TNFD launches new capacity-building platform to scale market confidence and capabilities on nature-related issues

London, UK, 18 February 2025

Responding to market needs for upskilling on nature-related issues, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) today released two new capacity-building tools for market participants and for third-party training providers.

Available from the Knowledge Hub on the TNFD website are a Learning Lab, for interested individuals to access directly for their own self-guided, self-paced knowledge and skill building, and Trainer Portal, a suite of materials for use by training and education service providers. Both platforms are designed to equip businesses and financial professionals directly and through third-party training providers with the knowledge and tools they need to understand key concepts related to nature and business, and to help them identify, assess, report and act on their nature-related issues.

With over 1,700 organisations now members of the TNFD Forum, 20 national or regional Consultation Groups established around the world and over 520 TNFD Adopters, the Taskforce has seen significant demand for practical skills and capability-building support across markets and sectors. TNFD’s guidance documents have been downloaded over 300,000 times since the launch of the TNFD recommendations in September 2023.

These two new open-access capacity-building platforms organise and curate TNFD’s content, as well as related content from TNFD Knowledge Partners and other leading institutions, to help market participants access high-quality learning and education materials to build their nature capabilities across a range of roles, sectors and regions.

Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the TNFD, said:

“Across sectors and geographies, business and finance leaders increasingly realise that the resilience of their business and investment returns depends, in part, on the resilience of nature. The release of these learning tools on the TNFD website today is further evidence of the Taskforce’s commitment to equipping market participants with accessible, practical guidance as they look to build the confidence and capacity for their organisation to take concrete action.”

The TNFD Learning Lab: Self-guided learning for individuals

The Learning Lab is a freely available, self-guided platform to deepen understanding of the TNFD recommendations and guidance on nature-related issues. Designed for professionals of all levels – from those just starting out to those looking to deepen their knowledge on nature-related issues and the application of the TNFD recommendations – the Learning Lab provides nine modules covering all aspects of the TNFD recommendations, featuring videos, case studies, webinars and interactive content.  Users can create an online profile enabling them to track their progress through the content over time and new materials will be added as they are released in the coming months.

The TNFD Trainer Portal: A suite of white label training content for in-house or third-party training providers

TheTrainer Portal has been designed to provide in-house training teams and third-party training providers – from academic institutions to certified professional training providers and consultants – with a suite of high-quality ‘white label’ training materials covering the TNFD recommendations and guidance for incorporation into their branded sustainability training programmes or delivery of bespoke TNFD training modules.

This set of materials, available through the TNFD website, has been developed by the TNFD in collaboration with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). The training materials consist of presentation decks, teaching guides and break-out group exercises and provide both a level of consistency and customisation to allow trainers to tailor the use of these materials to different audiences, regions and sectors subject to a responsible use policy.

In conjunction with the development of these third-party training materials, the TNFD has also been collaborating with a number of partner organisations to kick-start delivery of TNFD capacity-building initiatives. In late January TNFD and CISL delivered an inaugural Train-the-Trainer programme involving over 40 training specialists from 27 organisations and 16 countries.

The Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSEI) will also support listed companies and financial institutions in adopting and implementing the TNFD recommendations. Building on its success with TCFD, SSEI will deliver a series of training programmes, using the TNFD’s training materials, for listed companies on stock exchanges – in both developed and emerging markets – to raise awareness among both exchanges and issuers at a country level. 

Sébastien Soleille, Director of Sustainable Finance at the French Banking Association and former TNFD Taskforce member:

“The Taskforce’s work building the TNFD recommendations was only one step in the overall goal of supporting business and finance in integrating nature into decision-making. It’s now necessary to ensure the market has the confidence and skills to assess, report and act on nature-related issues. Education and training play a critical role in enabling the market to act, by upskilling individuals and organisations of any sector, region or maturity. With these two new tools, organisations will be able to build knowledge and practical skills and move from awareness to implementation.”

