement (from sponsorship, donation, to programmatic engagement) were developed with PSTF putting the risk and opportunity assessment at the heart of the process and ensure the opportunity side outweighs the reputational risk for IUCN to engage with business.
Scientific/technical activitiesIUCN secretariat contributed actively to the development of the Natural Capital Protocol developed by the Natural Capital Coalition ensuring the views of the members were included in the first draft.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The implementation of the operational guidelines for business engagement is extended to commission and IUCN National Committees. Focal points as well as a sponsorship and licencing committee have been established at secretariat level to advise the DG. The Private sector task force has been called upon and is informed of ongoing and upcoming relationships on a periodic basis to monitor contentious issues. In a years' time we will review the practicality of this guidelines and how they need to be improved further.

For the Natural Capital Protocol development, IUCN members called for a motion (#063) to be debated at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress. Several sessions at Congress will provide insights on current practices in this field. IUCN is involved and gaining experience in natural capital protocol pilots not only at corporate level but also at country level which involves the public sector.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
The practices to adequately internalize environmental cost are still in their early days but frameworks (natural capital accounting) are developping in the public and private sector.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: