It's #WorldSoilDay! Healthy land & soil is one of the #GlobalCommons that underpin the planet’s life support systems and human well-being. Yet up to 40% of land is degraded, impacting 3.2 billion people. We must act now to ensure a #SafeAndJust future. globalcommonsalliance.org

🌎 Working together works! New research reveals that aligning climate targets between cities and the companies within them could amplify emissions reductions by 67%, cutting out 5.7 gigatons of CO2 a year. Read more from GCA The Earth Commission & co-authors from Science Based Targets Network. ⬇️

Looking for an overview of our technical guidance to set #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature? 🌱 Then you should read our NEW Corporate Manual! 🔎📙 It's a comprehensive entry-point into our technical methods, with a focus on clarity and simple language. 🙌👇

What do #GlobalCommons mean to you? "The oceans I grew up with. [..] I'm lucky to have been born in Colombia, one of the world's most biodiverse countries. "[I act] for my children & grandchildren, so they have the same opportunities I have." Margarita Astralaga, Chair, GCA

How can companies recognize Indigenous Peoples, local communities and other stakeholders who are affected by corporate activities and value chains through target setting? 🌱 Download our Stakeholder Engagement Guidance to ensure target setting also benefits human well-being.👇

🌎📙 Companies that invest in climate resilience are safeguarding long-term prosperity – without doing so they risk a 7% drop in earnings, reveals a report published today from @WEF Read the report to learn about the implications of the latest Earth system science for business👇

How can setting a #NatureStrategy help your business? 🌱 Using the Nature Strategy Handbook as part of the 'It's #NowForNature' campaign, you can make a meaningful contribution towards the global goal to halt and reverse #NatureLoss by 2030. 🔗: ow.ly/hNGL50UkWuI

Cities & businesses have an untapped potential to drive #GlobalSustainability efforts, but both need clear directives to act. Could empowering them be the key to achieving future development goals? Read more on Earth Commission's website: earthcommission.org/news/to-meet-g… Prof Xuemei Bai

Forward-thinking companies want to set #ScienceBasedTargets #forNature - but what exactly is the science? As part of @GlobalCommonsHQ, we're pleased to share The Earth Commission #EarthCommission's video explaining its science and impact in creating a #SafeAndJust space for all. 👇

In 2025, many EU-based companies will have to publicly disclose their impacts & dependencies on nature for the first time because of the #CSRD. Find out how the CSRD & #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature work together to support companies in achieving their sustainability goals.👇

Successfully concluding #IPBES11, delegates approved the summaries for policymakers and accepted the underlying chapters of the Nexus and the Transformative Change Assessments Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/intergovernmen… #ForNature #Science #Nature

Are you ready to take the 1st step in the 5-step process for setting #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature? 👣 In Step 1, your company determines which environmental impacts it needs to address – and which are highest priority to get started with first. 🌱 Explore Step 1️⃣: Assess 👇

Our goal is to define #SafeAndJust Earth System Boundaries for people & planet. These will inform future sustainability targets. This focus on justice and safety ensures that Earth’s inhabitants don’t just survive, they thrive. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wOFL8

Our work focuses on #EarthSystemBoundaries, but how do they relate to #PlanetaryBoundaries & #TippingPoints? This World Economic Forum article explains these 3 key frameworks, outlining how important they are for understanding Earth’s natural systems. See more: weforum.org/agenda/2024/09…

Explore our 2024 recap to discover the milestones we’ve achieved, key resources to support the target-setting journey, and a preview of what’s ahead for 2025 – in our last newsletter of 2024.👇 Subscribe on.. 📧 Email: sciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org/join-our-maili… 🌐 Linkedin: linkedin.com/build-relation…

"Planetary health and human health are one and the same." 🆕 The environmental, social & economic crises – including biodiversity loss, water and food insecurity, health risks and climate change – are interconnected and must be tackled together, states new report from ipbes. 👇

Two years ago, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework gave us a new roadmap with an ambitious mission to halt and reverse nature loss: to be #NaturePositive by 2030. Learn how you can take action today.👇 Nature Positive #Biodiversity #forNature #KMGBF

🚀 Have you explored our updated technical guidance and new enabling materials for companies to set #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature yet? Discover the latest guidance, informed by our trail-blazing cohort of pilot companies. 👇 #SBTN #NaturePositive

Did you know that in 2025, many EU-based companies will have to publicly disclose their impacts & dependencies on nature for the first time because of the #CSRD? Find out how #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature can work with CSRD to support companies in achieving nature goals.👇

We wish you a joyful holiday season and prosperous new year! ✨ 2024 was pivotal for #SBTN, with the first companies publicly adopting #ScienceBasedTargets #forNature!🎯 Don't forget to follow us on Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/676982… & Bluesky👇