Resources

Here you will find the latest guidance from the Science Based Targets Network for companies to take ambitious and measurable action for nature.

Onboarding support for companies

Corporate Engagement Program – Information on joining our Corporate Engagement Program

Overview – Overview of onboarding materials and resources to get companies ready
Corporate insights – Find out how companies are preparing to set science-based targets for nature
Overview of science-based targets for nature – Interactive overview of science-based targets for nature for sharing
Initial Guidance for Business (2020) – Foundational framework and key concepts for setting science-based targets for nature
Data needs table – Resource to readily identify step-by-step data needs for companies

Guide for Readers – Steps 1-3 technical guidance overview
Stakeholder Engagement Guidance – Local stakeholder engagement guidance to assist companies in target setting (beta)
SBTN Glossary – Glossary of terms used in Steps 1-3
Biodiversity overview – Short paper summarizing the coverage of biodiversity within the first science-based targets for nature and next steps
Data needs table – Resource to readily identify step-by-step data needs for companies
Data and tool criteria – General resource informing the rationale for selected data and tools for target-setting
Corporate water stewardship and science-based targets for freshwater – Corporate water stewardship and science-based targets for freshwater

Overview – Introduction to Step 1: Assess
Technical Guidance – Technical content to complete Step 1: Assess
Step 1 Toolbox – Tools to support companies in completing Step 1
Materiality Screening Tool – Tool to aid in initial corporate sector-level screening of environmental impacts
High Impact Commodity List – A list of most common environmental impacts associated with the production of major commodities

Overview – Introduction to Step 3: Set & Disclose Targets
Freshwater Technical Guidance – Technical content to complete Step 3: Set freshwater targets
Freshwater FAQs – Technical FAQs for Step 3: Set freshwater targets
Land Technical Guidance – Technical content to complete Step 3: Set land targets (beta)
Land Technical Guidance – Supplement
Land FAQs – Technical FAQs for Step 3: Set land targets
Natural Lands Map Document – Technical document relating to the natural lands map
Natural Lands Map – Identifies natural lands across the world to support no conversion of natural ecosystems target-setting
Biodiversity Paper – Short paper summarizing the coverage of biodiversity within the first science-based targets for nature and next steps
Climate targets (via SBTi) – Guidance to set science-based emissions reduction targets through Science Based Targets initiative
Target validation – Submitting your targets for validation

Overview – Introduction to Step 4: Act
Response options – Potential response options, or actions, companies could take in support of freshwater and land target implementation

Science-based climate targets: A guide for cities – This new guide supports cities worldwide to develop science-based climate targets and provides guidance on updating existing targets.

Guía de inicio de Empresas – Descarga la guía – español
Guide préliminaire à destination des entreprises – Télécharger le guide – français
Guia Inicial para Empresas – Baixe o guia – português
初步指南 – 下载指南 – 普通话
企業のための初期ガイダンス – ガイドをダウンロード – 日本語

Joint target-setting guidance – Co-authored guidance on target-setting highlighting alignment for companies