deSter Sustainability Report 2022

PLANET ESG REPORT DESTER 2022
INDICATION OF BIODIVERSITY
GLOBAL GOAL
NATURE POSITIVE
BY 2030
ZERO NET LOSS OF
NATURE FROM 2020
NET POSITIVE
BY 2030
BIODIVERSITY
Biodiversity represents the total variety of
all life on earth. The more biodiversity, the
more secure all forms of life will be, including
humans. But currently, our planet’s
biodiversity is under huge pressure.
Approach
At deSter, we want to understand how we
impact biodiversity, and strive to achieve
a nature-positive model by 2030 (see
graph).
Biodiversity has five main pressures:
1. Land, water, sea use and change
2. Resource exploitation
3. Climate change
4. Pollution
5. Invasive species
Our product circularity and antipollution
actions directly influence the first
and fourth categories. Meanwhile, our
responsible resource use reduces resource
exploitation, and shrinking our
carbon footprint alleviates climate
change.
We take an integrated approach, for
example, measures taken on one topic
should avoid negatively impacting
another related issue, and preferably,
should be beneficial for multiple issues
at once. In our environmental risk assessment,
we found that deSter needs
to take additional actions to lessen the
risk of biodiversity loss.
We plan to identify where we can make
the biggest contribution in the coming
years, and in the meantime, have
already started taking smaller steps
to reduce pressure on biodiversity at
our sites.
Our biodiversity targets:
2023
Conduct a biodiversity materiality
analysis to identify where we can make
the biggest impact and which actions we
can take in the years to come
Roll out an initial pilot project at one
of our production sites to enhance
local biodiversity, working with local
stakeholders and organizations
2025
Implement local biodiversity
actions at all manufacturing
locations based on knowledge
based on knowledge obtained
from the pilot project
Actions
In 2022, we focused on better understanding
the topic of biodiversity and how
we can contribute to the naturepositive
goal as a company. Through training and
research, we are becoming more familiar
with these issues. In 2023, we plan on taking
the first actions.
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