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Climate Action and Nature

The climate and nature crises are inextricably linked. Climate change is having a negative impact on many of the world’s species and ecosystems, driving biodiversity loss. At the same time, protecting and restoring biodiversity is critical to mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Businesses are key drivers of the climate transition and must integrate climate and nature factors when embracing sustainable practices, renewable energy and low-carbon solutions. But more can be done to leverage innovation and responsible practices to enhance competitiveness and sustainability.

BITCI works with our members to support them to decarbonise and deliver nature-positive action through consultation, research, workshops, facilitated dialogue and targeted advocacy.

Specifically, we offer:

Opportunity to sign the ambitious Accelerate Pact
Help engaging SMEs in your supply chain on climate literacy
Workshops and topical consultations on relevant themes
Development support and critique of environmental action plans (including company’s Climate Transition Plan)
Opportunity to have company Climate Transition Plan scored and benchmarked
Support in assessing company’s nature-related impacts and dependencies
An advocacy platform to influence national policy
Facilitated peer-to-peer sessions with other member companies
Brokerage of partnerships between businesses and environmental NGOs in order to provide authentic employee volunteering opportunities that help meet company goals

"BITCI helped us to understand our carbon emissions, create awareness among the team on the importance of managing carbon and undergo the process of signing up to the Science Based Target Initiative. Having access to cross sectoral peers in the network has exposed us to best practices and innovative approaches."

John Paul Construction Biodiversity Programme Partnership

To support their biodiversity programme, John Paul Construction were looking for advice on a tree-gifting initiative to raise employee awareness on nature where they wanted to plant the balance of trees gifted to their employees. After discussing the reality of the idea, BITCI reached out to potential partner organisations and successfully linked up the company with the Dodder Action Group.

The partnership flourished and expanded to include DSCPA and Stepping Stones Forests. The initial idea had evolved to combine tree-gifting to staff and tree-planting. Over 280 employees donated their tree to plant a pocket forest on the grounds of DSPCA in Rathfarnham in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains and the company donated further trees to end up planting over 700 native Irish trees by company volunteers in January 2024 to increase biodiversity at the site.

The partners are now looking at doing a second round of planting and many more biodiversity initiatives, this is only the beginning of a long-term partnership.