Biodiversity Due Diligence
Specialising in detailed
high-quality assessments
Bespoke
biodiversity consultancy
Integrating technological
developments
Projects
Guinea
Our international biodiversity and ecology specialists undertook a detailed audit for a bauxite mine operation in Guinea, West Africa. Environmental and Social Monitoring Audit and reviewed it against IFC Performance Standard 6 (Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources). The review covered the following:
- An audit of the Project Ecology Team Business Management Systems (BMS) Action tracking;
- Project staff resources allocated to the Ecology Team (their roles, responsibilities, qualifications and training); monitoring of biodiversity studies (IUCN Red Listed Threatened species and flora and fauna participative programmes);
- Offsets;
- Forest management programmes;
- Ecological mine rehabilitation and restoration;
- Community nurseries;
- Ecosystem Services and Stakeholder Engagement;
- Project Technical Specialist input and work; and
- Ecology related issued connected to project extensions
Spain
An Ecological Gap Analysis was conducted as part of a Pre-Economic Assessment for a proposed copper mine reworking in NW Spain.
The project included an ecological walkover of the site to identify key risks to biodiversity and ecology, specifically with regards to nearby EU Natura 2000 Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas. Reporting was conducted to IFC Performance Standards.
Sudan
As part of a new gold mine development in the Red Sea Hills in Northern Sudan, our staff conducted an Environmental and Social Gap Analysis.
The project site visit also covered a review of Environmental Health and Safety walkover audit. Reporting and gap analyses were prepared in line with IFC Performance Standards 1 to 8.
Vietnam
As part of a new gold mine development in the Red Sea Hills in Northern Sudan, our staff conducted an Environmental and Social Gap Analysis.
The project site visit also covered a review of Environmental Health and Safety walkover audit. Reporting and gap analyses were prepared in line with IFC Performance Standards 1 to 8.
Global
IBC have recently completed one of its biggest studies to date evaluating one of the largest pension funds in the world with over US $1 trillion under management. The study involved conducting analysis of its impactful investments across the world. The study involved developing a data-mining team to evaluate over 900 publicly listed companies involved in agriculture, forestry, mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
Locations of companies and affiliates were determined together with an assessment of their biodiversity footprint using an in-house developed biodiversity metric tool, a Composite Biodiversity Index (CBI) which provided a score for each entity. The companies and affiliates were then ranked and it was possible to identify those in highly sensitive locations.