This study examines how the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can support corporate engagement with biodiversity through rewilding. Although the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework calls on businesses to disclose nature impacts, biodiversity remains weakly represented in ESG metrics and corporate strategy. We conduct qualitative document analysis of TNFD publications, together with policy and academic literature on biodiversity accounting and rewilding. We also compare four illustrative cases (Tompkins Conservation; Yellowstone to Yukon; the Natural Capital Laboratory; and the Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project) to assess governance, financing, and partnership models. The analysis shows that disclosure can remain decoupled from restoration unless firms report indicators that capture extinction risk and ecological outcomes. Extinction-accounting approaches, used alongside TNFD’s disclosure pillars, help connect reporting to place-based rewilding actions when participatory governance safeguards Indigenous rights and standardized metrics constrain greenwashing. This framing requires moving beyond utilitarian risk management towards ethical commitments to biodiversity recovery. The paper maps rewilding activities to TNFD-aligned governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics/targets disclosures, offering practical entry points for firms, investors, and regulators seeking nature-positive outcomes.

With climate and biodiversity collapse accelerating, fundamental socio-ecological transformations are required as a matter of urgency. Education for sustainable development (ESD) positions education as an important context for tackling the ecological crisis. However, dominant ESD pedagogical approaches are insufficiently critical of the systemic drivers of unsustainability and the present ecocidal status quo. In this conceptual article, we bring together three intersecting critical-pedagogical traditions - critical, utopian and eco pedagogies - to build an ethico-political foundation for what we call 'ecotopian pedagogies'. Ecotopian pedagogies, as a theory and transformative political praxis, seek to fundamentally disrupt the systemic drivers of our ecocidal present, interrupt the replication of (neo)colonial and anthropocentric futures, and (re)ignite students' critical and imaginative capabilities for building multispecies-just worlds. We define 'ecotopian pedagogies' and structure this article around five values to serve as a non-didactic starting point for anyone who wishes to work with and develop them.

Humanity is facing an important existential threat—irreversible climate change caused by human activity. Until recently, most of the proposals to address climate change have downplayed or ignored the adverse impact of food systems, especially intensive animal agriculture. This is in spite of the fact that up to a third of global greenhouse gas production to date can be attributed to animal agriculture. Recent developments at COP28 have signaled that the tide is turning, however, and that food systems are becoming part of global discussions on climate change solutions. The pressing nature of irreversible climate change requires rethinking our food systems. To solve the climate change crisis, we propose transitioning to a predominantly plant-based diet, and phasing out intensive animal agriculture as diets shift, without increasing pastoral farming. We suggest that such transformations in global food systems can be accomplished largely through education and large-scale public information campaigns, removal of subsidies, taxation to account for externalized costs of animal agriculture, improved labelling of products, and various investment/divestment drivers. Better metrics and industry benchmarks involving food and agriculture-specific performance indicators that reflect food system sustainability will be important. Increased global awareness of these issues and a change in mindset (which will drive political will) also are needed. Our current trajectory is untenable, and we must begin to turn the ship now towards sustainable food systems and diets.

This paper explores the relationship between Circular Economy (CE) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks-a connection that remains ambiguous in both academic literature and practical application. This lack of clarity hinders corporate accountability and progress toward sustainability goals. To address this, we examine how CE and ESG intersect by integrating relevant theories and practical approaches. We identify key strategic overlaps across diverse CE and ESG indicators and frameworks, demonstrating how each can inform and strengthen the other. We begin by outlining foundational theories and current practices in both CE and ESG, then explore how their integration can enhance organisational alignment and accountability, particularly in the environmental dimension of ESG. To support this synergy, we propose an updated 10-R framework for qualitative reporting, incorporating new dimensions such as Regeneration (e.g., Rewilding and Restoration) to reflect biodiversity considerations. Additionally, we introduce the Circularity Scoring Model (CSM) to assess organisational CE performance concerning ESG objectives quantitatively. Our findings suggest that embedding CE principles into accounting and investment practices can highlight opportunities for improvement, such as transitioning to renewable energy, sourcing alternative materials, extending product lifespans, enhancing repairability, minimising waste, and increasing use of recycled or regenerative resources.

