Strategy
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With global biodiversity loss accelerating, the textile and apparel industry is increasingly recognizing its role in this challenge.1,2 Agricultural land use is a major driver of biodiversity loss and forest-based wood sourcing can also contribute to biodiversity loss.
As a leading cellulose fiber producer, Lenzing focuses on three areas to reduce its impact on nature: responsible wood and pulp sourcing, its fiber production and products’ end-of-use.
To strengthen its biodiversity strategy, Lenzing joined the European Business Nature Commitment (EBNC) and the Science Based Targets for Nature (SBTN) Corporate Engagement Program in 2023. Practical guidance has been applied from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
In 2024, Lenzing supported the Business for Nature Statement ahead of COP16 at the Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia in calling on political leaders to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework under the Kunming-Montreal Protocol as well as to halt and reverse nature loss this decade.3
Group Biodiversity Approach and Action Plan
For preliminary results of the biodiversity strategy process, please refer to the “Biodiversity Approach and Action Plan” (BAAP). This document outlines how Lenzing addresses nature-related dependencies, impacts, opportunities, as well as current and emerging legal requirements.
The Lenzing Biodiversity Approach and Action Plan navigates the company through these complexities and includes the following elements:
Rationale and requirements for a Biodiversity Approach
Identification of ecosystem dependencies, impact drivers, methods, and indicators
Locating of key dependencies and potential impacts
Measurement of dependencies and impact
Impact materiality assessment
Risks and opportunities: resilience analysis
Definition of potential next steps and tasks (Action Plan)
Current and short-term actions
Please note that the BAAP does not represent the full biodiversity strategy and transition plan required under the ESRS.
Site-specific Biodiversity Action Plan in Brazil
LD Celulose, Lenzing’s joint venture in Brazil, has developed a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) to integrate effective measures for biodiversity conservation into its industrial and operational activities. This is a comprehensive guide that identifies, assesses and addresses the opportunities and impacts of operations on biodiversity. This ensures responsible stewardship of natural resources within its areas of operation.
The BAP provides a framework for biodiversity management (including ecosystem goods and services) and establishes clear objectives and actions. It is based on a series of technical analyses that assess regional biodiversity and define how LD Celulose will operate. This includes additional mitigation measures based on the studies carried out, the company’s roles and responsibilities, implementation timelines, and the mechanisms for review and updates.
As a dynamic document, the BAP will be regularly reviewed and updated in line with the implementation progress, performance evaluations, and emerging regional biodiversity challenges.
1 Textile Exchange, Biodiversity Insights Report 2021. https://textileexchange.org/app/uploads/2021/11/Biodiversity-Insights-Report-2021.pdf
2Global Fashion Pact, https://www.thefashionpact.org/our-work/#Tools-and-resources