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Biodiversity KPI Maturity & Readiness Assessment

Benchmarks employee awareness, tracking practices, data quality confidence, barriers, and priorities for biodiversity impact KPIs. Designed for sustainability, operations, and ESG teams to inform reporting strategy and capability investment.

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25 questions · ~11 min
Q01
Message

Welcome to the Biodiversity KPI Maturity & Readiness Assessment. This survey explores how our organization currently measures and manages biodiversity impact, and where we can improve. Your responses will help shape our approach to biodiversity KPIs, data practices, and reporting. This should take approximately 10–12 minutes. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest perspective. Participation is voluntary, and you may stop at any time. All responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. Please click 'Next' to begin.

Q02
Multiple Choice

To your knowledge, does our organization currently have an explicit biodiversity strategy or policy?

  • Yes — documented and approved
  • In development
  • No
  • Not sure
Q03
Opinion Scale

How familiar are you with biodiversity concepts relevant to our organization?

Scale: 17
Min:Not at all familiarMax:Extremely familiar
Q04
Multiple Choice

How frequently is our organization tracking or reviewing biodiversity KPIs related to habitat (e.g., area restored, habitat condition)?

  • Monthly or more often
  • Quarterly
  • Annually
  • Ad hoc or irregularly
  • Not tracked
  • Not sure
Q05
Ranking

Please rank the following areas by priority for improving biodiversity measurement in the next 12 months (1 = highest priority).

  1. Baseline assessments
  2. Data quality and coverage
  3. Tools and analytics
  4. Training and capability building
  5. Governance and ownership
  6. Supplier engagement
  7. Target setting and tracking
  8. Reporting and disclosure
Drag to rank
Q06
Multiple Choice

To your knowledge, which of the following biodiversity initiatives are planned in the next 12 months? Select all that apply.

  • Pilot TNFD-aligned risk assessment or disclosures
  • Map biodiversity dependencies and materiality across operations
  • Implement habitat restoration or offset projects
  • Add supplier biodiversity or land-use requirements
  • Integrate biodiversity into enterprise risk or ESG reporting
  • Set or publish biodiversity targets
  • None planned
Q07
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else we should consider to strengthen biodiversity measurement and KPIs?

Q08
Multiple Choice

Which function best describes your current role?

  • Strategy/ESG/Sustainability
  • Operations/Projects
  • Procurement/Supply Chain
  • Risk/Compliance/Legal
  • Finance/Investor Relations
  • R&D/Engineering
  • HSE/Environment
  • Other
  • Prefer not to say
Q09
Message

Thank you for your time. Your input will directly help improve how we measure and manage biodiversity impact. All responses are confidential and will be reported in aggregate.

Q10
Multiple Choice

Which best describes your involvement with biodiversity measurement or KPIs in the past 12 months?

  • I have direct responsibility for biodiversity KPIs
  • I contribute indirectly to biodiversity KPIs
  • I am aware but not involved
  • I was not aware until this survey
Q11
Multiple Choice

Which of the following biodiversity KPIs have you seen referenced internally in the past 12 months? Select all that apply.

  • Area of habitat restored or managed
  • Habitat condition or quality index
  • Species richness or abundance near operations
  • Supplier land-use or deforestation compliance
  • Biodiversity dependency or impact valuation
  • TNFD-aligned risk or disclosure metrics
  • None of the above
Q12
Multiple Choice

How frequently is our organization tracking or reviewing biodiversity KPIs related to species (e.g., species richness or abundance near operations)?

  • Monthly or more often
  • Quarterly
  • Annually
  • Ad hoc or irregularly
  • Not tracked
  • Not sure
Q13
Multiple Choice

What are the main barriers to improving biodiversity measurement in our organization today? Select all that apply.

  • Unclear ownership or governance
  • Data gaps or poor data quality
  • Cost and resource constraints
  • Limited tools or methods
  • Low executive priority
  • Supplier engagement challenges
  • Regulatory uncertainty
  • Inconsistent definitions or standards
Q14
Long Text

Briefly describe what success in biodiversity measurement and management would look like for our organization 12 months from now.

Q15
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your thoughts on biodiversity measurement in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.

Q16
Multiple Choice

Which region do you primarily work in?

  • Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • Global
  • Prefer not to say
Q17
Multiple Choice

How frequently is our organization tracking or reviewing biodiversity KPIs related to supply chain (e.g., supplier land-use or deforestation compliance)?

  • Monthly or more often
  • Quarterly
  • Annually
  • Ad hoc or irregularly
  • Not tracked
  • Not sure
Q18
Ranking

Rank the following types of support by how much they would accelerate progress on biodiversity KPIs (1 = most helpful).

  1. Clear KPI definitions and standards
  2. Better data and analytics tools
  3. Budget and dedicated resources
  4. Training and capability building
  5. Leadership mandate and incentives
  6. Cross-functional governance
  7. External partnerships or expert support
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Q19
Multiple Choice

How long have you been with the organization?

  • Under 1 year
  • 1–3 years
  • 4–6 years
  • 7–10 years
  • More than 10 years
  • Prefer not to say
Q20
Multiple Choice

How frequently is our organization tracking or reviewing TNFD-aligned risk or disclosure metrics?

  • Monthly or more often
  • Quarterly
  • Annually
  • Ad hoc or irregularly
  • Not tracked
  • Not sure
Q21
Multiple Choice

What is your current seniority level?

  • Individual contributor
  • Manager
  • Director
  • VP or equivalent
  • Executive
  • Prefer not to say
Q22
Multiple Choice

Which data sources does our organization primarily use for biodiversity metrics? Select all that apply.

  • Internal project reports
  • GIS or remote sensing (e.g., satellite imagery)
  • Supplier ESG or land-use data
  • Field surveys or biological monitoring
  • External databases (e.g., IBAT, GBIF, national datasets)
  • External consultants or assessments
  • We do not collect biodiversity data
Q23
Opinion Scale

How confident are you in the quality and reliability of our organization's biodiversity data?

Scale: 17
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Extremely confident
Q24
Multiple Choice

To your knowledge, approximately what proportion of our high-impact sites have baseline biodiversity assessments completed?

  • 0% — none
  • 1–25%
  • 26–50%
  • 51–75%
  • 76–100%
  • Not sure
Q25
Multiple Choice

To your knowledge, does our organization have quantified biodiversity targets?

  • Yes — time-bound targets
  • Yes — targets but no timeline
  • Not yet
  • Unsure

What’s included

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