Biodiversity & Nature Hub
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Biodiversity & Nature Hub
Biodiversity and nature considerations examine how businesses impact and depend on natural ecosystems. With the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) gaining momentum, companies must assess their impacts on nature, dependencies on ecosystem services, and opportunities for nature-positive action.
Nature loss presents material financial risks across sectors, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory changes and reputational challenges.
Key Topics
- Ecosystem Services: Understanding nature's contributions to business
- TNFD Framework: LEAP approach to nature-related disclosures
- Nature Risk Assessment: Identifying dependencies and impacts
- Corporate Nature Strategies: Setting science-based nature targets
- Biodiversity Offsets: Mitigation hierarchy and compensation
- Deforestation-Free Supply Chains: Commodity-driven forest loss
- Species Protection: Preventing biodiversity loss in operations
Why It Matters
Over half of global GDP depends on nature. Companies face physical, transition, and liability risks from nature-related dependencies and impacts. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework sets targets that will shape regulatory expectations.
Related Sections
- Environmental Hub — for planetary boundaries
- Climate Finance Hub — for nature-based solutions
- TNFD — for disclosure framework
References
Topics in this section
Biodiversity Offsets
Understanding biodiversity offsets, mitigation banking, and compensating for unavoidable environmental impacts.
Corporate Nature Action
How companies are taking action on nature, setting targets, and implementing nature-positive strategies.
Deforestation-Free Supply Chains
Understanding deforestation risks in supply chains and how to achieve deforestation-free procurement.
Ecosystem Services & Valuation
Understanding ecosystem services, their economic value, and why businesses depend on healthy ecosystems.
Land Use & Agriculture ESG
Understanding sustainable agriculture, land use practices, and ESG considerations for food and agriculture companies.
Marine & Ocean Conservation
Understanding ocean health, marine biodiversity, and how businesses impact and can protect marine ecosystems.
Nature Risk Assessment
Understanding how to assess nature-related risks, following TNFD framework, and integrating into enterprise risk managem...
Nature-Positive Business
Understanding nature-positive commitments, strategies for businesses to go beyond sustainability and actively restore na...
Species Protection in Business
Understanding how businesses impact species and what companies can do to protect biodiversity and prevent species extinc...
TNFD: Nature-Related Financial Disclosure
Understanding the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, nature risk assessment, and nature-positive busines...