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Most teams know about carbon. Far fewer understand biodiversity: what it is, why it matters to the business, and what they can do about it. Awareness workshops close that gap in three hours.
Key Takeaways
- Biodiversity awareness workshops build understanding of ecosystem dependencies and corporate impact on nature.
- The Fresque de la Biodiversite is a 3-hour collaborative workshop based on IPBES data, designed for groups of 8 to 16.
- 75% of terrestrial environments have been significantly altered by human activity (IPBES Global Assessment).
- Workshops are a first step: they create shared vocabulary and motivation for deeper biodiversity integration.
- Bleen facilitates workshops in French, English, and Dutch, on-site or remote, for groups up to 50 with multiple facilitators.
What Are Biodiversity Awareness Workshops?
Biodiversity awareness workshops are structured, participatory sessions that teach teams about biodiversity: what it is, how it connects to their business, why it is declining, and what they can do. The format is hands-on, not lecture-based. Participants work together, handle data, debate causes, and map solutions.
The most recognized format is the Fresque de la Biodiversite (Biodiversity Collage), a 3-hour workshop based on the IPBES Global Assessment Report. Participants use 40 illustrated cards to reconstruct the relationships between human activities and biodiversity loss. The format is similar to the Climate Fresk but focused on living systems: ecosystems, species interactions, soil health, ocean acidification, deforestation, and the consequences for human societies.
Beyond the Fresque, Bleen offers sector-specific workshops (biodiversity and construction, biodiversity and food systems, biodiversity and finance) and deeper half-day sessions that connect biodiversity to corporate strategy, CSRD requirements, and TNFD adoption.
Why Invest in Biodiversity Awareness?
You cannot act on what you do not understand. Biodiversity is complex: it covers ecosystems, species, genetic diversity, and the interactions between them. Most corporate teams understand carbon (one number, one unit). Biodiversity is multi-dimensional. Without a shared baseline of understanding, biodiversity strategies get ignored or misunderstood.
CSRD reporting under ESRS E4 requires internal competency on biodiversity. Auditors will ask whether relevant teams understand the company's biodiversity impacts and dependencies. A workshop is the most efficient way to build that baseline.
Engagement drives action. Teams that go through a biodiversity workshop report higher motivation to integrate nature considerations into their work. Procurement teams start asking suppliers about deforestation. Facilities teams start thinking about green corridors. Product teams consider lifecycle biodiversity impacts. The workshop creates the spark. Strategy channels it.
The data justifies urgency. 1 million species are threatened with extinction (IPBES). 75% of terrestrial environments have been significantly altered. Pollinator decline threatens food systems globally. These are not distant problems. They are supply chain risks, regulatory triggers, and business continuity issues.
How Bleen Delivers Biodiversity Workshops
We offer multiple formats depending on your goals, group size, and time available.
Fresque de la Biodiversite. The flagship format: 3 hours, groups of 8 to 16 participants. Collaborative, card-based, facilitated by trained Bleen facilitators. Available in French, English, and Dutch. For larger groups, we deploy multiple facilitators running parallel tables (up to 50 participants per session).
Sector-specific workshops. Half-day sessions (3 to 4 hours) that connect biodiversity to your specific industry context. How does construction affect biodiversity? What are the nature dependencies of food supply chains? What does biodiversity mean for financial portfolios? We build the content around your sector's material issues.
Strategy connection sessions. Full-day workshops for leadership and sustainability teams that go beyond awareness into action: linking workshop insights to your CSRD reporting, TNFD adoption, or biodiversity strategy development. These sessions produce concrete outputs: priority areas, preliminary targets, and next steps.
Train-the-trainer. For organizations that want to build internal facilitation capacity, we train your employees to deliver the Fresque de la Biodiversite independently. Certification takes one day plus a supervised facilitation session.
Who Needs Biodiversity Workshops?
Companies starting their biodiversity journey. The workshop is the most efficient way to build shared understanding before launching a diagnostic or strategy process.
Organizations where biodiversity is material under CSRD but teams lack biodiversity literacy. You cannot report credibly on what your teams do not understand.
Leadership teams preparing for TNFD adoption or biodiversity target setting. The workshop provides the conceptual foundation for strategic decisions.
Any company running team-building or sustainability awareness events. The Fresque format is engaging, collaborative, and consistently rated above 4.5/5 by participants.
What Makes Bleen's Workshops Different?
Our facilitators are trained biodiversity professionals, not generic trainers reading slides. They bring real examples from their consulting work and can answer detailed questions about ecosystems, regulation, and corporate strategy.
We adapt every session to your context. Before the workshop, we review your sector, your ESG strategy, and your biodiversity maturity. The facilitation connects general concepts to your specific business reality.
Typical engagement: one session takes 3 hours; multi-format programs span 1 to 5 days. Deliverables include session facilitation, participant materials, post-session survey, and a summary report with recommended next steps.
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Give your teams the biodiversity knowledge they need
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