The seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is taking place from October 19–30 in Yerevan, Armenia. COP17 Armenia “brings the world together for a shared purpose: to act for nature and the well-being of communities and future generations.”

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) will be participating in COP17, demonstrating the growing momentum around the leading target-setting approach for corporate action on nature.

Spotlighting Science-Based Targets for Nature 2.0 

Science-Based Targets for Nature 2.0 – the next phase in SBTN’s corporate methods and guidance – will be released ahead of COP17 on October 13, 2026. 

In Armenia, SBTN will put Science-Based Targets for Nature 2.0 in the spotlight – showing how it gives companies more ways to begin and progress, offering broader target coverage, more practical guidance, and a more stable basis for long-term implementation.

We’ll also continue to build on the momentum shared ahead of Climate Week NYC, with a new wave of companies sharing their credible progress on science-based targets – and the business benefits they’re seeing from the journey.

Connect with SBTN at COP17

Wondering where you can find us during the week? Find a summary of the events we’re collaborating on or speaking at below. We’ll update this page regularly as additional events are confirmed.

Event Schedule

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Thursday October 22

Final Consensus State of Nature Indicators & Metrics: Ready for use

🕜15:00-16:00 
📍Nature Positive Pavilion, Main Room
🏠Nature Positive Initiative

These sessions will present the newly launched consensus State of Nature Indicators and Metrics Framework. There will be a discussion of the final Framework with insights from organizations already embedding the metrics. The session will close with clear calls to action from the wider nature community and an audience Q&A with the panel. Find out more about the Nature Positive Pavilion events here.

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Friday October 23

How to incorporate nature into corporate strategy, target setting and transition planning

🕜14:30-15:30 
📍TNFD Hive
🏠Hosts: Business for Nature, SBTN, TNFD

As expectations for market business action for nature continue to grow, companies are increasingly looking for practical ways to embed nature into core business decision-making. Drawing on complementary work from TNFD, SBTN, Business for Nature and other initiatives, this session will explore how organizations can integrate nature into corporate strategy, set credible science-based targets and incorporate nature into transition planning. Drawing on practical examples and lessons learned, speakers will share insights on challenges, opportunities and effective approaches to translating nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities into meaningful business action and long-term value creation. Learn more about events at the TNFD Hive here. 

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Sunday October 25

From Assessment to Ambitious Action: Delivering Against the Nature-Positive Transition

🕜9:30-10:30 
📍Nature Positive Pavilion
🏠CDP

Businesses, financial institutions, and governments increasingly recognize nature as a strategic issue for risk management and long-term value creation. Now, the challenge is turning assessment into ambition and implementation. This session will explore how nature can be embedded into transition planning, how science-based targets for nature can help drive action, and how finance can support corporate progress. Through expert insights, a fireside discussion, and audience Q&A, participants will explore practical pathways and for accelerating nature-positive transitions. 

This event will mark the launch of SBTN’s Finance Sector Engagement Program in collaboration with WWF and CDP. Find out more about the Nature Positive Pavilion events here.

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The Interoperability of Standards, Measurement and Guidance Frameworks for Nature Positive Outcomes 

🕜 16:30-17:30
📍Nature Positive Pavilion 
🏠Nature Positive Initiative 

This session will feature leading corporate reporting frameworks and standards sharing insights on how the State of Nature Indicators and Metrics are being embedded in their approaches, demonstrating the critical need for interoperability across the nature measurement space. It will provide a broad perspective of how the reporting landscape is shifting to fill the gap on state of nature in impact, dependency, risk and opportunity disclosures, as well as giving the latest updates from individual frameworks and standards on what this will look like in practice. Find out more about the Nature Positive Pavilion events here.

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Monday October 26

Final Consensus State of Nature Indicators & Metrics: Ready for use (Session 2)

🕜 10:30-11:30
📍Nature Positive Pavilion, Main Room
🏠Nature Positive Initiative

These sessions will present the newly launched consensus State of Nature Indicators and Metrics Framework. There will be a discussion of the final Framework with insights from organizations already embedding the metrics. The session will close with clear calls to action from the wider nature community and an audience Q&A with the panel. Find out more about the Nature Positive Pavilion events here.

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Tuesday October 27

New Aligned Guidance: Embedding Nature into Corporate Action

🕜 12:00-1:00
📍Nature Positive Pavilion
🏠 NPI–TNFD–SBTN joint session on aligned corporate nature guidance

Corporate approaches to nature are taking an important step toward greater alignment. Join SBTN, TNFD and NPI at COP17 to explore how their newly released guidance connects across assessment, measurement, disclosure, target-setting and action — and what this means in practice for businesses and financial institutions seeking to embed nature more consistently into strategy and decision-making. The session will examine how stronger alignment between TNFD and SBTN, alongside NPI’s common state-of-nature measurement foundation, can help reduce duplication and support more coherent corporate action on nature.

Addressing Land Use and Land-Use Change: Bridging Corporate Practice and Science-Based Approaches

🕜16:45–17:45
📍COP17 Green Zone
🏠Entreprises pour l’Environnement (EPE), WBCSD, SBTN

Land-use and land-use change are among the main drivers of biodiversity loss globally and sit at the intersection of the three Rio Conventions. As governments prepare for CBD COP17, UNCCD COP17 and UNFCCC COP31, land-related issues are increasingly emerging as a common priority across biodiversity, climate, land degradation and sustainable finance agendas. Companies and financial institutions are already taking action through a wide range of approaches, including sustainable sourcing, regenerative agriculture, ecosystem restoration, territorial partnerships, nature-based solutions, sustainable infrastructure planning and urban regeneration. However, significant challenges remain regarding prioritization, implementation, measurement, governance, financing, and scaling. This roundtable will explore how science-based approaches, landscape initiatives, and practical business experience can help accelerate action on land use and land-use change. Read more about COP17 green zone events here.