To effectively halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity, the use of pesticides and their devastating impacts on biodiversity must be drastically reduced. The pesticides industry and its investors must support this transition and the wider movement toward a more sustainable food system.
This briefing present recommendations on how investors can push for urgent changes in the pesticides industry. Investors should:
- Develop or expand their assessment practices to understand how their investments in the pesticides industry impact biodiversity and develop a strategy to address these impacts.
- Engage with policymakers, either individually or through collaborative engagements, to encourage regulation of the pesticides industry as part of a wider strategy to drive forward biodiversity-related regulation.
- Develop or expand existing biodiversity strategies and stewardship policies to include robust engagement with pesticide companies in their portfolio.