Percentage of high-risk activities operated under appropriate measures to prevent unintentional introduction of IAS or low risk designated activities
Unit
Indicator
Metric type
Framework alignment notes
Target example
[Company name] will develop and implement a comprehensive Invasive Alien Species (IAS) management strategy for all high-risk business activities [in location/region] by [target year].
Target Source: WBCSD target template
Sector
Value chain stage
Metric assessment
Relevance: Low
Feasibility: Low
Additional Metric Notes
Rationale: This is a TNFD placeholder metric, acknowledging that further refinement is needed, including the definition of high-risk activities. Invasive Alien Species (IAS) exert pressure on environments and ecosystems, making it extremely important to understand their presence, the number unintentionally produced, and the proportion of activities considered high risk for their introduction. Additional/complementary metrics: Financial investment in activity Landscape deep dives: Cerrado, BR - soy (+ corn/cotton rotation) - Biodiversity hotspot, contains KBAs; Upper Midwest, USA - corn (+ soy rotation) - Contains KBAs; Mekong Delta, VA - rice (+ aquaculture rotation) - Biodiversity hotspot, contains KBAs; Friesland, NL - dairy (incl roughage growing) - Contains KBAs; Sidama, ETH - coffee - Biodiversity hotspot, contains KBAs