What is it?
Meta-framework issued or operated by NPI partnership (WBCSD, IUCN, TNFD, WEF et al.).
Regulatory recognitionCurates the shared definition of 'nature positive'; guardrail against loose use
Standards & schemes · Meta-framework
Nature Positive Initiative
NPI partnership (WBCSD, IUCN, TNFD, WEF et al.)
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 24 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- All sectors (nature / biodiversity)
- Scope
- Company claim
What does it require?
Custodian of the Global Goal for Nature (halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, full recovery by 2050) and of common definitions, metrics and integrity guidance for 'nature positive' claims; State of Nature Metrics completed final consultation March 2026, final set expected 2026.
What it does not demonstrateThe framework provides principles or alignment guidance; it does not by itself certify performance or establish legal compliance.
How is conformity assessed?
Alignment and common-definition body; no certification
Grievance mechanism—
Who makes the decision?
NPI partnership (WBCSD, IUCN, TNFD, WEF et al.)
Assurance arrangementAlignment and common-definition body; no certification
Chain of custody
Not specified in this profile
ISEAL membership—
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
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Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
No reviewed dictionary cross-link is published.
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 24 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.