3. Vision of Engagement
Environmentalists work with industry to develop business practices that
Reduce industry’s ecological footprint
Contribute to conservation
Create business benefits for companies
Result is a net benefit for the environment and for business
Achieved through partnerships between business, environmental organizations and academia

4. Net Benefit “Net Benefit” Minimize impact from operations
Find innovative ways for companies to contribute positively to conservation
Provide value to participating companies

5. Strategy
Engage industries that have the greatest impact on critical ecosystems
Partner with industry leaders to develop better business practices that contribute to conservation and create business value
Collaborate with other environmental organizations and research institutes
Communicate results to key audiences in business, the environmental community, and government

6. Energy and Mining Program
Energy and mining companies reduce the ecological footprint of natural resource development and contribute to conservation of affected ecosystems

7. Energy and Biodiversity Initiative
The Energy and Biodiversity Initiative (EBI) EBI aims to develop and promote best practices for integrating biodiversity conservation into oil and gas development and transmission. Participants include:
Conservation International
The Nature Conservancy
Flora and Fauna International
The Smithsonian Institution
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) BP
Enron
Shell
Statoil
ChevronTexaco

8. Mining in Africa*
Mineral exploration and production constitute significant parts of Africa’s economies and remain important to future economic growth.
The continent is richly endowed with mineral reserves and ranks first or second in terms of concentration of world mineral reserves of bauxite, cobalt, diamond, gold, manganese, platinum-group metals and titanium minerals (rutile and ilmenite), among others.
*From USGS 1999 Minerals Yearbook

9. Mining and Biodiversity in Africa
Mobil in Peru

10. Activities in Africa Mining QMM (Rio Tinto) mine in Madagascar
Rio Tinto mine - Simandou Range in the Pic de Fon region, Guinea
Gamsberg mine (Anglo American) in South Africa
Petroleum
ChevronTexaco and ExxonMobil partnerships in Bioko?
BP and ChevronTexaco partnerships in TFCA?