The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) today released two new capacity-building tools to help individuals, organizations and trainers understand key concepts related to nature and business, and to help them identify, assess, report and act on their nature-related issues.
Available from the Knowledge Hub on the TNFD website are a Learning Lab, for interested individuals to access directly for their own self-guided, self-paced knowledge and skill building, and Trainer Portal, a suite of materials for use by training and education service providers.
“Across sectors and geographies, business and finance leaders increasingly realise that the resilience of their business and investment returns depends, in part, on the resilience of nature,” said Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the TNFD. “The release of these learning tools on the TNFD website today is further evidence of the Taskforce’s commitment to equipping market participants with accessible, practical guidance as they look to build the confidence and capacity for their organisation to take concrete action.”
More than 1,700 organizations are now members of the TNFD Forum, with 20 national or regional Consultation Groups established around the world and over 520 TNFD Adopters. TNFD’s guidance documents have been downloaded over 300,000 times in the last 12 months.
These two new open-access capacity-building platforms organize and curate TNFD’s content, as well as related content from TNFD Knowledge Partners and other leading institutions, to help market participants access high-quality learning and education materials to build their nature capabilities across a range of roles, sectors and regions.
The Learning Lab provides nine modules covering all aspects of the TNFD recommendations, featuring videos, case studies, webinars and interactive content. Users can create an online profile enabling them to track their progress through the content over time and new materials will be added as they are released in the coming months.
The Trainer Portal has been designed to provide in-house training teams and third-party training providers–from academic institutions to certified professional training providers and consultants–with a suite of high-quality ‘white label’ training materials covering the TNFD recommendations and guidance for incorporation into their branded sustainability training programs or delivery of bespoke TNFD training modules.
Developed by the TNFD in collaboration with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), the materials consist of presentation decks, teaching guides and break-out group exercises and provide both a level of consistency and customization to allow trainers to tailor the use of these materials to different audiences, regions and sectors subject to a responsible use policy.
The Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSEI) will also support listed companies and financial institutions in adopting and implementing the TNFD recommendations. Building on its success with TCFD, SSEI will deliver a series of training programs, using the TNFD’s training materials, for listed companies on stock exchanges–in both developed and emerging markets–to raise awareness among both exchanges and issuers at a country level.
“The launch of these new resources will help more corporates to navigate the complexities tied to nature-related reporting and action,” said Thomas Maddox, Director of Nature, CDP: “While disclosure on nature through CDP increased significantly in 2024, it still lags far behind climate, leaving companies exposed to significant risks and blind to opportunities. The TNFD framework, alongside the Trainer Portal and Learning Lab, will be crucial in providing guidance and consistency, and unlocking the Earth-positive action the planet and economy need.”
