Biodiversity Footprint Assessment – Strategic Impact, challenges and opportunities from a corporate perspective

As a global leader in technology and innovation, Siemens recognizes both the critical challenges of biodiversity loss and the immense opportunities in proactive environmental stewardship. We firmly acknowledge biodiversity and nature as foundational to a thriving planet, resilient societies, and sustainable economies, making it a material topic within our CSRD reporting. Biodiversity protection is more than just an environmental challenge. It is driven by the passion our employees exhibit for protecting and enhancing nature directly within their work environments.  

Driven by this commitment, in 2021, Siemens undertook an initial landmark science-based biodiversity footprint assessment. Conducted in collaboration with the UK-based The Biodiversity Consultancy, this evaluation provided critical initial insights into biodiversity-related risks, dependencies, and opportunities for impact mitigation activities. 

The assessment and the transparency we acquired on our biodiversity footprint have been an important step toward developing our biodiversity conservation program. It enabled us to identify major biodiversity impacts, foster internal awareness, and create a basis for developing targeted mitigation measures.  

In 2025, Siemens successfully published a corporate Biodiversity Ambition, anchored in our global DEGREE (Decarbonization, Ethics, Governance, Resource efficiency, Equity and Employability) sustainability framework. We are aiming to drive biodiversity protection by implementing a conservation program at 100% of our environmentally relevant sites by 2030. In addition, we strive to reduce our biodiversity footprint by designing for circularity, optimizing resource use, minimizing waste and conserving water resources. 

Our venture confirms that Biodiversity Footprint Assessments are invaluable for understanding corporate impacts and prioritizing conservation actions. However, we've also encountered challenges, particularly in data collection and navigating the inherent complexity of biodiversity metrics. We believe that effective communication and the translation of scientific insights into actionable business language are paramount for successfully deriving and implementing targets and mitigation measures to improve a company’s biodiversity footprint. I am eager to share Siemens’ journey and lessons learned with the session’s audience.