TNFD Recommendations
The TNFD's voluntary framework for companies and financial institutions to identify, assess, manage and disclose nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities: six general requirements, 14 recommended disclosures under the governance, strategy, risk and impact management, and metrics and targets pillars (the 11 TCFD disclosures recast for nature plus human rights and engagement, priority locations and value chain assessment), comply-or-explain core global metrics, and the LEAP assessment approach. Built from the complete September 2023 text and LEAP guidance v1.1.
TNFD Recommendations is a compliance framework from International (voluntary market framework; referenced by jurisdictions and stock exchanges) with 7 domains and 54 controls that map to 9 other frameworks. The largest domains are Annex 1: Core global disclosure metrics – TNFD Recommendations (17 controls), The LEAP approach (additional guidance) – TNFD Recommendations (17 controls), General requirements – TNFD Recommendations (6 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (7)
Annex 1: Core global disclosure metrics – TNFD Recommendations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| tnfd-recommendations::C-GHG | Core metric: GHG emissions (climate change driver) |
| tnfd-recommendations::C1.0 | Core metric C1.0: Total spatial footprint |
| tnfd-recommendations::C1.1 | Core metric C1.1: Extent of land, freshwater and ocean-use change |
| tnfd-recommendations::C2.0 | Core metric C2.0: Pollutants released to soil by type |
| tnfd-recommendations::C2.1 | Core metric C2.1: Wastewater discharged |
| tnfd-recommendations::C2.2 | Core metric C2.2: Waste generation and disposal |
| tnfd-recommendations::C2.3 | Core metric C2.3: Plastic pollution |
| tnfd-recommendations::C2.4 | Core metric C2.4: Non-GHG air pollutants |
| tnfd-recommendations::C3.0 | Core metric C3.0: Water withdrawal and consumption from areas of water scarcity |
| tnfd-recommendations::C3.1 | Core metric C3.1: Quantity of high-risk natural commodities sourced from land, ocean and freshwater |
| tnfd-recommendations::C4.0 | Core metric C4.0 (provisional indicator): Measures against unintentional introduction of invasive alien species |
| tnfd-recommendations::C5.0 | Core metric C5.0 (provisional indicator): State of nature (ecosystem condition and species extinction risk) |
| tnfd-recommendations::C7.0 | Core metric C7.0: Value vulnerable to nature-related transition risks |
| tnfd-recommendations::C7.1 | Core metric C7.1: Value vulnerable to nature-related physical risks |
| tnfd-recommendations::C7.2 | Core metric C7.2: Fines, penalties and litigation due to negative nature-related impacts |
| tnfd-recommendations::C7.3 | Core metric C7.3: Capital deployed towards nature-related opportunities |
| tnfd-recommendations::C7.4 | Core metric C7.4: Revenue from products and services with demonstrable positive impacts on nature |
General requirements – TNFD Recommendations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| tnfd-recommendations::GR1 | General requirement 1: Application of materiality |
| tnfd-recommendations::GR2 | General requirement 2: Scope of disclosures |
| tnfd-recommendations::GR3 | General requirement 3: Location of nature-related issues |
| tnfd-recommendations::GR4 | General requirement 4: Integration with other sustainability-related disclosures |
| tnfd-recommendations::GR5 | General requirement 5: Time horizons |
| tnfd-recommendations::GR6 | General requirement 6: Engagement with Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and affected stakeholders |
Governance – TNFD Recommendations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| tnfd-recommendations::GOV-A | Governance A: Board oversight of nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities |
| tnfd-recommendations::GOV-B | Governance B: Management's role in assessing and managing nature-related issues |
| tnfd-recommendations::GOV-C | Governance C: Human rights policies and engagement with Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, affected and other stakeholders |
Metrics and targets – TNFD Recommendations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| tnfd-recommendations::MT-A | Metrics and targets A: Metrics used to assess and manage material nature-related risks and opportunities |
| tnfd-recommendations::MT-B | Metrics and targets B: Metrics used to assess and manage dependencies and impacts on nature |
| tnfd-recommendations::MT-C | Metrics and targets C: Targets and goals and performance against them |
Risk and impact management – TNFD Recommendations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| tnfd-recommendations::RIM-A-i | Risk and impact management A(i): Processes for identifying, assessing and prioritising nature-related issues in direct operations |
| tnfd-recommendations::RIM-A-ii | Risk and impact management A(ii): Processes for identifying, assessing and prioritising nature-related issues in upstream and downstream value chains |
| tnfd-recommendations::RIM-B | Risk and impact management B: Processes for managing nature-related issues |
| tnfd-recommendations::RIM-C | Risk and impact management C: Integration into overall risk management |
Strategy – TNFD Recommendations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| tnfd-recommendations::STR-A | Strategy A: Nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities identified over the short, medium and long term |
| tnfd-recommendations::STR-B | Strategy B: Effect on business model, value chain, strategy and financial planning, and any transition plans |
| tnfd-recommendations::STR-C | Strategy C: Resilience of strategy to nature-related risks and opportunities, taking into consideration different scenarios |
| tnfd-recommendations::STR-D | Strategy D: Locations of assets and activities that meet the criteria for priority locations |
The LEAP approach (additional guidance) – TNFD Recommendations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-A1 | A1 Risk and opportunity identification |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-A2 | A2 Adjustment of existing risk mitigation and risk and opportunity management |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-A3 | A3 Risk and opportunity measurement and prioritisation |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-A4 | A4 Risk and opportunity materiality assessment |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-E1 | E1 Identification of environmental assets, ecosystem services and impact drivers |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-E2 | E2 Identification of dependencies and impacts |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-E3 | E3 Dependency and impact measurement |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-E4 | E4 Impact materiality assessment |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-L1 | L1 Span of the business model and value chain |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-L2 | L2 Dependency and impact screening |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-L3 | L3 Interface with nature |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-L4 | L4 Interface with sensitive locations |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-P1 | P1 Strategy and resource allocation plans |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-P2 | P2 Target setting and performance management |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-P3 | P3 Reporting |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-P4 | P4 Presentation |
| tnfd-recommendations::LEAP-Scoping | LEAP Scoping: working hypothesis and alignment on goals and resourcing |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with TNFD Recommendations, you already cover:
TCFD Recommendations
18%
15 controls mapped
Compare →ESRS (revised 2026)
6%
5 controls mapped
Compare →UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
1%
1 controls mapped
Compare →+ 6 more: ISO 26000:2010 (1%), ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement (1%)
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is TNFD Recommendations and who does it apply to?
TNFD Recommendations is a compliance framework from International (voluntary market framework; referenced by jurisdictions and stock exchanges) with 7 domains and 54 controls. The TNFD's voluntary framework for companies and financial institutions to identify, assess, manage and disclose nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities: six general requirements, 14 recommended disclosures under the governance, strategy, risk and impact management, and metrics and targets pillars (the 11 TCFD disclosures recast for nature plus human rights and engagement, priority locations and value chain assessment), comply-or-explain core global metrics, and the LEAP assessment approach. Built from the complete September 2023 text and LEAP guidance v1.1. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does TNFD Recommendations actually require?
TNFD Recommendations has 54 controls organised across 7 domains. The largest domains are Annex 1: Core global disclosure metrics – TNFD Recommendations (17 controls), The LEAP approach (additional guidance) – TNFD Recommendations (17 controls), General requirements – TNFD Recommendations (6 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of TNFD Recommendations do I already cover?
TNFD Recommendations maps to 9 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are TCFD Recommendations (18% coverage), ESRS (revised 2026) (6% coverage), UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI (1% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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