Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
Training
Case Study: Syngenta
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Case study: Syngenta
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Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
1. Select the
scope
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Step 1. Scope: south India
Dry Cropland & Pasture
Irrigated Cropland
Cropland/Grassland
Cropland/Woodland
Grassland
Shrubland
Shrubland/Grassland
Savanna
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest
Evegreen Broadleaf Forest
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest
Mixed Forest
Target States: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
1. Select the
scope
2. Identify priority
ecosystem
services
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Key
● Significant
○ Moderate
Insignificant
+ Positive impact
- Negative impact
? Don't know
Key input suppliers
Ecosystem services
Provisioning
Crops
Livestock
Capture fisheries
Aquaculture
Wild foods
Timber and wood fibers
Other fibers (e.g., cotton, hemp, silk)
Biomass fuel
Fresh water
Genetic resources
Biochemicals, natural medicines and
' pharmaceuticals
Regulating
Air quality regulation
Climate regulation
Water regulation
Erosion regulation
Water purification and waste treatment
Disease regulation
Pest regulation
Pollination
Natural hazard regulation
Cultural
Ethical values
Recreation and ecotourism
Other services identified by company
Nutrient cycling
Soil formation
Dependence
Impact
Company operations
Dependence
Impact
Major customers
Dependence
Impact
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Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
1. Select the
scope
2. Identify priority
ecosystem
services
3. Analyze trends
in priority
services
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Step 3. Trends analysis – Freshwater
1. Condition and trends
•Draws increasingly unsustainable
•Quality declining (surface & ground)
2. Direct drivers
3. Company activities
•Seed technology
improving efficiency,
drought, and saturation
tolerance (+)
•Extension spreading
best practices (+)
•Dams, tanks and pumps construction
•Seawater intrusion in groundwater
•Industrial & urban discharges
degrading quality
•Climate change decreasing water
availability
4. Activities of others
• Industry/cities increasing
draws
• Hydroelectric plants are
consumers and suppliers
5. Indirect drivers
•Subsidies discouraging efficient water use
•Water user associations, et. al. improving management (+)
•Gov’t management of protected areas and effluents lacking
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Step 3. Trends analysis – Water regulation
Average daily flow storage capacity by basin
Source: Briscoe, John 2006. “Water: Bracing for a Turbulent Future,” World Bank, October, 2005, Washington, DC
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Step 3. Trends analysis – Erosion regulation
Siltation of the Sriram Sagar Project, Andhra Pradesh
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Step 3. Trends analysis – Pollination
Kodagu, Kerala
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Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
1. Select the
scope
2. Identify priority
ecosystem
services
3. Analyze trends 4. Identify business
risks and
in priority
opportunities
services
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Step 4. Risks and opportunities
Priority
ecosystem service
Potential risks
Potential opportunities
Freshwater
Water Regulation
Erosion regulation
Pest Regulation
Pollination
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Step 4. Risks and opportunities
Priority
ecosystem service
Freshwater
Water Regulation
Erosion regulation
Pest Regulation
Pollination
Potential risks
Potential opportunities
Irrigation difficulties
Loss of topsoil
Develop products that use less
water, are drought-tolerant, and
reduce erosion.
Increasing pest populations
reducing yields
Offer Integrated Pest Management
product packages and services
Declining pollinator populations
reducing yields
Sell native seed mixes, offer
pollinator stewardship assistance
through extension services
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Steps in the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
1. Select the
scope
2. Identify priority
ecosystem
services
3. Analyze trends 4. Identify business
risks and
in priority
opportunities
services
5. Develop
strategies
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Step 5. Categories of strategies
Internal
changes
Operations
Sector or
stakeholder
engagement
Industry peer
collaboration
Product strategy
Policy-maker
engagement
Tax incentives
Subsidy reforms
Market strategy
Cross-sector
collaboration
Protected areas
Procurement strategy
NGO collaboration
Zoning
Land management
Transactions with
stakeholders
Etc.
Etc.
Etc.
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Step 5: Strategies
Invest in—
• Ecosystem services data
• Pollination projects
• Extension services
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