Building Nature Strategies That Deliver

From Ambition to Implementation

Corporate nature commitments are no longer rare. A recent cross-industry study found that over 70% of corporations now actively report on biodiversity and nature-positive goals. Strategies have been announced, frameworks are being explored, and pilots are underway.

But beneath the surface, a widening gap between ambition and delivery is emerging.

Our new report, From Ambition to Implementation: Building Nature Strategies that Deliver, draws on insights from sustainability leaders gathered by Biodiversify and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, alongside ongoing reflections from our cross-sector Nature and Biodiversity Peer Group. It explores why nature strategies stall, and what it takes to move them forward.

What You’ll Learn

The report introduces a four-stage framework for moving from isolated commitment to institutional maturity.

Stage 1: Mapping the Terrain – How to begin identifying supply chain hotspots without waiting for perfect upstream visibility.

Stage 2: Breaking the Silos – How dependency framing, rather than purely environmental language, builds cross-functional ownership across procurement, finance, and risk.

Stage 3: Scaling from Pilots – How to design early trials with a clear pathway to scale, so they integrate into wider corporate systems rather than remaining isolated experiments.

Stage 4: Strategic Maturity – How institutional maturity develops incrementally, and what progress looks like at each phase of the journey.

Who This Guide Is For

This guide is designed for:

• Sustainability and ESG leaders
• Corporate nature and biodiversity strategy teams
• Professionals working at the intersection of nature, risk, and enterprise strategy

If you are working to move nature from commitments to implementation, this report offers practical insights grounded in real corporate experience.

About the Guide Series

This report is part of a Biodiversify guide series exploring how businesses can embed nature into enterprise strategy and move towards nature-positive outcomes.

Already published guides:

• Making the Business Case for Nature
• Beyond Carbon Tunnel Vision: Integrating Climate and Nature

The guide series has been made possible through the support of the Porticus Foundation.