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Nature-based Solutions to Prevent Pollution and Support Biodiversity

Opportunities for the automotive industry
Sponsored by General Motors

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are actions that utilize elements of nature to protect and restore ecosystems. In addition to preserving biodiversity of wildlife and plant species, NbS also deliver environmental co-benefits such as climate change resilience and improved air, water and soil quality, as well as community benefits like recreation, aesthetics and environmental education.

This white paper explores how the automotive industry can implement nature-based solutions to prevent pollution, with case studies illustrating how auto manufacturers and suppliers around the world are utilizing nature-based solutions to reduce pollution and offer co-benefits for biodiversity and communities.

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Restoring Ecosystems Through Invasive Species Control

in Invasive Species White Papers

Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

Invasive species are among the top five threats to biodiversity worldwide. As privately owned lands make up a vast amount of the earth’s land surface, it is imperative that the corporate sector become an active player in invasive species management efforts.

This white paper details the key methods corporations can use to control invasive species, restore native habitats and educate the surrounding community.

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The Corporate Role in Inclusive STEM Education Opportunities

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Sponsored by BASF

With skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) of critical importance in today’s job market, the corporate sector plays a key role in ensuring that every student has access to meaningful STEM learning opportunities. This white paper explores how companies can prepare the next generation of STEM professionals by developing inclusive learning opportunities based around conservation concepts.

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Community-First Environmental Action

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Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

All companies have an impact on the communities in which they operate. Many corporations are recognizing the opportunities to invest in community-centered, environmentally conscious initiatives in their own neighborhood. This white paper discusses how corporations across the world are interfacing with the surrounding community on issues related to sustainability, conservation and education.

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Building Sustainable Supply Chains

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Sponsored by Ramboll

This white paper explores how WHC members across the value chain are responding to industry-specific challenges and opportunities surrounding biodiversity and sustainability, and how they are working with each other on a large scale to create more sustainable supply chains.

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Trees at Work | Driving Conservation, Equity and Empowerment through Urban and Community Forestry

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Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

Trees in urban and suburban settings are increasingly being seen as critical infrastructure, bringing a variety of positive benefits to a rapidly urbanizing world. This white paper explores some of the many ways that corporations around the world have utilized community forestry work to provide biodiversity uplift, ecosystem services and resident empowerment within a wide range of communities, as well as how strategic UCF projects can serve all three purposes.

This white paper serves as an extension of the WHC Across Fence Lines initiative, a U.S. Forest Service-funded effort focused on engaging corporations in a best-in-class, community-centered approach to urban and community forestry.

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Fostering Corporate-Community Relations through Meaningful Engagement

in Awareness and Community Engagement White Papers

Sponsored by Stellantis

Meaningful community engagement that goes beyond transactional interactions or conventional corporate philanthropy can greatly enhance a company’s ability to establish, maintain or restore social license to operate (SLO). Obtaining SLO involves building trust with community members and leaders through environmental and socially responsible actions that are informed by local needs, and then communicated to community members. Once established, SLO needs to be maintained through ongoing community outreach, and engagement strategies should be kept current with an attention to new data, policy changes, and shifts in community opinions and needs. As the current biodiversity and climate crises become more dire, and more opportunities for the private sector to address these issues arise, expectations for companies to act quickly, transparently and in conjunction with scientific consensus will continue to grow.

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Supporting the Global Pollinator Population Through Local Action

in Pollinators White Papers

Sponsored by BASF

Given the interconnectivity of habitats and regions, and the key role pollinators play in global food production and trade, the collapse in pollinator populations poses threats to global biodiversity, food security and economic prosperity. It’s therefore critical that companies worldwide take action, contributing to the network of regional pollinator (and pollinator education) initiatives that together are addressing this global crisis.

The dedication to preserving local pollinators demonstrated through the featured case studies of this white paper can inspire acts of pollinator conservation on corporate lands of any size, in all industries and localities, meaning that any land manager can contribute to the global movement to protect these invaluable species.

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Private Sector Potential for Community-first Climate Action

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Sponsored by Cleveland-Cliffs

This white paper explores the importance of Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) like sequestering carbon in soil and vegetation, installing green infrastructure for greater resiliency and biodiversity, and conducting NCS-oriented outreach. WHC-certified programs worldwide are already making big contributions to the fight against climate change, even if the programs’ stated goals speak to other environmental needs. Several of these programs are showcased in this paper, but countless others have created similar impact through their conservation, education and outreach work.

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Conservation and Community Through Site-Specific Reclamation

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End uses that encourage native species prosperity and connect to local and regional needs
Sponsored by Chemours

It’s hard to find a human activity that does not rely on the extraction, transport, processing or disposal of natural resources. While these activities can lead to some degree of habitat fragmentation or pollution while a facility is active, the reclamation work that takes place after operations cease creates new opportunities for habitat creation and connectivity, as well as unique ways to engage the surrounding community.

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Nature-based Solutions to Prevent Pollution and Support Biodiversity

Restoring Ecosystems Through Invasive Species Control

The Corporate Role in Inclusive STEM Education Opportunities

Community-First Environmental Action

Building Sustainable Supply Chains

Trees at Work | Driving Conservation, Equity and Empowerment through Urban and Community Forestry

Fostering Corporate-Community Relations through Meaningful Engagement

Supporting the Global Pollinator Population Through Local Action

Private Sector Potential for Community-first Climate Action

Conservation and Community Through Site-Specific Reclamation

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