Natural capital accounting and TNFD disclosures for companies in India

Companies depend on nature for water, raw materials and stable land, and their operations affect it. VPA India measures these dependencies and impacts, values the ecosystem services involved and prepares nature-related disclosures in line with the TNFD recommendations.

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Who it is for

Companies with sites or supply chains in water-stressed, forest, coastal or farming landscapes
Listed companies preparing for nature-related questions from investors and lenders
Banks, insurers and investors assessing nature-related risk in their portfolios
Project developers who need an ecosystem-services baseline

Frameworks we work with

TNFD recommendations. Published on 18 September 2023: 14 recommended disclosures under four pillars – governance; strategy; risk and impact management; and metrics and targets – with six general requirements.
LEAP. TNFD's approach to identifying and assessing nature-related issues in four phases: Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare. TNFD released LEAP 2.0, its first upgrade, on 13 October 2026.
ISSB. In October 2026 the International Sustainability Standards Board proposed an optional Practice Statement on nature-related disclosures that draws on the TNFD framework; comments close on 19 February 2027.
Global Biodiversity Framework, Target 15. Governments agreed to encourage business – and to ensure that large and transnational companies and financial institutions – regularly monitor, assess and transparently disclose their risks, dependencies and impacts on biodiversity.
SEEA Ecosystem Accounting. The UN statistical framework for accounts of ecosystem extent, condition and ecosystem services, adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in March 2021.
Natural Capital Protocol. The Capitals Coalition's framework that helps organisations make better-informed decisions about their relationships with natural assets and the ecosystem services they provide.

How we work

Locate. We map your sites and key suppliers against sensitive places: water-stressed basins, protected areas and areas important for biodiversity.
Evaluate. We identify the dependencies and impacts at each priority location.
Assess. We assess the material nature-related risks and opportunities, and value the main ecosystem services where the data allows.
Prepare. We draft the disclosures, metrics and targets, and the actions for your management and board.

What you receive

A location screening of your sites and key suppliers
A register of dependencies and impacts
Natural capital accounts or an ecosystem-services valuation for priority sites
A TNFD-aligned disclosure draft, mapped to the ISSB proposals where useful

Track record

Since January 2008, VPA India has provided consultancy and audit services for carbon credit and corporate sustainability reporting projects, and our founder is a former DOE/VVB lead auditor (SGS SA).

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between TNFD and biodiversity credits?

TNFD is about disclosure: how a company assesses and reports its nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities. Biodiversity credits are units from projects that restore or protect nature; our nature and biodiversity credits page covers them.

Do we have to use LEAP?

No. The ISSB proposal allows companies to use the LEAP approach but does not require it. LEAP remains the most complete method for finding your priority locations and issues.

Can we start with one site?

Yes. A pilot on your most nature-dependent site or commodity tests the data and methods before you extend them across the business.

Do you value ecosystem services in money terms?

Where the data allows, yes – for example water supply or flood protection from a habitat – alongside physical measures of extent and condition, as in the SEEA ecosystem accounts.

Sources

Kirkland & Ellis, "Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Publishes Final Framework", 27-Sep-2023 (kirkland.com), read 13-Nov-2026.
ESG Today, "TNFD Releases Major Update to Assessment Framework to Support Corporate Nature-Related Reporting", 13-Oct-2026 (esgtoday.com), read 13-Nov-2026.
IFRS Foundation, Exposure Draft snapshot: Nature-related Disclosures, proposed IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Practice Statement 1, October 2026 (ifrs.org), read 13-Nov-2026.
Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Target 15 (cbd.int), read 13-Nov-2026.
United Nations, SEEA Ecosystem Accounting (seea.un.org), read 13-Nov-2026.
Capitals Coalition, Natural Capital Protocol (capitalscoalition.org), read 13-Nov-2026.