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Capitals Coalition and Cambridge Conservation Initiative have launched a Biodiversity Guide to enable companies to better incorporate the value of biodiversity into natural capital assessments and decision-making. According to the Natural Capital Factory page , this document has been developed as a complement to the Natural Capital Protocol and seeks to help the business sector and other organizations carry out natural capital assessments that include biodiversity. This guide was developed as a tiered approach to incorporating biodiversity into natural capital assessments and aims to guide companies through the process of including the value of biodiversity in their natural capital assessments and how to operationalize this information. in internal decision making. The Biodiversity Guide is applicable to all business sectors, at any geography and organizational level. It is designed to work in the following four stages: Because? (Framing orientation) That? (Scope Guidance) As? (Measurement and value orientation) Whats Next ? (Application Guidance) Who is this guide for? The guide is written for companies and financial institutions that already recognize the importance of natural capital and want to ensure that their assessments better incorporate the value of biodiversity, as well as for companies and financial institutions that are managing their relationship with biodiversity and want to expand those considerations to a broader perspective of natural capital.
The guide is appropriate for terrestrial, freshwater and marine systems. It also aims to help civil society, government, multi-stakeholder organizations, standard setters, outreach organizations and academia engage with businesses in support of efforts to mainstream the value of nature. in making decisions.In 2013, under the mandate of former president Enrique Peña Nieto, the implementation of the Energy Reform was announced, which sought to modernize the energy sector of our country without privatizing public companies dedicated to hydrocarbons and electricity, maintaining Europe Cell Phone Number List the stewardship of the State. According to official information , among its purposes were: Reduce the country's exposure to financial, geological and environmental risks in oil and gas exploration and extraction activities. Attract greater investment to the Mexican energy sector to promote the country's development. Have a greater supply of energy at better prices. Strengthen the administration of oil revenues and promote long-term savings for the benefit of future generations. But above all: Promote development with social responsibility and protect the environment, which would result in the replacement of the most polluting power plants with clean technologies and natural gas.
In the Energy Reform it was stated that "measures must be adopted to prevent greater development in the hydrocarbon sector from leading to the deterioration of environmental conditions. At the same time, the use of clean energy in the electricity sector must be promoted, in order to reduce polluting emissions associated with electricity generation processes. Among the companies in charge of achieving this goal were Iberdrola and Repsol. Iberdrola and Repsol Iberdrola is a business group dedicated to the production, distribution and marketing of energy, considered the first private electricity generator in Mexico. It is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and is responsible for offering environmentally friendly energy solutions. In the case of Repsol, the Spanish energy and petrochemical multinational arrived in Mexico in 1999 and is present throughout the oil and gas value chain, and contributes to responsible energy supply. Its energy transition promotes sustainability in its operations and supplies clean, affordable and sustainable energy.