Climate risk and biodiversity
DNV helps organizations identify and manage physical and transition climate risks alongside biodiversity dependencies, enabling resilient and sustainable strategies.
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Climate risk and biodiversity
Challenges in climate and biodiversity compliance
Climate change and biodiversity loss are now top concerns for global businesses, regulators, and investors. From extreme weather events and supply chain disruptions to evolving disclosure requirements, organizations are increasingly expected to assess both physical and transition risks, along with their dependencies and impacts on nature.
Stakeholders are calling for transparent, science-based responses that link environmental issues to financial and operational priorities. Businesses that act now can turn risk into resilience and lead the way toward a nature-positive, low-carbon future.
How our risk management services support you
DNV offers a comprehensive service to help companies assess, report, and respond to physical and transition climate risks, while evaluating biodiversity impacts, dependencies, and opportunities.
Our service include:
- Physical risk assessments (acute and chronic climate hazards)
- Transition risk analysis based on regulatory, technological, and market shifts
- Biodiversity risk and dependency assessments aligned with TNFD
- Double materiality analysis
- Scenario modelling and stress testing
- Integration into enterprise risk management and sustainability reporting frameworks (e.g. TCFD, TNFD, CSRD).
We equip organizations with actionable insights to inform long-term decision-making, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder reporting.
Trusted experts in hard-to-abate
DNV combines deep technical knowledge in climate science, sustainability, and biodiversity with decades of risk management experience across sectors. We have worked globally with companies and institutions to identify ESG-related risks and opportunities and turn them into credible, strategic actions.
Our approach emphasizes science-based assessments, transparent methodologies, and tailored support to help customers lead with integrity and impact in a rapidly changing environment.
Benefits of our climate and biodiversity services
- Understand and prioritize physical and transition climate risks
- Comply with evolving climate and nature-related reporting requirements
- Protect value chains and strengthen business continuity
- Identify biodiversity-related risks and nature-positive opportunities
- Support climate adaptation and decarbonization goals.
Together, these capabilities enable businesses to build long-term climate resilience and regulatory readiness.
Insights and customer success stories
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