About the data
The WBA Nature Benchmark measures and ranks the world's most influential companies on their efforts to protect the environment and its biodiversity, tracking how companies are reducing their negative impacts on nature and contributing to the protection and restoration of ecosystems, aligned with the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The 2026 edition assessed 750 companies across multiple sectors including agro-food, forestry, building, tourism and the blue economy. The benchmark is developed in close collaboration with an Expert Review Committee and partners including GRI, SBTN, and TNFD, with a methodology designed to incentivise companies to understand where nature-related risks are highest and act to halt damaging trends, while keeping human rights and social impacts at its core.
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Methodology
The UN has declared the ten years to 2030 the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration – a
rallying call for the protection and restoration of ecosystems for the benefit of both people and
nature. This indicator aligns with recommended disclosures by the European Sustainability Reporting
Standards (ESRS), Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) and the Taskforce on Nature-related
Financial Disclosures (TNFD), and focuses on ensuring that companies protect and restore impacted
ecosystems in their operations and value chain.The company must do one of the following:
Provide a description of traceability systems that are in place, which includes at least an explanation of how the company traces products. The system may be electronic (e.g. using blockchain, RFID tags) or paper-based. A company only mentioning that they have a traceability system without a description or explanation is not enough.
Disclose the key data elements (KDEs) that they collect. KDEs are crucial pieces of information used in traceability systems to track the movement and history of products through the supply chain (e.g. traceability lot code, date of harvesting, location of extraction, supplier information)
Engage with others in their value chain to support traceability (e.g. by doing supplier audits, collaboration on data sharing, or joint initiatives to improve traceability). The company must mention concrete outcomes being achieved.
Collaborate with NGOs or industry initiatives focused on traceability (e.g. Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, or Responsible Cobalt Initiative). The company must mention concrete outcomes being achieved.
Disclose the identity of their direct and indirect suppliers.
rallying call for the protection and restoration of ecosystems for the benefit of both people and
nature. This indicator aligns with recommended disclosures by the European Sustainability Reporting
Standards (ESRS), Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) and the Taskforce on Nature-related
Financial Disclosures (TNFD), and focuses on ensuring that companies protect and restore impacted
ecosystems in their operations and value chain.The company must do one of the following:
Provide a description of traceability systems that are in place, which includes at least an explanation of how the company traces products. The system may be electronic (e.g. using blockchain, RFID tags) or paper-based. A company only mentioning that they have a traceability system without a description or explanation is not enough.
Disclose the key data elements (KDEs) that they collect. KDEs are crucial pieces of information used in traceability systems to track the movement and history of products through the supply chain (e.g. traceability lot code, date of harvesting, location of extraction, supplier information)
Engage with others in their value chain to support traceability (e.g. by doing supplier audits, collaboration on data sharing, or joint initiatives to improve traceability). The company must mention concrete outcomes being achieved.
Collaborate with NGOs or industry initiatives focused on traceability (e.g. Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, or Responsible Cobalt Initiative). The company must mention concrete outcomes being achieved.
Disclose the identity of their direct and indirect suppliers.
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