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Natural capital and biodiversity accounting in the Swedish agri-food sector
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29 January 2024

This chapter describes how Swedish agri-food companies account for their impact on natural capital/ecosystem services and biodiversity. Sustainability reports or annual reports from 36 of the largest companies in the agri-food sector have been studied. Although most companies in the study have a more general attitude in their reports when discussing biodiversity, there seems to be an increased acknowledgement of the importance of biodiversity and nature’s contribution in the business community. No common regulations or guidelines for reporting of biodiversity, and lack of framework and a common definition, make it hard for companies to report in a uniform and comparable way.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General, SCIENCE / Environmental Science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Biodiversity, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Sustainable agriculture, Agronomy and crop production
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Sources and methods for investigating corporate biodiversity policies and accounting
- 3 Biodiversity in the Swedish agricultural landscape
- 4 Practices that promote biodiversity
- 5 The need to monitor biodiversity
- 6 Biodiversity reporting among Swedish companies involved in the agri-food sector
- 7 Reporting themes: protecting forests and promoting regenerative agriculture
- 8 Reporting themes: actions to improve and monitor biodiversity
- 9 Conclusion
- 10 Appendix
- 11 References