{"id":24228,"date":"2022-09-20T13:42:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/biodiversity\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T16:06:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T22:06:34","slug":"biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image has-cloud-background-color hero-section--text-center\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBiodiversity\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate and nature are interconnected.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hero-section__image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/trees-and-mountains-1290x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-slider-image-hard size-slider-image-hard wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/trees-and-mountains-1290x724.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/trees-and-mountains-190x106.jpg 190w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/trees-and-mountains-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/trees-and-mountains-190x106@2x.jpg 380w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/trees-and-mountains-240x135@2x.jpg 480w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_63b4a32aff19b\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The health and future of our planet are dependent on nature. If we\u2019re going to mitigate climate change and its devastating effects on humanity, we\u2019ve got to protect and conserve biodiversity too.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_633b0da0d8c42\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-spring-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_633b08c0d8c38\" class=\"acf-block block-stat-callout has-spring-background-color\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row block-stat-callout__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-stat-callout__section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBiodiversity in numbers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row block-stat-callout__numbers animated-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 animated-numbers__single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-numbers__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"block-stat-callout__stat animated-numbers__number\" data-counter-num=\"59\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"counter\" aria-hidden=\"true\">0<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">59%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animated-numbers__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParticipating brands that have publicly committed to addressing their impact on biodiversity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 animated-numbers__single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-numbers__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"block-stat-callout__stat animated-numbers__number\" data-counter-num=\"38\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"counter\" aria-hidden=\"true\">0<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">38%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animated-numbers__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParticipating brands that are making investments to improve biodiversity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 animated-numbers__single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-numbers__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"block-stat-callout__stat animated-numbers__number\" data-counter-num=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"counter\" aria-hidden=\"true\">0<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">8%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"animated-numbers__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParticipating brands that have a biodiversity strategy in place.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_63b4a35aff19c\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<section id=\"page-block-block_63b4a35bff19e\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">GOALS<\/span><\/h6>\n<h2 class=\"p2\">Biodiversity should be a focus area for brands.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">Many fibers and materials used in the fashion and textile industry today come from farms and forests. Brands are dependent on the healthy, functioning ecosystems needed to produce them, as well as on non-renewable, fossil-based resources. Supply security depends on individual material sourcing efforts and investments as well as collective, landscape-level action.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/frog-on-log-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"Frog on a log.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/frog-on-log-630x474.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/frog-on-log-630x474@2x.jpg 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_63b4a393ff1a3\" class=\"acf-block block-spotlight-slider block-spotlight-slider--midnight-sky\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 ratio-lg-1x1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report-645x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-image-large size-square-image-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report.jpg 645w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report-474x474.jpg 474w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report-252x252.jpg 252w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report-252x252@2x.jpg 504w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/biodiversity-report-300x300@2x.jpg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSPOTLIGHT ON\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-spotlight-slider__slide-footer-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Biodiversity Insights Report\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-spotlight-slider__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Biodiversity Insights Report uses data submitted through our Biodiversity Benchmark.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-btn-wrapper text-left mt-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"http:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Biodiversity-Insights-Report-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read the report<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_63b4a42bff1a5\" class=\"acf-block block-scroll-carousel has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky-top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTake Action\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProtecting biodiversity is key to effective climate action.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"is-style body-large\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are some key activities that top performers in the Biodiversity Benchmark have in common.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-scroll-carousel__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/participate-benchmarking\/\" >Biodiversity benchmark<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-3x2 bellow__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerial-view-landscape.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerial-view-landscape.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerial-view-landscape-335x224.jpg 335w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeep up with an evolving set of risks.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-scroll-carousel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrands should incorporate biodiversity risk and opportunity into their corporate strategies. This starts with building awareness to appreciate the connections between biodiversity risks and business dependencies. Then, they can work on developing internal accountability, capacity, and reporting practices to support long-term action.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-3x2 bellow__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sun-mountains.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sun-mountains.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sun-mountains-335x224.jpg 335w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMove from anonymity to clear line of sight.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-scroll-carousel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe call for transparency has led to more supply mapping, but progress is still limited by the fact that only a handful of brands know the countries where their key raw materials are grown or extracted. Only with this kind of transparency can companies understand the local landscape where they are sourcing their materials, considering factors like proximity to areas of high conservation value.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-3x2 bellow__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerial-view-trees.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerial-view-trees.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/aerial-view-trees-335x224.jpg 335w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-scroll-carousel__card-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGo beyond standards and silos.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-scroll-carousel__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduction standards are an entry point for managing biodiversity risk\u2014but companies shouldn\u2019t stop there. Now is the time to join up fiber standards and approaches such as organic and regenerative to other complementary initiatives with biodiversity benefits beyond the production system. Collective landscape-level action will be key to long-term and resilient results. To get there means breaking down silos and leveraging the unique knowledge, interests, and finances that come from cross-industry collaboration.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_633b42729037b\" class=\"acf-block block-call-to-action block-call-to-action--centered page-block--dark has-grove-background-color\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"acf-block__bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cotton-plant-hero-1680x945.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wpsmartcrop-image wpsmartcrop-image\" alt=\"cotton plant closeup.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cotton-plant-hero-1680x945.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cotton-plant-hero-410x232.jpg 410w, 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