Action

Overview

In Alignment, the focus was how to build a clear and compelling business case to gain internal buy-in for nature-related action. Leadership buy-in is essential.

Taking action on nature is not linear or a one-time task – it’s a continuous process of improvement to embed nature into business decision making – creating a resilient business that operates sustainably. 

The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Risk Report(Opens in a new tab/window) shows the 4 most severe global risks over the next decade are environmental risks, with biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse being rated as the second highest risk. There has never been a more critical time for business to act on nature. 

This stage uses four high-level actions that businesses will revisit as its nature-related action evolves – Assess, Commit, Transform and Disclose. 

These actions align with the ACT-D: High-level Business Actions on Nature(Opens in a new tab/window) framework – developed by global organisations including:

• Capitals Coalition
• Business for Nature
• Science-Based Targets Network
• Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• World Economic Forum
• World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Four high-level actions on nature

1. Assess 

Understand how the business interacts with nature – both directly and indirectly.

Collaborate internally and across the business's value chain to identify the most material impacts and dependencies with nature.

2. Commit 

Set science-based, measurable, timely targets for nature.

Develop a nature strategy.

3. Transform

Change business practices to avoid, mitigate, reduce and offset impacts on nature, and to consider regenerative practices to restore nature. 

4. Disclose

Disclose nature-related reporting to support accountable, transparent and comparable business practices. This supports investors to make informed decisions that increase the financial flows to activities that contribute to global nature goals.