NGFS 2026 Nature Package
The NGFS 2026 Nature Package offers central banks and supervisors practical tools to integrate nature-related risks into financial stability assessments and macroeconomic modelling.
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OVERVIEW
The NGFS 2026 Nature Package is a collection of practical resources designed to help central banks and financial supervisors integrate nature-related risks into their operational and strategic frameworks. It aims to strengthen the resilience of the global financial system by providing methodologies for assessing the economic and financial impacts of nature loss and biodiversity decline. For finance professionals, this tool is significant as it signals the standardisation of nature-related risk assessments in the regulatory environment.
Organisation behind the tool
The tool is developed and maintained by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a group of central banks and supervisors dedicated to managing climate and environmental risks.
What the tool does
The package provides a suite of analytical resources, including:
- Frameworks for identifying and assessing nature-related physical and transition risks.
- Guidance for central banks and financial supervisors on integrating nature into macroeconomic modelling.
- Practical tools for assessing the dependency of financial portfolios on ecosystem services.
- Methodological updates to align nature-risk assessment with established climate scenario analysis.
Target audience
The primary audience includes central bankers, financial regulators, and prudential supervisors. It is also highly relevant to institutional investors, risk managers, and sustainability analysts within the broader financial sector.
Relevance to finance professionals
- Risk assessment – Provides methodologies to quantify financial exposure to biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystem services.
- ESG analysis – Offers standardised approaches for reporting and disclosing nature-related impacts in line with emerging regulatory expectations.
- Investment context – Helps identify long-term environmental trends that could impact the valuation of assets in sectors like agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
- Regulatory alignment – Assists firms in preparing for supervisory stress tests and thematic reviews focused on environmental risks beyond climate change.
