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commitments. Initiatives are empowered by
US BCSD’s standard collaborative method-
ology and align with the WBCSD strategy
known as Vision 2050, a proposition for a
world in which nine billion people can live
well, and within, the planet’s resources by
2050.
ECOSYSTEMS
Without the availability of ecosystem servic-
es such as biomass, water supply, climate reg-
ulation, and flood prevention, the produc-
tivity of most global supply chains would be
impaired. Too few businesses have analyzed
their dependence upon ecosystems or the
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