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 world generates more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, with at
least 33% of it not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Without urgent action, global waste
is projected to increase by 70% by 2050, reaching 3.4 billion tonnes annually (World Bank, 2018). This
growing problem poses significant environmental and health risks. Companies must adopt and
demonstrate comprehensive waste management strategies to address this critical issue. The company must disclose at least one target to reduce its general waste production, or at least one of its most material categories of waste (e.g. hazardous waste).
The target must cover all of the company’s operations. Targets that are applied to a one-off or isolated project are not accepted.
Targets must be timebound, with a defined baseline value and year, and include clear, quantitative, and measurable metrics. They should focus on short-term progress up to 2030, with any longer-term goals broken down into interim targets no more than five years apart. Intensity targets are not accepted unless stated otherwise, as they do not ensure absolute improvements. Year-on-year targets and qualitative targets may be accepted on a case-by-case basis, depending on their ambition and measurability. Any changes to targets or their underlying assumptions must be explained, particularly in terms of impact on comparability. Additionally, targets aimed solely at maintaining current performance are not accepted.
least 33% of it not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Without urgent action, global waste
is projected to increase by 70% by 2050, reaching 3.4 billion tonnes annually (World Bank, 2018). This
growing problem poses significant environmental and health risks. Companies must adopt and
demonstrate comprehensive waste management strategies to address this critical issue. The company must disclose at least one target to reduce its general waste production, or at least one of its most material categories of waste (e.g. hazardous waste).
The target must cover all of the company’s operations. Targets that are applied to a one-off or isolated project are not accepted.
Targets must be timebound, with a defined baseline value and year, and include clear, quantitative, and measurable metrics. They should focus on short-term progress up to 2030, with any longer-term goals broken down into interim targets no more than five years apart. Intensity targets are not accepted unless stated otherwise, as they do not ensure absolute improvements. Year-on-year targets and qualitative targets may be accepted on a case-by-case basis, depending on their ambition and measurability. Any changes to targets or their underlying assumptions must be explained, particularly in terms of impact on comparability. Additionally, targets aimed solely at maintaining current performance are not accepted.
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