What is Nature Positive?

Nature is our lifeline. It provides a third of the mitigation needed to halve emissions by 2030, and could save $104 billion in adaptation costs. Nature-based solutions include everything from regenerative agriculture, to green roofs, to indigenous communities protecting forests. Annual investments into nature-based solutions needs to triple to US$542 billion by 2030 if we are to create jobs, build resilience, cut pollution, and feed a growing planet sustainably. 

Nature positive is a global society goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 (2020 baseline), and achieve full recovery by 2050. 

Nature Positive for Climate Action links and elevates existing voluntary climate commitments, to nature positive action. Private sector action on climate and nature can enable a positive feedback loop in which bold government policies and private sector leadership push us further in protecting nature.

Building on the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience campaigns, the Call to Action asks financial institutions and businesses in particular to: Set science-based targets for climate and nature; Integrate nature and climate into strategic planning; Boost investments in nature-based solutions; Assess, manage, and disclose climate and nature-related risks and opportunities; and Ensure policy engagement aligns with climate and nature goals.

Why nature positive

“A nature-positive economy is a no-brainer – for biodiversity, the climate, public health, food security, and for the long-term goals and interests of businesses.” – H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, COP28

“Climate change is exacerbating the crisis in nature, and nature will be central to addressing climate change. Governments must put nature at the heart of climate decision-making.” – Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Global Ambassador, Race to Zero & Race to Resilience

Read: Nature Positive for Climate Action – A Compendium of Case Studies

A Call to Action

These calls to action align and build on the leadership practices of the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience campaigns. We urge businesses and financial institutions to:

Pledge

Set science-based targets for climate and nature

  1. Science Based Targets initiative Forests Land and Agriculture (SBTi FLAG), Science Based Targets for Nature (SBTN Land Use and Water Targets) and disclose progress against these targets annually and transparently as part of efforts to Assess, Commit, Transform and Disclose.
    2. SBTi FLAG SBTN Land Use and Water Targets
Plan

Put nature and climate at the heart of climate transition plans

  1. Put nature in climate transition plans in line with the nature leadership practices of the Race to Zero.
Proceed

Contribute to halting and reversing deforestation and land conversion and increase investments in nature-based solutions to close the annual $542 billion per year financing gap. Ensure financing especially for indigenous communities leading on nature-based solutions, who play a crucial role in conservation, restoration and stewardship.

  1. Address deforestation risk without which net zero targets will be out of reach, by following the leadership of Finance Sector Deforestation Action initiative.
    2. Accountability Framework Initiative endorsed-Finance Sector Roadmap Forest500 Finance Sector Deforestation Action UNEP State of Nature Finance Report Mangrove Finance Roadmap Financing Nature Report Scaling nature finance now: The opportunity for investors in Brazil and beyond
Publish

Assess, manage and disclose climate and nature related risks, impacts and dependencies

  1. Adopt recommendations of Task Force on Nature-related Finance Disclosures (TNFD) for transparent risk and impact assessment
    2. TNFD
Persuade

Align policy engagement, including membership in associations, with climate and nature goals.

  1. Business
    2. Business for Nature Policy Statement We Mean Business RPE Framework
  2. Finance
    3. Finance for Biodiversity Pledge Global Standard on Responsible Corporate Climate Lobbying
  3. All other organisations
    4. Nature4Climate Race to Zero 5th P Handbook Influence Map Industry Associations
Impact

Non-state actors are taking action on nature 

    As of August 2024, Over 480 non-state actors (NSA), specifically businesses and financial institutions, have committed to at least one of the actions of the call to action. 

    In 2023, over 800 businesses and financial institutions were engaged in capacity building sessions on Nature Positive for Climate Action across Africa, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia Pacific. Organisations across different regions and sectors, including are at different stages of their nature positive journey – and we need everyone to get on board!

    Measuring Progress on the Nature Positive for Climate Action Call to Action.

    The Nature Positive for Climate Action is dedicated to driving progress by aggregating the number of businesses and financial institutions advancing each of the key nature-focused actions. 

    To ensure these key actions are tracked, Nature Positive for Climate Action relies on a blend of external datasets and strategic partnerships. In instances, where external partners are not evaluating specific actions, we turn to primary data sources such as corporate reports, press releases, annual disclosures, voluntary submissions to initiatives, and direct communications, including stakeholder updates and public commitments.

    When businesses or financial institutions demonstrate progress across multiple priorities, information is consolidated, eliminating any duplicates to provide a clear overview of the unique entities advancing the call to action. 

    Learn more here.

Nature and Climate Action

Resource Navigator for Companies and Financial Institutions

    The Nature and Climate Resource Navigator is a tool designed to guide businesses in managing and reporting on nature and climate issues. It aims to orient businesses within the landscape of various methodologies, frameworks, and disclosure instruments, enabling them to select tools relevant to their operations and stakeholders. This tool assists companies in fulfilling their nature-positive and net zero commitments, thereby contributing to a collective, sustainable future.

    View the Navigator.

Nature Positive for Climate Action - A Compendium of Case Studies

Read the report

    Nature Positive for Climate Action – A Compendium of Case Studies

Co-Convenors & Partners

Leadership stories

Championing nature-positive finance: 5 Financial Institutions prioritizing biodiversity

This International Day for Biological Diversity, Race to Zero members — Aviva Investors, Schroders and Robeco – demonstrate their commitment to paving the way for a net zero nature-positive future.

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Aviva’s biodiversity efforts continue with £38m pledge to restore lost UK rainforests

How Race to Zero member, Aviva, uses campaign criteria, the 5Ps, to support the transition to a low carbon economy and address deforestation and biodiversity loss.

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Schroders: Steering finance towards a net zero, nature-positive future

Discover how Race to Zero member, Schroders is aligning investments with nature, committing to net zero emissions, supporting biodiversity, and promoting sustainable practices in their investment decisions and operations.

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Storebrand: Creating deforestation-free investment portfolios

Storebrand Asset Management provide a comprehensive overview of their approach to tackling deforestation, from designing a policy to delivering real-world impact.

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Resources