The Biodiversity Insights Report uses data submitted through the Textile Exchange Biodiversity Benchmark to provide a baseline that tracks the level of engagement and effort that companies are putting into understanding and addressing their impact on the natural world.
51% of the 157 participants recognize biodiversity risk as a priority and 59% have made public commitments to address it. And while biodiversity has only recently entered the sustainability conversation for fashion and textile companies, 8% already have an explicit biodiversity strategy in place.
An impressive 80% of companies are increasing their uptake of preferred materials as a way of managing their impact on biodiversity. Certified organic cotton and other cotton standards are the most popular.
Beyond standards, 38% of companies are beginning to implement restorative/regenerative measures in support of biodiversity, opening up opportunities for collaboration across the value chain and within broader landscapes.
38% of companies are making some kind of investment to improve outcomes for biodiversity, focused on projects within their own supply chain or beyond.
Impact is still limited by the fact that only 14% of companies know the countries where their key raw materials are grown or extracted. Beyond country of origin, companies should also understand the broader landscape of where they are sourcing their materials, and 15% have already started mapping this against priority areas for biodiversity.
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Photography
Gregoire Dubois (Forest of Lobéké National Park, Cameroon) • Gregoire Dubois (Chameleon, Madagascar) • Chetna Organic (Grain preparation, Odisha, India) • Gregoire Dubois (Coral reef, Ras Mohammad National Park, Egypt) • European Outdoor Conservation Association (Identifying lynx tracks, Hnutí DUHA, an environmental movement in the Czech Republic) • Gregoire Dubois (L’Hoest’s Monkey, Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, Uganda) • Gregoire Dubois (Tigress Maya, Tadoba National Park, India) • Gregoire Dubois (Guanacos, Torres del Paine, Chile)