Status and Needs of ARPEL Member Companies regarding Biodiversity Management

Shareholder value can be affected by a wide range of environmental,social, human rights and security issues, as well as by a full range of financial and broader economic factors. Biodiversity is just one of the issues that can contribute to the risks and opportunities faced by agiven company. Biodiversity has been considered as a strategic issue tobe addressed by the ARPEL Environment, Health and Safety Committee(CASYSIA). At the 2005 CASYSIA meeting in Fortaleza, BRAZIL it was decided that ARPEL Executive Secretariat would make a survey to analyze the management status and the needs of the Member Companies and thatthe results would be presented at the 2006 CASYSIA Meeting for discussion. This document presents the findings of the results of thesurvey.