Regional Initiatives

SBTN collaborates with regional partners around the world to accelerate credible corporate action on nature. Partner-led regional initiatives build local capacity, support peer learning, and provide regional insights to inform SBTN’s global action.

SBTN Regional Accelerators are structured, cohort-based programs designed to fast-track companies through the science-based target-setting journey for nature. They offer a high-touch, time-bound environment for companies to move through a standardized, methodologically aligned curriculum.

Led by expert regional partners, Accelerators equip companies with the data, tools, and technical support needed to prepare for independent validation throughout the journey toward science-based targets for nature.

Why Regional Accelerators Matter for Companies

Setting science-based targets for nature is a rigorous process. Accelerators help companies move forward with confidence by providing a clear, guided pathway to validation.

• Regional Context & Expertise: Access localized insights and guidance translated to specific geographic and regulatory landscapes.
• Structured Progress: Stay on track with defined milestones, homework exercises, and progress tracking while preparing for validation.
• Technical Support: Benefit from facilitated learning sessions, technical Q&A, and office hours with experts to resolve data and methodological hurdles in real-time.
• Peer Learning: Join a cohort of forward-thinking companies to share challenges, exchange best practices, and build collective momentum with regional peers.
• Validation Readiness: Ensure outputs are methodologically aligned and ready for submission, reducing the risk of revision and accelerating the path to impact.

Beyond the structured accelerator programs, SBTN also supports some more general regional initiatives. These are flexible, partner-led collaborations that focus on ecosystem building, awareness raising, and early-stage engagement. These hubs for local capacity building and knowledge sharing are often the starting point for a region’s journey toward nature-positive action, helping stakeholders align with SBTN methods and prepare for future structured target-setting programs.

Interested in getting involved in local learning and action for nature? 

• Connect with an existing initiative or accelerator. Interested in contributing to a regional initiative? Use the pages in the sections above to learn more. 
• Join the SBTN Corporate Engagement Program. Companies, consultants, financial institutions, and industry coalitions are invited to help shape and apply SBTN’s methods through the Corporate Engagement Program. This is your first step toward working with SBTN. Learn more or reach out to corporate-engagement@sciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org
• Start an initiative or accelerator. Interested in building awareness and early-stage engagement or launching a structured, cohort-based program in your region? Click here to explore starting a new initiative.

SBTN’s regional presence is constantly evolving. This section highlights completed or paused initiatives that have successfully laid the groundwork for nature-positive action in their respective regions. While these specific programs have concluded their current terms, the resources, networks, and insights generated continue to inform SBTN’s global framework.