Climate and Nature: A Growing Business Responsibility
Businesses have long been expected to act on climate change and understand their climate-related risks. Increasingly, the same expectations apply to nature and biodiversity.
This shift has accelerated since the signing of the “Paris Agreement for Nature” — the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (2022), which committed the UK to restore and manage at least 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030.
Growing Reporting Requirements
Reporting requirements are increasing – and specific guidelines for nature that match those on climate are being developed- such as The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). This market-led initiative is supported by national governments, businesses and financial institutions worldwide which enables businesses to recognise, quantify and reduce their impact on environmental assets and ecosystems services.
In the UK, we have world leading legislation – Biodiversity net gain (BNG). This is an approach to development that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was beforehand. It is now a statutory requirement for new developments.
Why This Matters for Business and How We Can Help
Working with us gives your organisation the opportunity to:
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Support climate resilience and nature recovery
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Demonstrate compliance with emerging regulation and policy
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Show stakeholders your contribution to national and global environmental targets
By working at landscape scale, we help businesses strategically reduce nature-related risks while delivering high-impact outcomes for communities, businesses and nature.
