This guide aims to help businesses navigate the rapidly evolving voluntary biodiversity credit (VBC) markets and decide whether and how to engage in VBCs. It is intended for companies that want to help halt biodiversity loss or restore and regenerate biodiversity in the context of nature-positive strategies. It is relevant for those with biodiversity strategies in place, those in the process of developing a biodiversity strategy, or those considering one.

There is growing pressure on businesses to act on biodiversity.

Voluntary biodiversity credits have emerged as a market-based tool to finance conservation enabling businesses to contribute to nature conservation and restoration and encouraged by the Convention on Biological Diversity. Numerous VBC schemes have appeared on the market in the last few years, leaving many companies confused about how to engage and when it is relevant to do so.

Key questions:

• How might VBCs help corporate biodiversity efforts, voluntary frameworks, and nature-positive strategies?
• What do you need to know when considering the purchase of VBCs?
• What makes for a credible VBC?

This guide aims to answer these questions and help you make informed decisions about the current VBC market. Discover how VBCs can support measurable and durably positive biodiversity action.