Nature at Work: CEI’S Habitat & Species Playbook

Abstract

Biodiversity loss presents growing environmental and business risks, prompting companies to integrate biodiversity considerations into sustainability strategies. Cox Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) established Habitat & Species goals to protect, restore, or sustainably manage more land than it uses. However, achieving these goals requires engaging employees and translating enterprise-level commitments into practical site-level action. This project developed the first iteration of a Habitat & Species Playbook for CEI to support employee participation in biodiversity initiatives across CEI sites. Hosted on SharePoint, the Playbook provides educational resources, examples of biodiversity initiatives, and guidance for employee engagement. A central component is the Walk Your Site Form (Form), a guided site-level assessment that integrates CEI’s use of iNaturalist while encouraging employees to observe and evaluate biodiversity at their work sites. The Form also serves as a pilot mechanism for collecting site-level information to support future monitoring and follow-up by the Habitat & Species team. Together with a supporting content toolkit, these resources provide a framework for engaging employees and translating CEI’s Habitat & Species commitments into site-level action.