Nature’s Barcode™

Supply Chain Due Diligence

for forest products and agri-commodities

A versatile framework to meet your sustainability challenges

  • Demonstrate Due Diligence and responsible sourcing of products in line with current and emerging legislation and voluntary guidelines:

    Product-specific regulations include the EU and UK Timber Regulations, the US Lacey Act, the Australian ILPR, and EU Deforestation Regulation (see also Deforestation Risk Assessments).

    Broader market regulations include the US Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (also known as the Farm Bill), the US Modern Slavery Act, and the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (2023).

    The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (2022) and proposed Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence are set to impact large multi-national corporations, a step up from voluntary initiatives like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

    Our service provides valuable insight and relevant outputs appropriate for this rapidly evolving challenge, and offers strategies to mitigate risk and address societal challenges through nature-based solutions that support ecosystems, conserve biodiversity and absorb carbon dioxide.

    Contact us today and turn your responsible sourcing ambitions into action.

  • Identify and assess risk of deforestation or forest degradation in supply chains, in line with the EU Deforestation Regulation, UK Environment Act and proposed US FOREST Act.

    Expert teams use the latest methods and technologies, such as satellite imagery and ground-truthing, to provide thorough and accurate assessments of your existing or potential supply chains. We provide specific recommendations for mitigating and monitoring risk, all designed to help your business and supply chain partners adapt and communicate with confidence.

    Contact us today and turn your due diligence ambitions into action.

  • Your business may be considering various offsetting and carbon reduction strategies to meet climate and Net Zero commitments. Start with accurate measurements of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, in line with accepted standards, so that GHG targets and outcomes can be quantified.

    Our team consists of qualified GHG assessors able to establish baseline metrics implement monitoring methodologies, providing your business with the information needed to make decisions, and communicate results with confidence.

    Contact us today and turn your carbon reduction ambitions into action.

  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investor portfolio due diligence support is designed to help investors align investments with ethical values, and make informed decisions about the sustainability of their portfolio.

    This includes an analysis of a portfolio company's environmental impact, labour practices, and governance structure, backed up with practical recommendations. Our goal is to help investors make decisions with confidence, knowing that they have all the necessary information to evaluate the ESG performance of potential investments.

    Contact us today and turn your ESG ambitions into action.

  • It’s a rapidly changing and challenging landscape, and it’s our job to keep track of it all. If you are at the start of your journey, we offer advisory and policy support to help you set off in the right direction.

    We have extensive experience in executing strategic policy, and can work with C-level advisors and supply chain partners alike to generate tangible results. We also provide guidance on the latest developments in science and technology, and how their practical application can help you meet your goals.

    Contact us today to find out how to get started.

Clients & Projects

An interdisciplinary team of experts and partner organisations working for you

  • The University of Adelaide
  • 11Foundry
  • DoubleHelix
  • EnviroSense
  • iov42

A robust yet flexible assessment framework

Nature's Barcode™ uses a proven process for collecting data, assessing risk, implementing mitigation measures, monitoring progress, and reporting results.

The process is based on two key principles: Supply chain transparency and Product traceability. This is essential to demonstrate compliance with regulations such as the EU Deforestation Regulation. It also gives you the ability to make social, environmental, GHG or climate-related claims about your products and supply chain with 100% confidence.

The framework is based on credible reference sources, such as The Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi), and International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards, which can then be tailored to the desired scope of assessment. In this way we are able to conduct comprehensive risk assessments across a variety of situations, and implement measures to mitigate and monitor them.

Reporting outputs can be designed to ensure compatibility with commonly utilised guidelines such as the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), with accessibility via a range of digital platforms that offer the most effective ways to share and communicate information with stakeholders.

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