Strategic Focus: Incorporating Nature And Biodiversity Into ESG Goals And Reporting

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Corporate Sustainability Leaders

Luke Gowland

Kim Knickle

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.

Table of contents

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

Table of figures

Figure 1. Categories of nature and biodiversity data vendors

Organisations mentioned

Banco Sabadell, Bloomberg, Carbon4 Finance, CDC Biodiversité, Clarity AI, Earth Map, ERM, Fortum, Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS), GIST Impact, Global Forest Watch (GFW), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Goldman Sachs, Iceberg Data Lab, Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), KPMG, Map of Life (MOL), Moody’s, MSCI, Nala Earth, NatureAlpha, NatureMetrics, NatureServe, Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), Novo Nordisk, Ørsted, Planet, Ramboll, Repsol, Royal Schiphol Group, S&P Global, Salesforce, Solar A/S, Stora Enso, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Vestas, Vibrant Planet, World Economic Forum, WWF

About the Authors

Luke Gowland

Senior Analyst

Luke is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in ESG and sustainability reporting software and financial ESG. He advises both technology buyers and software vendor and s...

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Kim Knickle

Research Director

Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...

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