GIST Impact has teamed up with the Natural History Museum to bring the Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) into its suite of nature and biodiversity solutions, aiming to provide the most detailed global biodiversity insights for corporates to date.
The partnership combines GIST Impact’s extensive database on corporate operations and locations with the scientific authority of the Natural History Museum. It enables the delivery of site-specific ecosystem health insights for over 98% of global corporates and millions of private businesses. This data will sit alongside 120 complementary indicators tracking nature impacts and risks, creating a powerful tool for nature-related analysis.
The BII, created by researchers at the Natural History Museum, is regarded as the leading scientific measure of ecosystem health. It captures how biodiversity across terrestrial ecosystems is influenced by human activities, including land use changes and intensification, and can model future scenarios with rigour.
For GIST Impact’s clients, the integration of the BII means they can better pinpoint and evaluate nature-related risks, dependencies and opportunities within their portfolios. This move aligns with a growing market need for decision-useful nature data, as regulators and investors increase demands under frameworks like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), and the Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF).
GIST Impact CEO Pavan Sukhdev said, “Nature-related risks are translating into material financial impacts, because the entire global economy depends, at some level, on the goods and services provided by nature. The integration of BII enhances our ability to deliver location-specific, scientifically credible nature data and insights at scale, helping investors better understand and manage these risks.
“We are honoured to work with the Natural History Museum to expand access to the most rigorous measure of biodiversity change globally, and equip decision-makers with the data they need to more accurately measure and value natural capital.”
Natural History Museum director Dr Doug Gurr commented, “Given the scale of the biodiversity crisis we face today, it’s critical that we support investors in better understanding, measuring, and reducing their impacts on nature. We’re thrilled to be working with GIST Impact, who are helping to shape best practice on nature-based metrics in collaboration with some of the world’s leading asset owners and managers.
“Their expertise and global reach make them a natural fit to ensure the Biodiversity Intactness Index informs the decisions that shape how nature is protected and restored.”
The collaboration aims to equip the financial sector and corporates with credible, granular data to integrate nature into decision-making.
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