Simon Thompson, Managing Director, Global Capacity Building Coalition (GCBC):

“Building awareness, enhancing knowledge and skills and creating an expert and engaged community of educators and practitioners are all key elements of successful capacity building. On behalf of the Global Capacity Building Coalition (GCBC) I warmly welcome the TNFD’s new Learning Lab and Trainer Portal, containing an impressive, comprehensive and user-friendly range of resources and tools to support individuals, educators and organisations of all kinds identify and address nature risks, and take advantage of opportunities by adopting nature-positive approaches. I strongly encourage all with an interest in this area to consider adopting the new tools and to share them as widely as possible.”

Madeleine Ronquest, Group Head of Environment, Climate Change and Nature, FirstRand Group Ltd South Africa:

“To scale up much-needed action on nature, it’s crucial that we build the market’s capabilities to act. TNFD’s capacity-building efforts and the announcement of these two new tools will play a critical role in this effort to build knowledge and awareness at speed and at scale. The tools are designed for both individuals and organisations across a range of roles, sectors, regions and maturity levels, and will help provide a clear and consistent language and reference point on nature-related issues and the TNFD recommendations and guidance.”

Thomas Maddox, Director of Nature, CDP:

“The launch of these new resources will help more corporates to navigate the complexities tied to nature-related reporting and action. While disclosure on nature through CDP increased significantly in 2024, it still lags far behind climate, leaving companies exposed to significant risks and blind to opportunities. The TNFD framework, alongside the Trainer Portal and Learning Lab, will be crucial in providing guidance and consistency, and unlocking the Earth-positive action the planet and economy need. CDP is proud to partner with the TNFD, building capacity across the globe as we align our disclosure platform with the TNFD recommendations.”

Anthony Miller, Chief Coordinator, UN SSE:

“As the global financial system increasingly recognizes the value of nature-related disclosures, the UN SSE is proud to support stock exchanges and their listed companies in integrating the TNFD recommendations. In collaboration with our partners and colleagues at TNFD, we are committed to equipping markets—both developed and emerging—with the knowledge and tools needed to drive sustainable finance forward. Through our training programs, we aim to foster transparency, resilience, and long-term value creation for investors and stakeholders alike.”

Eric Usher, Head, UNEP FI:

“This collaboration builds upon our earlier work with the TNFD and partners to provide market clarity and drive uptake of nature-positive finance practices. By engaging with global financial actors and real economy players, we can ensure that the financial sector plays a central role in advancing biodiversity goals and building resilience in a rapidly changing world.”

David Atkin, CEO, PRI:

“As the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment, the PRI is proud to support this capacity-building initiative to integrate nature-related considerations into financial systems, ensuring that biodiversity becomes a core element of sustainable investment strategies.”

Angela Graham Brown, Director, Nature Action, WBCSD:

“Better knowledge and improved confidence are needed to expand action on nature beyond the sustainability team and into markets. We look forward to leveraging TNFD’s materials as part of WBCSD’s capacity-building offering across all maturity levels to rapidly mainstream consistent and credible action on nature.”

Our FAQs answer commonly-asked questions on both tools: Learning Lab FAQs and Trainer Portal FAQs. TNFD is hosting two public webinars on these two new tools. The first is being held from 8-9am GMT and the second from 4-5pm GMT on Tuesday 18 February and interested parties can register here to attend.

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ABOUT THE TASKFORCE ON NATURE-RELATED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES (TNFD)  

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is a market-led, science-based taskforce of business and finance leaders providing companies and financial institutions with recommendations and guidance about how to incorporate nature beyond climate into their decision making.

The TNFD recommendations build on the approach and recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), are consistent with market disclosure standards developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and play an important role in enabling private sector contributions to the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Through better informed decision making around governance, strategy, risk management and capital allocation, the TNFD contributes to the global goal of shifting the flow of capital away from nature-negative outcomes and towards nature-positive outcomes for the planet and society.

Since its launch in 2021 with the support of the G20 economies, the TNFD has built a global movement of action among market participants. Over 1,600 organisations support the work of the TNFD, including over 500 organisations representing over USD 17 trillion in assets under management (AUM) now committed to reporting their nature-related issues aligned with the TNFD recommendations published in September 2023.

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