This article examines the growing need for explorative innovation in business education and organizational practices, particularly through positioning biodiversity at the core of business education. While current pedagogic approaches remain predominantly exploitative, there are notable efforts toward integrating more ecocentric and regenerative strategies. Using an Organizational Ambidexterity theoretical framework, we demonstrate how fostering critical thinking and action competencies in business curricula can lead to enhanced transformative educational practices (explorative innovation) that prioritize biodiversity. Through conceptual curriculum mapping and case study analysis, we explore how Organizational Ambidexterity serves as a framework for balancing and embracing the competing demands of traditional business models and sustainability imperatives. Our recommendations for business schools include embedding ambidextrous course structures that simultaneously integrate sustainability-focused innovation with conventional business education. We conclude by emphasizing the need for curriculum reform, policy advocacy, and institutional change to ensure that business education transcends exploitative paradigms and fosters explorative, naturepositive innovation.

Biodiversity decline and habitat destruction have drastically accelerated in recent decades, as reported by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Increasingly, national and international legislation mandates those businesses report and manage the potential effects of their operations on biodiversity. Despite recent advancements in addressing environmental issues in business school curricula, there is a gap in the scholarship linking business education to biodiversity crises. What kind of education can address the pressing challenges of the twenty-first century, particularly the sixth extinction? Challenging prevailing human-centred (anthropocentric) norms in Education for Sustainable Development Goals (ESDGs), we argue that business education needs a transformative shift towards ecology-centred (eco-centric) eco-pedagogy and eco-literacy to educate responsible corporate leaders. This article contributes to scholarship on sustainability education by highlighting the need to reorient business schools to embrace curriculum and pedagogy that support biodiversity conservation. The article is poised to enhance global policy discussions related to the 2024 UN Summit of the Future and beyond.

PurposeThis study aims to examine the role and application of extinction accounting as a governance tool to address biodiversity loss in the context of rapid urbanisation. Focusing on the motivations, strategies and institutional dynamics of government bodies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Hong Kong, an in-depth analysis of the challenges and opportunities for urban biodiversity conservation within constrained metropolitan settings is presented.Design/methodology/approachUsing interpretive content analysis, the study evaluates the Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (HKBSAP) and annual reports from selected Hong Kong government agencies and NGOs (2016-2023). Context-specific processes, challenges and tensions in extinction accounting practices are identified, highlighting the way institutional dynamics and power disparities influence biodiversity conservation efforts.FindingsThe research reveals significant divergence in extinction accounting approaches between government and NGO bodies: government entities prioritise quantifiable, urban planning-driven metrics, while NGOs emphasise ecocentric values and grassroots engagement. Although cross-sector collaboration has advanced certain conservation efforts, persistent power asymmetries and the predominance of anthropocentric motivations continue to constrain broader transformation. Drawing on these empirical insights, the study proposes pathways that integrate measurable approaches such as habitat-hectare metrics and open data portals, paired with participatory governance structures. These improvements can foster more inclusive, ecocentric and effective biodiversity governance in urban contexts.Research limitations/implicationsThis study expands both the theoretical and practical understanding of extinction accounting by situating it within metropolitan public-sector biodiversity governance. The analysis demonstrates how integrating evidence-based practices with adaptive and inclusive recommendations can guide the development of context-sensitive frameworks in diverse urban settings.Originality/valueThe study addresses a significant gap in the biodiversity governance literature by positioning evidence-based research on extinction accounting within densely urbanised environments. The actionable recommendations provide scalable, evidence-based strategies that empower policymakers and practitioners to strengthen biodiversity stewardship in cities worldwide.

