HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-05 | Integrating Biodiversity into Business Strategies and Innovation

Target Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-05 – Accelerating the transition to a nature positive economy: Integrating biodiversity into the private sector

Organisation: Gebze Technical University (GTU), Türkiye

Proposed Role: Research Partner / Consortium Partner

Cooperation Objective

Gebze Technical University is seeking international partners to develop a collaborative Horizon Europe proposal under BIODIV-05, focusing on the integration of biodiversity considerations into private-sector strategies, innovation processes, and business models.

Our proposed contribution focuses on the organisational, managerial, and policy dimensions of the transition towards a nature-positive economy, complementing the ecological and environmental expertise of other consortium partners.

Expertise and Relevant Experience

Our research team offers expertise in innovation management, sustainable business transformation, entrepreneurship, research and innovation policy, and academia-industry collaboration.

The team's lead researcher is a Professor of Business Administration at GTU and a former Vice President of TÜBİTAK, Türkiye's Scientific and Technological Research Council, with experience in R&D and innovation support programmes, private-sector engagement, and innovation ecosystem development.

Previous senior management experience in a major technology park further contributes to our understanding of business innovation, technology adoption, and cooperation between companies, research organisations, and public institutions.

Potential Contributions to the Project

We are interested in contributing to research activities and work packages involving:

• Analysis of organisational and managerial barriers to integrating biodiversity considerations into corporate strategies and business decisions.

• Development and assessment of nature-positive business models and sustainable innovation approaches.

• Investigation of incentives, innovation policies, and support mechanisms encouraging private-sector biodiversity action.

• Assessment of organisational readiness, innovation capabilities, and change management requirements for biodiversity-related business transformation.

• Design of stakeholder engagement frameworks involving businesses, SMEs, industry associations, policymakers, and research organisations.

• Development of practical management frameworks, capacity-building activities, and recommendations supporting biodiversity integration in business operations.

• Evaluation of organisational, economic, and societal outcomes associated with the adoption of nature-positive business practices.

Proposed Research Approaches

Depending on the consortium's objectives, our contributions may include comparative case studies, company surveys, semi-structured interviews, stakeholder workshops, and qualitative or quantitative analysis of business transformation processes.

We are particularly interested in examining how firms can translate biodiversity-related policy objectives into practical organisational strategies, innovation activities, and measurable business practices.

Partnership Interests

We welcome collaboration with universities, environmental research institutes, biodiversity specialists, companies, SMEs, industry associations, public authorities, and sustainability-focused organisations.

We are particularly interested in joining consortia combining ecological and environmental expertise with business management, innovation studies, policy analysis, and private-sector engagement.

GTU aims to contribute as a research partner, focusing on the managerial, organisational, and innovation-related dimensions of biodiversity integration into the private sector.

We welcome discussions with prospective coordinators and partners preparing proposals specifically for HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-05.