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MetricNature-related assessment coverage in upstream and downstream value chains

Upstream and downstream value-chain operational locations assessed for nature-related impacts and dependencies

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Percentage of upstream and downstream value-chain operational locations assessed for nature-related impacts and dependencies during the reporting period.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Single value
Unit
percentage of locations — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
reporting period
Aggregation
Percentage of upstream and downstream operational locations assessed.
Pillar
Governance
Topic
Nature-related assessment coverage in upstream and downstream value chains
Controlled domain
Nature, biodiversity and land
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Operational locations in the organization's upstream and downstream value chain.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Adopting Disclosure

    TNFD LEAP approach

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    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    Version 1.1, October 2023
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Reuses Canonical Metric
    Mapping outcome
    Reused
    Source locator
    TNFD LEAP Approach v1.1, Annex 1, Table 28, PDF page 184, metric row 3
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    TNFD Recommendations

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    September 2023
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Disclosure
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    TNFD Recommendations, September 2023, Annex 2, p. 99, metric A25.2
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  • Adopting Disclosure

    TNFD Recommendations

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    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    September 2023
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 99, metric A25.2 | TNFD Recommendations, September 2023, Annex 2, p. 99, metric A25.2
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Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
percentage of locations — source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
reporting period

Unit meaning: Values use percentage of locations under the disclosed TNFD Recommendations method, period, location and reporting boundary.

Published dimensions

  • value-chain segment: upstream or downstream
  • assessment subject: nature-related impacts and dependencies
  • location

Calculation method

Formula information

Status
Specified
Formula type
Percentage

Formula

(Number of upstream and downstream operational locations assessed for nature-related impacts and dependencies / Total upstream and downstream operational locations in scope) × 100

Apply the source-defined TNFD Recommendations method only within the disclosed location, ecosystem and value-chain boundary. A25.2 specifies a directly reportable optional additional TNFD metric with a percentage value shape. It is not equivalent to the ESRS narrative value-chain disclosures in the shortlist.

Variables

SymbolVariableDefinitionUnit
L_assessedAssessed operational locationsNumber of upstream and downstream operational locations assessed for nature-related impacts and dependencies.locations
L_scopeOperational locations in scopeTotal upstream and downstream operational locations included in the reporting boundary.locations

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

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Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 27 August 2026

    Recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

    Publisher
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
    Edition
    September 2023
    Locator
    TNFD Recommendations, September 2023, Annex 2, p. 99, metric A25.2

    Supports: The official TNFD Recommendations source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “Upstream and downstream value-chain operational locations assessed for nature-related impacts and dependencies”.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, September 2023.

  • Define the operational-location population used as the denominator.
  • Describe the approach used to assess nature-related impacts and dependencies.
  • Disclose the upstream and downstream value-chain scope included and any exclusions.

Record-specific limitations

  • An assessment is a coverage indicator and does not quantify the magnitude or materiality of identified impacts or dependencies.
  • The source does not specify a universal assessment methodology, location denominator, or treatment of locations with incomplete information.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.