December 2013 – Over the last few years, progressive companies have significantly advanced their understanding of natural capital and the critical services provided by nature, including food, fibre and water provision through to clear air and climate regulation. But to go further, and embed this into day-to-day business processes and decision making, it is vital that these companies select the most informative metrics to manage their impacts and dependencies on these resources effectively.
This report has been created by the Natural Capital Leaders Platform to explain the importance of natural capital metrics, the key elements in choosing an informative set of metrics to monitor and CISL’s development of a practical, web-based tool to help companies think through their metrics selection decisions.
This report also highlights the value of context based metrics in decision-making processes.
