In its 18-month orientation phase (09/2016 to 02/2018), the Private Business Action for Biodiversity project investigated the potential and challenges of instruments, processes, and mechanisms for promoting biodiversity-friendly production and commercialization. At the global level, we conducted numerous interviews with experts, carried out internet and literature research, and analyzed two areas of funding instruments in-depth, using two studies, one focusing on voluntary sustainability standards and labels and one on private financing mechanisms. In addition, two studies were carried out in each partner country – one on the policy framework and one on actors and existing instruments and mechanisms – to gain an overview of mechanisms and instruments already in use. At the same time, specific case studies for biodiversity-friendly production and commercialization were identified and analyzed. The results of these analyses are summarised in the present paper.
