Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas

Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas

• Reference Number: EN12
• Related Status: Reported
• GRI Status: Core GRI Indicator

Indicator not material for direct impacts caused by the EIB’s premises.
In its operations, the EIB, in accordance with its Environmental and Social Statement, aims at mainstreaming biodiversity not only in its own activities but by ensuring that the projects it finances “do no harm”.  The Bank takes account of direct and indirect project-related impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services and aims to identify any significant residual impacts. For the protection and conservation of biodiversity, the mitigation hierarchy including biodiversity offsets using the principles of the Business and Biodiversity Offset Programme (BBOP) applies.