Gold Standard's Nature Responsibility Framework is a discussion document, intended for use by organisations in the private, public and third sectors. It defines company responsibility for nature impacts, outlines how companies should act and highlights leading tools to deliver on their goals.
The document defines 5 key responsibility areas to guides users to:
- integrate nature responsibility considerations into organisational decision-making and processes
- take action to minimise harm, contribute toward place-based and landscape level impacts and collaborate to drive systemic change
- understand good practice for claims and communicating nature-related actions
These are broken down further into principles and actions, and the framework provides clear links to best practice and resources to support organisations to take action. Unifying leading sources and guidance into a single framework helps steer organisations along a clear path towards nature responsibility.