Corporate Natural Capital Account

A Corporate Natural Capital Account is a financial record that companies create to measure and value their impact on the environment’s natural resources—such as water, biodiversity, and air quality. It helps businesses understand how their operations depend on, and affect, ecosystems, enabling more informed decision-making. By quantifying natural assets and their services, companies can identify environmental risks, improve sustainability, and demonstrate environmental responsibility to stakeholders. Essentially, it is a way for businesses to account for their reliance on nature, much like how they track financial assets, ensuring environmental considerations are integrated into corporate strategy.