歐盟環境執委主席迪瑪斯（Stavros Dimas）22日在普華國際財務顧問公司（PriceWaterhouseCoopers）會議上，向其管理高層表示，歐盟正在發展一項關於商業與生物多樣性的新倡議，並邀請他們參與保護地球上的生物多樣性。迪瑪斯也表示，在2010年前阻止生物多樣性的喪失是歐盟的重點優先方案。
而迪瑪斯也向這些管理高層提出保證，此計畫將建基於自願機制，而非完全順從現有環境法的一種替代方案，其目標是在合理的要求範圍下促進業界的承諾保證。
對此，迪瑪斯也表示，「保護生物多樣性對業界有很大的既定利益，而執委會的整體目標則在於將把生物多樣性的思維引介到公司管理上，如果我們可以動員商業上的資源與專門技術，將有更多更好的機會來達成我們的政策目標。」
The European Union is developing a new initiative on business and biodiversity, Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told a meeting of PriceWaterhouseCoopers executives Thursday, inviting them to take part in preserving the diversity of life on Earth. Stopping the loss of biodiversity by 2010 is a political priority for the EU, the commissioner said.
"This initiative will be based on voluntary mechanisms," Dimas assured the executives. "It will not be a substitute for full compliance with existing environmental legislation and will aim to promote the engagement of business beyond their legal requirements."
Business has a strong vested interest in preserving biodiversity, and the Commission's overall goal is to introduce biodiversity considerations into corporate governance, Dimas said. "If we can mobilize the resources and expertise of business, then we have a much better chance of meeting our policy objectives," Dimas said.
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