Navigating Nature Tools: A Practical Guide to Choosing the Right Tool

Nature risk screening tools have never been more accessible. 

ENCORE, WWF Risk Filter Suite, Global Forest Watch, WRI Aqueduct and SBTN guidance have made it significantly easier for organisations to begin assessing their impacts and dependencies on nature. These tools have accelerated awareness across sectors and lowered the barrier to entry for nature-related risks assessments. 

But as organisations look to move beyond screening for potential nature-related impacts and dependencies to prioritising nature-related risks, implementing mitigation actions and allocating capital, they need a higher degree of precision and confidence in this analysis. 

This guide explores how to best use freely available screening tools, and explains where additional depth and precision may be useful for businesses.