Protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80146-351-5
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 143, 400 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 719 g

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

Natural capital accounting provides techniques to value natural resources and the ecosystem services they deliver. These techniques are being increasingly used by governments, banks and other financial institutions to set conservation priorities, make ecologically-based investment decisions, and to improve the impact of agri-food businesses on the natural world.

Protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector provides a comprehensive overview of how key actors in the agri-food supply chain account for their impacts on natural capital. The book explores recent advances in the accounting and reporting frameworks to measure these impacts, as well as how natural capital and biodiversity can be identified and protected in a variety of agri-food sectors such as dairy production, palm oil production and winemaking.

The book showcases how the agri-food sector can better value and protect ecosystem services and reverse the depletion of natural capital and biodiversity.

Zielgruppe

Researchers in agricultural and environmental science, economics and accounting as well as governments, investment institutions and agri-food businesses

Autoren/Hrsg.

Atkins, Jill

Atkins, Prof Jill

Weitere Mitwirkende

Atkins, Prof Jill

Macpherson, Ms Martina

Schadewitz, Prof Hannu

Rimmel, Prof Gunnar

Doni, Dr Federica

Lieberman-Boyd, Ms Mira

Haefeker, Mr Walter

Longing, Dr Scott

Jonäll, Dr Kristina

Maroun, Prof Warren

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Tier- und Umweltschutz
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 General
- 1.Advances in corporate natural capital accounting: *Joël Houdet, The Biodiversity Footprint Company/University of Pretoria, South Africa *;
- 2.The role of global investors in protecting natural capital and delivering ecosystem services within agriculture, food and other land use (AFOLU) value chains: Martina Macpherson, Henley Business School, UK/University of Zurich, Switzerland/Network for Sustainable Financial Markets (NSFM NextGen), UK;
- 3.Exploring corporate weather accounting by the UK food retail industry: Jill Atkins, Cardiff University, UK; Elisabetta Barone, Brunel University London, UK; Junhong Yang, University of Sheffield, UK; and Warren Maroun, University of the Witwatersand, South Africa;

Part 2 Identifying and protecting natural capital and biodiversity in particular sectors
- 4.Natural capital and biodiversity accounting in the dairy industry: Case study of Valio Group: Hannu Schadewitz, University of Turku, Finland;
- 5.Natural capital and biodiversity accounting in palm oil production: Gunnar Rimmel, Aalborg University Business School, Denmark; and Maizatulakma Abdullah, The National University of Malaysia, Malaysia;
- 6.Natural accounting and biodiversity in the Italian winemaking industry: Federica Doni, University of Milano-Biccoca, Italy; Antonio Corvino, University of Foggia, Italy; and Silvio Bianchi Martini, University of Pisa, Italy;
- 7.Avocado cultivation and biodiversity challenges: Yvette Lange and Warren Maroun, University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa;
- 8.Biodiversity reporting in the fast-food industry: Dusan Ecim and Warren Maroun, University of The Witwatersand, South Africa;
- 9.Biodiversity considerations in the marine aquaculture and fisheries industries: Dusan Ecim and Warren Maroun, University of The Witwatersand, South Africa;

Part 3 Protecting natural capital and biodiversity
- 10.Assessing the impact of pesticides on natural capital and biodiversity: Mira Lieberman, University of Sheffield, UK;
- 11.Using data to assess the impact of agriculture on pollinators and pollinator services: Walter Haefeker, former President – European Beekeepers’ Association, Germany;
- 12.Developing and implementing plans to conserve insect biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Scott Longing, Texas Tech University, USA; and Brendan Kelly, Texas Tech University/Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA;

Part 4 Regional case studies
- 13.Natural capital and biodiversity accounting in the Swedish agri-food sector: Kristina Jonäll, University of Gothenburg, Sweden;
- 14.Factoring biodiversity into the agri-food sector: International best practices and experiences from South Africa: Yvette Lange and Warren Maroun, University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa;
- 15.The circular economy and sustainable soybean farming in Brazil: an integrated approach: Wayne van Zijl, University of The Witswatersrand, South Africa;

Über Autor(innen)

Atkins, Prof Jill
Dr Jill Atkins is Professor in Accounting at Cardiff University, UK and is also a Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research focuses on corporate governance, responsible investment, sustainability, integrated reporting and extinction accounting. She is Series Editor for the de Gruyter Studies in Corporate Governance and her leading textbook, Corporate Governance and Accountability, is now in its 5th edition. Professor Atkins is well-known throughout the ESG investment industry and governance area as a thought leader and is regularly invited to give keynotes at international practitioner and academic events.

Atkins, Prof Jill
Dr Jill Atkins is Professor in Accounting at Cardiff University, UK and is also a Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research focuses on corporate governance, responsible investment, sustainability, integrated reporting and extinction accounting. She is Series Editor for the de Gruyter Studies in Corporate Governance and her leading textbook, Corporate Governance and Accountability, is now in its 5th edition. Professor Atkins is well-known throughout the ESG investment industry and governance area as a thought leader and is regularly invited to give keynotes at international practitioner and academic events.

Schadewitz, Prof Hannu
Hannu Schadewitz has been a Professor of Accounting since 2001. His primary areas of research interest include discretionary corporate reporting, international accounting, governance, and accountability. Hannu is a Professor in charge of doctoral studies in Accounting and Finance subject. He has been published in academic and practitioner journals and served as a leader responsible for a project funded by the Academy of Finland and as a junior fellow of the Academy.

Macpherson, Ms Martina
Martina Macpherson has been recognised as a one of the ‘Top 50 Women in Finance’ (World Finance Forum 2022), and as a strategic engager and influencer (Commetric ESG Influencer Index, 2020, 2021; Modern Slavery Influencer Index, 2018) and by various organisations and bodies for her ESG work across industry and academia. Martina is Head of ESG Product Management at SIX - the Swiss Exchanges Group - and a Board Member of the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets. She is a visiting fellow at Henley Business School and a guest lecturer at University of Zurich.