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The Value to ILC Members

International Leadership Council meetings provide an opportunity for members to learn from one another and to network with peers from business, government and other groups.  Members also discuss ways to benchmark best practices and contribute to conservation results either individually or through collective action.
  • The Value to ILC Members
    ILC Members learn firsthand about conservation
    challenges and strategies during a November 2006
    trip to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
    © Josh Knights/TNC
     
    Learning    . The Council provides members with an entry point into the compelling opportunities and challenges facing global conservation.  Meeting presentations focus on conservation priorities in the context of the Conservancy’s 2015 Goal; how Council members and other companies are making a difference; and the resulting benefits to local communities, corporate supporters and biodiversity.  Council members benefit from the Conservancy’s core competencies in conservation planning, site-based conservation, habitat management, community outreach and capacity building, and financial incentives for conservation.

  • Networking. Council members include companies from more than two dozen industries united by an interest in biodiversity and habitat conservation and the impact on their businesses.  The size of the Council and its diversity allows participants to exchange ideas and experiences with peers from outside their sectors.  Member interaction and discussion is strongly encouraged.
     
  • Benchmarking. Council members examine the outcomes of partnerships developed among companies, the Conservancy and other groups to identify strengths and challenges.  Through the process of sharing and discussing these partnerships, members establish benchmarks for partnership and project performance.  The Conservancy contributes to this process through its science-based, results-oriented approach to biodiversity conservation. 
     
  • Contributing.  Council members can make a difference by helping the Conservancy meet priorities and overcome challenges by sharing expertise, skills and experience.  The Council might identify opportunities for collective action such as sponsorship of a sustainable development project.  Individual members might also develop partnerships with the Conservancy that meet the particular objectives of the company and support the conservation of biodiversity. 
In gratitude for the contributions of Council members, the Conservancy will recognize them on nature.org, in its annual report and through other venues.

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