Rights of Nature is gradually emerging as a novel template for environmental protection and nature conservation in several countries. Arising from distinct histories and ways of conceiving and dwelling in the world, countries like Ecuador and New Zealand have ushered in a new era for environmental governance by explicitly laying down legal rights and/or personhood for nature as a whole, for ecosystems, and for more-than-human populations. For a considerable time, however, attempts to operationalise rights of Nature remained absent in Europe. In the introduction to this edited volume, it is argued that the recent years have seen a steady increase in attention to the rights of Nature in Europe not only in the academic field but also in explicit legislation. These efforts have borne fruit, notably with the passing of a law in the Spanish Parliament in September 2022, explicitly granting legal personhood and rights to Mar Menor, a saltwater lagoon which has suffered severe degradation during the past decades. After having sketched the substantive underpinnings of the rights of Nature, this introduction posits that the future years will witness an exponential amount of encounters between different conceptions of the rights of Nature and societal institutions on the European continent. In an attempt to further grasp the meaning and significance of the recent arrival of rights of Nature in Europe, a multidisciplinary, nuanced, and critical approach is deemed instrumental. It is concluded that only through dialogues between past, existing, and future governance templates can new underpinnings emerge for the conservation of nature and the environment in Europe and thus bring about more balanced relations with more-than-humans.

The planet faces a global ecological crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and species extinction. Conventional management approaches are failing to address this crisis. There is an urgent need to adopt an ecology-centred (ecocentric) ethic to support business education. We interweave positive and critical perspectives to question the pervasive neoliberal logic dominating business education and practice. We argue that the education for sustainable development goals embraced by management education, offered as the framework for addressing environmental concerns, fails to recognise the limits to industrial growth and remains anthropocentric and bound by economic logic. Instead, we propose arts-based ecopedagogy as a radical challenge to business education enabling reorientation towards the praxis necessary to support transformation in learner consciousness and thus influence a future management practice. We provide practice examples that draw upon arts-based education, ecopedagogy and ecoliteracy focusing on biodiversity. We propose future directions that integrate ecological and human well-being within management curricula.

At its inception, geoethics was envisioned as a type of professional ethics concerned with the moral implications of geoscientific research, applications, and practices. More recently, however, some scholars have proposed versions of geoethics as public and global ethics. To better understand these developments, this article considers the relationship between geoethics and environmental ethics by exploring different aspects of the human-nature relation (i.e., the moral status and role of humans in relation to the non-human world). We start by noting that the main strains of geoethical thought elaborated so far represent examples of environmental virtue ethics and defend moral weak anthropocentric positions (e.g., “ethical”, “responsible” or “enlightened” anthropocentrism). Some scholars propose that such weak anthropocentric geoethics can synthesize the different positions in environmental ethics and move beyond them toward a novel and distinct approach. We compare the meaning and the use of the term “anthropocentrism” in both environmental ethics and geoethics, stressing that although geoethics is inevitably epistemically anthropocentric (i.e., anthropogenic), it does not need to be morally anthropocentric. We consider the compatibility of non-anthropocentric stances with current geoethical theory and argue for the integration of normative non-anthropocentric accounts (e.g., ecocentric) into geoethical debates and geoscience education.

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, launched during the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in December 2022, encourages governments, companies and investors to publish data on their nature-related risks, dependencies and impacts. These disclosures are intended to drive businesses to recognise, manage and mitigate their reliance on ecosystem goods and services. However, there is a 'biodiversity blind spot' that is evident for most organisations and business schools. Business education rarely addresses the root causes of biodiversity loss, such as the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. As the dominant positioning of Education for Sustainable Development Goals (ESDG) presents biodiversity in anthropocentric instrumental terms inadequate for addressing ecosystem decline, we posit that a more progressive and transformative ecocentric education through ecopedagogy and ecoliteracy is needed. Both approaches include the development of critical thinking about degrowth, the circular economy and conventional stakeholder theory to include non-human stakeholders. Using comparative case studies from Northumbria University, the University of Hong Kong and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, we illustrate how business education can be transformed to address biodiversity loss, providing theoretical guidance and practical recommendations to academic practitioners and future business leaders.

This article focuses on the intersection of indigenous peoples, conservation, and elephant wellbeing in Cambodia. While social justice advocates emphasize the human cost of conservation in human-animal conflicts, those concerned with animal protection and rights have problematized the treatment of elephants. This critique stems from evidence that the human relationship to elephants, captive and wild, remains largely utilitarian or exploitive. In Cambodia, there is a record of wild Asian elephants coexisting with local communities, but more so a long history of elephants used for labor. This article discusses the possible areas of reconciliation between human and Asian elephant interests at a Mondulkiri elephant sanctuary in Cambodia, suggesting potential paths toward win-win scenarios for the local and indigenous people, as well as for the elephants and their habitats.