A roadmap for upgrading market access to decision-useful nature-related data

As nature-related risks increasingly impact financial markets and business decision-making, access to high-quality, timely and decision-useful data has become essential. The goal of the paper is to help empower corporates and financial institutions to understand their nature-related dependencies and impacts.

This discussion paper outlines a roadmap to accessing high-quality, decision-useful nature data.

Key focus areas

• The fast emergence of corporate reporting architecture and the introduction of mandatory climate- and nature-related reporting standards in Europe, China and elsewhere.
• Three new demand signals from the private sector for nature-related data.
• A proposed roadmap for further action.
• 10 proposed data principles.
• Understanding the requirements of a Nature Data Public Facility.

Key outcomes

• The resilience of every business depends on the resilience of nature.  
• There is an urgent need to improve access to timely, comprehensive and decision-useful, nature-related data for corporate decision makers and capital providers.
• The TNFD has assembled a global coalition of leading organisations and experts to outline how to address the challenges of upgrading the nature data value chain.
• There is an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed roadmap during public consultation ending on 17 January 2025.