GIST Impact and the Natural History Museum have launched a new biodiversity data tool aimed at measuring nature-related risks across global corporate assets.

The partnership integrates the museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) into climate data analytics firm GIST Impact’s analytics platform. The BII, developed by researchers at the museum, is a measure of ecosystem health and tracks how biodiversity is affected by human activity such as land use change and intensification.

The platform will enable investors to screen assets for biodiversity risk, identify ecologically sensitive areas for engagement or mitigation, model potential nature-positive outcomes, and assess financial exposure to declining ecosystem health. By embedding BII into its system, GIST Impact can now provide site-level biodiversity insights for more than 98% of global listed companies and millions of private firms. This allows institutional investors to assess and compare biodiversity risks and opportunities in their portfolios with far greater precision than previously possible.

Pavan Sukhdev, founder and CEO of GIST Impact, said “Nature-related risks are translating into material financial impacts because the entire global economy depends, at some level, on the goods and services provided by nature. This integration enhances our ability to deliver scientifically credible, location-specific biodiversity data at scale, supporting investors in better managing these risks.”

Doug Gurr, director of the Natural History Museum, said, “It’s critical that we support investors in understanding and reducing their impacts on nature. GIST Impact’s global reach makes them an ideal partner to help bring the Biodiversity Intactness Index into investment decision-making.”

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