New Framework by NorthPeak Advisory Takes Biodiversity Science and Emissions Technology from the Lab to the Boardroom

January 8, 2025 – NorthPeak Advisory (“NPA”) has announced the launch of a transformative new framework designed to bridge the gap between biodiversity science and corporate decision-making, empowering investors and businesses of every size and sector to accurately measure, value, and leverage their more accurate biodiversity data. This new framework enables investors and businesses to harness both biodiversity DNA data and emissions technology and transform it into financially relevant metrics, making it easier to integrate environmental considerations – both risk and opportunity- into day-to-day operations.

COP16 underscored the urgent need for companies to understand and reflect the value of biodiversity in their operations. While significant strides were made, the consensus was clear: most businesses lack the necessary tools and frameworks to make this crucial leap. While biodiversity science and technology have long existed, companies have struggled to convert complex data into practical, actionable insights that could inform more sustainable business decisions.

"Although a handful of leading companies have mastered biodiversity measurement, their success is not enough to drive global transition and protection efforts. For real change, every business—right down to the thousands of suppliers who play a pivotal role in this ecosystem—needs access to accurate, affordable, and scalable solutions."

– Petra Dismorr, Head of Sales and co-Founder of NPA

For too long, biodiversity measurement has been inaccessible, siloed from climate efforts, costly, time-consuming, and reserved primarily for the largest corporations with the resources and political will to prioritize it. NPA’s new framework provides a streamlined, standardized approach that allows businesses to interpret biodiversity and emissions metrics in a way that aligns with financial and strategic goals.

This framework reflects a shift in the corporate world, as investors and stakeholders increasingly demand transparency in how businesses impact biodiversity. With this new tool, companies now have the resources to make environmentally driven decisions that contribute to both ecological sustainability and economic resilience. What once required complex field studies and expensive technology is now simplified. For example, a single vial of water, analysed using innovative DNA science, can achieve 95% measurement accuracy, compared to previous methods that barely reached 6% accuracy. This groundbreaking solution is faster, more affordable, and removes barriers that previously kept smaller businesses from engaging meaningfully with biodiversity data.

"Our mission is simple: biodiversity measurement and valuation must be available for everyone, not just a select few. With this framework, NPA is ensuring that every business, from multinational corporations to small suppliers, can access the best sustainability assessment tools and utilise the best available data, turning it into actionable insights to drive commercial value and real-world impact."

– Petra Dismorr, Head of Sales and co-Founder of NPA

NPA has developed a framework with input from expert firms in the biodiversity and emissions measurement fields – Emission Twin, eDNAtec, SPYGEN and Applied Genomics, that delivers an accessible path for all investors and businesses to participate in the global biodiversity transition. The framework democratises and standardises the best sustainability assessment tools and data as part of NPA’s holistic CSRD solution.

The full framework can be accessed by reading “The Solution: NorthPeak Advisory’s Reporting Framework & eDNA”.