Biodiversity Policy Engagement Analysis
Biodiversity Lobbying Overview: CropLife International has a mix of positive and negative top-line positions on biodiversity loss, with predominantly negative engagement on biodiversity-related policy.
Top-line Messaging on Biodiversity Loss: CropLife International has both positive and negative top-line positions on biodiversity loss. On its website, accessed in April 2024, CropLife International appeared to recognize some of the science of biodiversity loss. However, in a newsletter, published in January 2023, Croplife International appeared to advocate that pesticides have a positive impact on biodiversity loss when the IPBES clearly states that pesticide use is a leading cause of biodiversity loss. In the same newsletter, CropLife International appeared not to support legislation on biodiversity, emphasizing concerns around food security. CropLife International has discussed the post-2020 global biodiversity framework in a report published in November 2022. CropLife International also discussed the UN Convention on Biological Diversity on its corporate website, accessed in June 2022, without stating a clear position.
Engagement with Biodiversity-Related Regulations: CropLife International has limited but mostly negative positions on biodiversity related regulations. CropLife International has been most engaged on pollution-related regulation. On its website, accessed in June 2022, CropLife International appeared not to support a full ban on neonicotinoid use and promoted voluntary initiatives instead. In its Biodiversity Pollinator report, published in November 2022, CropLife International stated support for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), without stating a position on a related policy. In its EU Transparency Register entry, updated in April 2024, CropLife International disclosed engagement on regulations related to “placing on the market of plant protection products” and “on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin”. CropLife International appeared not to support targets intended to reduce pesticide use in a March 2021 submission to Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the template for the review of the scientific and technical information for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Positioning on Statutory Protection of Wildlife: CropLife International has not expressed a position on statutory protection of wildlife.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate biodiversity policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q2 2024