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Industries that drive economic growth and support our comfortable modern lifestyles have exploited natural resources to do so. But now there's growing understanding that business can benefit from a better relationship with the environment. Leading corporations have begun to leverage nature-based remediation, restoration, and enhanced lands management to meet a variety of business needs, such as increasing employee engagement and establishing key performance indicators for reporting and disclosures.
Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning offers fresh insights for corporations and environmental groups looking to create mutually beneficial partnerships that use conservation action to address business challenges and realize meaningful environmental outcomes. Myriad case studies featuring programs from habitat restoration to environmental educational initiatives at companies like Bridgestone USA, General Motors, and CRH Americas are included to help spark new ideas.
About the author
Margaret O'Gorman is the president of the Wildlife Habitat Council. She consults with multinational corporations to develop integrated strategies to implement conservation projects that meet business needs and also enhance ecosystems, connect communities, and engage employees. She has worked with Toyota, Owens Corning, Exelon, CRH Americas, General Motors and many more, and led the design of WHC's signature Conservation Certification(R) recognition, a voluntary sustainability standard which defines corporate conservation worldwide.
Summary
Offers examples and strategies from meaningful, effective partnerships between corporate and environmental organisations.
