Episode 14 - Benchmarking Nature Performance: Corporate Rankings and Progress in Asia Pacific

<p>In this episode of The Nature Pledge, we consider the power of corporate benchmarking in nudging us towards a nature positive economy. Benchmarking the biodiversity performance of large enterprises can help us understand progress and incentivize further action. And as importantly, corporate rankings and indexes can tell us a great deal about how further there is left to go in mitigating the drivers of biodiversity loss. </p><p>Recently, the World Benchmarking Alliance – or WBA – released its 2026 Nature Benchmark report. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, WBA’s 2026 assessment of the world&#39;s most influential companies produced some rather alarming results: Only 14% of companies in their overall survey reported on their nature impacts. Of these, the global average score for the quality of their nature reporting was a paltry 17.3 out of 100. </p><p>What accounts for these failing grades? And how do we shrink the vast distance between corporate reporting, action and the global biodiversity goals? </p><p>Listen in to our latest episode to find out!  </p><p></p>