Strategic Focus: Incorporating Nature And Biodiversity Into ESG Goals And Reporting
14 Mar, 2025
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Executive Summary
As ESG sentiment shifts, corporate nature and biodiversity initiatives must evolve to align with financial risk management, regulatory expectations and operational resilience. While ESG has become politically contentious in some regions, nature-related strategies remain relevant due to their economic impact, broad stakeholder appeal and integration into sustainability goals. Organizations must connect biodiversity risks – such as deforestation and water scarcity – to business continuity and supply chain stability. Despite regulatory uncertainty, disclosure frameworks such as the CSRD and TNFD continue to drive investment in nature-related data and reporting tools. This report examines the key drivers shaping corporate biodiversity strategies, the role of technology and governance in managing nature-related risks, and how firms can integrate biodiversity into broader sustainability efforts.
Nature and biodiversity initiatives must adapt to a new corporate and political reality
Reframing corporate nature and biodiversity projects
Embedding nature and biodiversity into sustainability reporting and goals
Reframing corporate nature and biodiversity projects
Embedding nature and biodiversity into sustainability reporting and goals
Figure 1. Categories of nature and biodiversity data vendors
Vibrant Planet, Goldman Sachs, CDC Biodiversité, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Ramboll, GIST Impact, KPMG, Novo Nordisk, Bloomberg, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Planet, S&P Global, Banco Sabadell, NatureAlpha, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Global Forest Watch (GFW), World Economic Forum, Vestas, NatureServe, NatureMetrics, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Fortum, Iceberg Data Lab, WWF, Moody’s, Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), ERM, Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS), Solar A/S, Stora Enso, Nala Earth, Map of Life (MOL), Salesforce, Carbon4 Finance, Clarity AI, Earth Map, Royal Schiphol Group, Ørsted, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MSCI, Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT), Repsol
About the Authors
Luke Gowland
Senior Analyst
Luke is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix ESG & Sustainability practice. His current research agenda focuses on the ESG reporting and data management landscape, as well as…
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Kim Knickle
Research Director, ESG & Sustainability
Kimberly Knickle is Research Director of the ESG & Sustainability practice at Verdantix. Her research areas encompass ESG regulations and reporting, ESG risk, supply chain…
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