India, Feb. 9 -- Businesses around the world are destroying the very natural systems they rely on to survive, a major global report released on February 9, 2026, has revealed.

The "Methodological Assessment of the Impact and Dependence of Business on Biodiversity and Nature's Contributions to People" was published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) during the 12th session. It is also called the "Business and Biodiversity report".

Experts, led by scientists from the UK, US, and Colombia, studied thousands of scientific papers and data from around the world in order to prepare the document.

"All businesses depend on and impact biodiversity," the report emphasised. Every busines...