Market Insight: Nature Data And Analytics Emerge To Support Disclosures

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Climate Financial Data & Analytics

Alice Saunders

Ryan Skinner

07 Mar, 2024

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Executive Summary

Investors, such as the Nature Action 100 group, and regulators, such as the EU, via its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), are increasingly asking for detailed nature and biodiversity data from organizations. Remote sensing and digital tools can support firms in this by delivering timely, cost-effective and decision-useful insights without requiring hours of work by ecologists. This report details providers offering nature data and analytics, outlining their capability areas, technologies used and heritages. Software vendors and investors should use the report to understand the market and to inform their decisions to invest in, develop or acquire nature data and analytics tools.

Table of contents

A patchwork of intelligence tools addresses complex nature data requirements
Nature data and analytics providers offer situational awareness and criteria for decision-making
Capability areas expand on the LEAP approach
Geospatial data and AI are popular for assessing nature and biodiversity impact
Biodiversity data tools are shifting from research circles to the mainstream
Buyers and investors should ensure that nature data tools are the right fit

Table of figures

Figure 1. Nature data and analytics providers have garnered significant funding over the past three years
Figure 2. Nature data and analytics span the LEAP approach
Figure 3. Remote sensing technologies are primarily used for measuring and monitoring biodiversity
Figure 4. Providers often use multiple technologies in their offerings
Figure 5. A range of providers offer nature data and analytics capabilities

Organisations mentioned

3Bee, 4 Earth Intelligence, Agerpoint, AgriSound, Airbus, Akvaplan-niva, Arcadis, Carbon4 Finance, CDP, Chirrup.ai, Clarity AI, Climate TRACE, CODE, Crunchbase, Dendra Systems, Downforce Technologies, Earth Blox, Ecometrica, EcoOnline, Falcon Eye Drones, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Gentian, GIST Impact, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Google, IBM, Impact Cubed , Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Jellinbah Group, Kanop, Kayrros, Maxar Technologies, Microsoft, Morrisons, MSCI, Murmuration, NASA, Nature Action 100, NatureAlpha, NatureMetrics, NatureServe, NCX, Network Rail, NORTHWEST2045, Ocean Ledger, Overstory, Picterra, Planet, Planet Labs, Pollenize CIC, PRé Sustainability, Progenies, Prospect, PwC, Rainforest Connection, Ramboll, RS Metrics, S&P Global, Single.Earth, SLR Consulting, Snow Leopard Trust, Space Intelligence, SpaceX, Sphera, SSE Renewables, SupplyShift, Sveaskog, Swiss Birdradar Solution, Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), UK Department for Environment, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), US Forest Services Rocky Mountain Research Station, Vibrant Planet, Vizzuality, Waldstolz, Wild Nature Institute, World Economic Forum (WEF), World Resources Institute (WRI), WSP, Zoological Society of London (ZSL)

About the Authors

Alice Saunders

Industry Analyst

Alice is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Her current research agenda focuses on climate risk solutions and biodiversity. Alice holds...

Ryan Skinner

Research Director

Ryan is a Research Director at Verdantix, where he leads a team of analysts delivering research, data and advisory services that help clients navigate the fast-evolving landsc...

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