Impacts, risks and opportunities
[MDR-P 65a]
This section outlines impacts, risks and opportunities (IROs) where applicable. The table illustrates how IROs relate to specific policies, targets, actions, and metrics. However, this does not imply that all listed elements are interconnected.
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Land use change and dependencies on ecosystem services |
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Wood scarcity due to non-resilient forests can lead to business losses as there might be no wood available or only at a high price. As biodiverse ecosystems are more resilient to outside stresses, biodiversity loss poses a great risk for Lenzing. |
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The topic “Climate change as an impact driver of biodiversity loss” is material for Lenzing and is addressed in the “E1 Climate Change” chapter through the IRO “Negative impact on global climate change caused by generating GHG emissions from the use of non-renewable energy sources” as well as the related policies, targets, actions and metrics.