The seminar on "Eco-system services in business management", organized by Global Compact Network Italy Foundation, with the collaboration of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa and Consorzio Universitario per la Ricerca Socioeconomica e per l' Ambiente – CURSA, will be held in the afternoon on July 8th in Rome, at the venue of Unicredit. The ecosystem services play a vital role in society. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment estimates that the loss of ecosystem services contributes to food and energy insecurity, increases vulnerability towards natural disasters, such as floods or tropical storms, decreases the level of health, reduces the availability and quality of water resources and undermines cultural heritage. The ecosystem services also represent a significant portion of the total economic value of the planet. The meeting, open to the participation of all Foundation members, is aimed at investigating the role of ecosystem services in business management and introducing some tools for the quantification and mapping of the same, emphasizing some of the best practices identified on the national scene. Read the meeting schedule