Both individually and through trade associations, companies should advocate nature-positive policies and regulations. Companies should not finance trade associations that undermine nature-positive policies, including regarding the climate. Companies should conduct regular due diligence on the trade associations they support, and fully disclose the names of the associations, the alignment of their lobbying activities with policies and regulations that support nature-positive outcomes and their action plans to correct any misalignment.
A note on the scoring system
Wikirate uses a standardized 10-point scoring system to enable comparison of company scores across different benchmarks. In the Nature Benchmark, companies can earn 1 point per indicator, which are then added together and calculated as a percentage of the total score for a measurement area (MA) to determine the final score for the MA. The overall Wikirate score is calculated by combining these scores with the appropriate weightings, and converting them to a 10-point scale. For instance, if a company achieves a final score of 50, the corresponding Rating will be 5.
score = (x) -> if x == "Yes" 10 else 0 weights = [0.2, 0.12, 0.12, 0.12, 0.12, 0.12, 0.2] lobbying_advocacy = [lobbying_advocacy_associations, lobbying_advocacy_assessment_framework, lobbying_advocacy_framework_application, lobbying_advocacy_misalignment_reporting, lobbying_advocacy_action_plan, lobbying_advocacy_action_plan_deadlines, lobbying_advocacy_annual_review] weights.reduce((weighted_sum, weight, index) -> weighted_sum + weight*score(lobbying_advocacy[index]) , 0)