In early February 2026, the governments of 153 countries adopted the new IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment (BBA). The message is clear: nature is an essential part of the business sector. The report highlights various scientific methods for assessing the impacts and dependencies of businesses on nature.

This publication summarizes the transformative insights from the IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment and places them in the context of the Netherlands.

The report is available here:

• https://zenodo.org/records/20813100
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20813100