The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has showed its support for the use of cross-reference tables in corporate reporting to help minimise report preparer costs, avoid duplicative reporting and make information easier and more efficient for report users to find. TNFD, alongside other sustainability standard bodies, will continue to work together to further align their commitments as the global sustainability reporting landscape on nature-related issues continues to evolve.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published final sector guidance for four additional industries, bringing the total number of sectors for which the TNFD provides guidance to 13. The newly added sectors include apparel, textiles and footwear; beverages; construction materials; and engineering, construction and real estate. Additionally, the TNFD has issued draft guidance for three more sectors: fishing; marine transportation and cruise lines; and water utilities and services, which is open for consultation until 4 April 2025 via the TNFD website. Based on the feedback received, the TNFD intends to publish the final sector guidance for these sectors in June 2025. The sector guidance complements the TNFD's core recommendations and its 'locate, evaluate, assess and prepare (LEAP)' assessment approach, providing sector-specific considerations for assessing nature-related issues and recommending disclosure metrics for companies reporting in line with the TNFD's recommendations.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched two new capacity-building tools to address market demand for upskilling in nature-related issues. These tools, the Learning Lab and Trainer Portal, are designed to equip businesses and financial professionals with the knowledge and resources needed to understand, identify, assess, report, and act on nature-related issues. The Learning Lab is a self-guided platform for professionals, offering nine modules that cover all aspects of the TNFD’s recommendations and guidance. The Trainer Portal provides a collection of 'white label' training materials for in-house teams and third-party providers, developed in collaboration with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched a consultation on draft sector guidance for organisations in the technology and communications sector. The draft guidance is intended to supplement the TNFD recommendations published in 2023 and the TNFD’s Guidance on assessing nature-related issues, known as the LEAP approach (Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare). It applies to the following industries: (1) electronic manufacturing services and original design manufacturing (TC-ES); (2) hardware (TC-HW); (3) internet media and services (TC-IM); (4) semiconductors (TC-SC); (5) software and IT services (TC-SI); and (6) telecommunication services (TC-TL). The consultation closes on 10 April 2026.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published a discussion paper examining how financial institutions can assess and disclose nature-related dependencies and impacts in their portfolios. The paper outlines the practical challenges financial institutions face in evaluating nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities (DIROs) associated with their clients and portfolio companies. These challenges include data limitations, difficulties in attributing impacts, and inconsistencies in methodologies.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) will unveil recommendations at COP30 to improve market access to decision-useful nature data, following a series of consultations and pilot tests from June to October 2025. This phase aims to refine nature-data principles, set quality standards for corporate reporting, target setting, and transition planning, and identify critical data gaps for a proposed Nature Data Public Facility (NDPF). Concurrently, TNFD is launching a Grand Challenge—led by Conservation X Labs and supported by UNDP and the German Government’s International Climate Initiative—to foster technology-driven solutions that help SMEs assess their nature-related risks and impacts. These efforts build on previous initiatives, including a COP16 discussion paper and a workshop at Kew Gardens, supported by a global network of partners and aligned with international sustainability standards.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its 2025 Status Report, reviewing two years of progress since the publication of its guidance and recommendations in 2023. The report reveals that 620 organisations across 50 countries, representing US$20trn in assets under management, have committed to adopting TNFD-aligned reporting. Drawing on data from Bloomberg, CDP, and other partners covering over 16,000 companies, the analysis shows that over 500 first- and second generation TNFD reports have now been published. Key findings include: (1) 78% of reporting companies have integrated climate and nature disclosures; (2) 77% of investors expressed interest in specific nature-related standards building on the TNFD framework; and (3) 64% of surveyed entities consider nature-related issues to be equally or more significant than climate-related issues.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published and updated a number of guidance documents, including its first set of ‘Additional Sector Guidance’ covering aquaculture, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, electric utilities and power generators, food and agriculture, forestry and paper, metals and mining as well as oil and gas. The TNFD has also published ‘Additional Guidance for Financial Institutions’ which aims to assist banks, re/insurance companies, asset managers and owners, as well as development finance institutions in applying the TNFD’s recommended disclosures. The TNFD's ‘Additional Guidance on value chains’ outlines how organisations can approach both upstream and downstream value chain analysis.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published guidance for Chief Legal Officers and Offices of the General Counsel (OGC), Asking Better Questions on Nature: For Chief Legal Officers, which sets out 13 questions to help legal teams identify, assess and manage nature-related legal risks and opportunities. The guide is intended to support the integration of nature-related issues into legal risk management, governance, compliance programmes and strategic transactions, and includes case studies and practical examples from legal counsel globally. It encourages legal teams to strengthen board accountability, embed nature-related considerations into internal controls and compliance frameworks, assess legal exposure arising from inaccurate or incomplete sustainability disclosures, and ensure nature-related commitments are reflected in contracts, procurement and supply chain arrangements.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published guidance for the fishing and marine transportation and cruise lines sectors, alongside a discussion paper on ocean measurement metrics. The guidance provides frameworks for assessing nature-related dependencies, impacts and risks, incorporating existing industry certifications such as the Marine Stewardship Council standards. TNFD also launched a consultation survey on ocean-related measurement, running until 1 October 2025, aimed at strengthening metrics for corporate and financial institution reporting. The materials build on TNFD's September 2023 recommendations and align with global sustainability reporting standards.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has issued eight recommendations designed to enhance the accessibility and quality of nature-related data for market participants. Among these is a blueprint for establishing a Nature Data Public Facility. Developed over four years of research and pilot testing, the recommendations outline new data principles, metadata standards, harmonised licensing frameworks, and the creation of a Nature Data Trust as a new international institution.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published updates to its recommendations and version 2.0 of its Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare (LEAP) approach. The updated recommendations incorporate new guidance on environmental crime and final disclosure indicators and metrics relating to invasive alien species and the state of nature, completing the TNFD metrics architecture. LEAP version 2.0 includes updated guidance on areas including the measurement of the state of nature and invasive alien species, nature-related risks and opportunities, environmental crime, transition planning and assessments for financial institutions’ portfolios. The TNFD has now completed its assessment and disclosure-related guidance development work programme, with no further updates planned, and will focus on supporting nature-related standard-setting and market capacity building.