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
Having concrete targets and plans allows companies to track progress and demonstrate
accountability towards their most material sustainability issues. Transparency in relation to targets and
plans ensures that the improvements companies make are measurable and impactful.The company must disclose time-bound and measurable targets for each of the priority material impacts (A01.B).
Even if the company does not describe the process, method, rationale, or criteria used to prioritize its impacts, it can still meet this element as long as it clearly links each priority material impacts with time-bound and measurable targets.
If a priority material impact is not covered by a target, the company must specify why. The company must also describe progress made towards addressing the priority material topic.
The reason, for example, may be because outcome-oriented targets are not applicable, or because the impact will be addressed via a policy or action plan.
Progress refers to alternative measures used to track performance on the topic, such as specific performance metrics or other measures of success.
accountability towards their most material sustainability issues. Transparency in relation to targets and
plans ensures that the improvements companies make are measurable and impactful.The company must disclose time-bound and measurable targets for each of the priority material impacts (A01.B).
Even if the company does not describe the process, method, rationale, or criteria used to prioritize its impacts, it can still meet this element as long as it clearly links each priority material impacts with time-bound and measurable targets.
If a priority material impact is not covered by a target, the company must specify why. The company must also describe progress made towards addressing the priority material topic.
The reason, for example, may be because outcome-oriented targets are not applicable, or because the impact will be addressed via a policy or action plan.
Progress refers to alternative measures used to track performance on the topic, such as specific performance metrics or other measures of success.
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