SUPPORTING THE TNFD LEAP FRAMEWORK

From early screening to detailed analysis

Meets the primary criteria for metrics used in the LEAP process*

EI uses a common indicator (production of benefit relative to reference performance and change in production from baseline) across all services.

Select a range of relevant indicators

EI quantifies change in production using a relative measure, but where appropriate also provides an absolute metric. The outputs provide information on the rate of change, intensity/efficiency and prevalence; and level of ecosystem service production. EI can be used in conjunction with LCA tools and interoperability is currently being facilitated with LCA providers.

Use a set of metrics

EI automatically assesses a broad suite of ecosystem services, ensuring alignment with materiality determinations. Additionally, EI’s serviceshed mapping can be used to identify potential stakeholder issues that could drive materiality.

Consider materiality

EI provides serviceshed mapping to help users understand context, as well as indirect and cumulative relationships. EI modules can be applied at any scale desired by the user.

Consider scalability

EI captures ecosystem performance and ecosystem service production associated with terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric realms. Ocean-based services will be added to the platform in 2025.

Cover TNFD’s four realms of nature

EI provides user with both state of nature and rate of change metrics. In addition to modeling “what-if” scenarios, EI can be used to make comparisons of the current ecosystem condition to baseline and reference states. EI automatically generates a reference condition for each biome and can be used for long-term monitoring and 3rd-party verification.

Baseline and reference states

EI was developed with the specific intent of measuring nature from a systems perspective. Interconnectedness is fundamental to the analysis and quantification approach.

Consider interconnectedness

* Criteria taken from: Illustrative assessment metrics and criteria for user selection for impact and dependency analysis, Version v0.4 Beta Release, March 2023

Support across your LEAP journey

EI Platform features mapped to the TNFD LEAP framework

Locate

Evaluate

E1

Quantify ecosystem services on your exact footprint to support the need to map direct assets and operations.

L1

Biome data and ecosystem integrity of a site are automatically identified when users select their location so you can understand how your footprint interfaces with nature.

L2

Identify ecosystem context factors relevant to potential business risk to help you prioritize locations.

L3

E4

Measure the impacts and dependencies across a broad suite of ecosystem services including climate, air quality, water, biodiversity, soil, and social factors.

E2

E3

Assess

A risk assessment module that summarizes potential areas of low, moderate, or high risk.

A1

A3

Review context-based materiality surrounding each location and use serviceshed mapping to identify effects to stakeholders from changes to ecosystem service production that may be material.

A4

Create a visual heat map of each location to identify locations in need of risk mitigation and management.

Prepare

Built-in targets around reference site performance can be used to set desired goals and track and verify progress.

P2

A variety of exportable output formats – including bar charts, heat maps, serviceshed maps, and tables – can be used to prepare reports and presentations. Users can monitor and 3rd parties can verify outcomes over time for reporting/compliance — with automated reporting for TNFD planned for early 2024.

P3

P4

Alignment of EI Platform biomes and TNFD biomes

The following outlines the correspondence between TNFD biomes (from IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0) and EI Platform biomes (from RESOLVE Ecoregions and Biomes 2017).

TNFD Terrestrial Biomes

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

    Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests

    Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests**

    Mangroves**

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

    Temperate Coniferous Forests

    Boreal Forests/Taiga

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands**

    Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

    Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

    Tundra**

    Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

    Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands**

    Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

    Flooded Grasslands and Savannas**

    Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

    Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Boreal Forests/Taiga

    Tundra**

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

    Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests

    Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests**

    Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

    Temperate Coniferous Forests

    Boreal Forests/Taiga

    Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands**

    Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

    Flooded Grasslands and Savannas**

    Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

    Tundra**

    Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

    Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

    Mangroves**

TNFD Marine-Terrestrial Biomes

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Shorelines**

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Supralittoral Coastline**

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Anthropogenic Shorelines**

TNFD Marine Biomes

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Marine Shelf**

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Pelagic Ocean Waters**

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Deep Sea Floors**

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Anthropogenic Marine**

TNFD Freshwater-Marine Biomes

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Semi-Confined Transitional Waters**

TNFD Terrestrial-Freshwater-Marine Biomes

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Brackish Tidal**

TNFD Freshwater Biomes

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Large River Deltas

    Polar Freshwaters

    Montane Freshwaters

    Temperate Coastal Rivers

    Temperate Floodplain Rivers and Wetlands

    Temperate Upland Rivers

    Tropical and Subtropical Coastal Rivers

    Tropical and Subtropical Floodplain Rivers and Wetlands

    Tropical and Subtropical Upland Rivers

    Xeric Freshwaters and Endorheic Basins

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Large Lakes

    Polar Freshwaters

    Montane Freshwaters

    Xeric Freshwaters and Endorheic Basins

    Oceanic Islands

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Montane Freshwaters

    Temperate Floodplain Rivers and Wetlands

    Tropical and Subtropical Floodplain Rivers and Wetlands

    Xeric Freshwaters and Endorheic Basins

    Oceanic Islands

TNFD Terrestrial-Freshwater Biomes

  • Corresponding EI Platform biomes:

    Polar Freshwaters

    Montane Freshwaters

    Temperate Floodplain Rivers and Wetlands

    Tropical and Subtropical Floodplain Rivers and Wetlands

    Xeric Freshwaters and Endorheic Basins

    Oceanic Islands

The EI Platform biomes encompass the extensive selection of TNFD biomes (ICUN Global Ecosystem Topology 2.0) mentioned above, with the exception of Subterranean Biomes.

** Coming Soon