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ENCORE: mapping sectors to nature
ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure) is a free knowledge base that maps how economic activities depend on and affect nature.
Who is behind it
ENCORE was originally developed by the Natural Capital Finance Alliance with UNEP-WCMC, and is maintained by Global Canopy, UNEP FI and UNEP-WCMC. It is widely used by financial institutions and companies as a starting point for nature-related screening, and is referenced by TNFD and SBTN guidance.
How ENCORE is used in screening
Production processes
ENCORE describes economic activities as production processes. The SBTN tool links these to ISIC groups (a “concordance”).
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Pressure ratings
Activities are rated for their contribution to pressures, considering magnitude, frequency and timeframe.
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Dependencies
ENCORE also rates how activities depend on ecosystem services such as water supply or pollination.
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A note on versions
The SBTN Materiality Screening Tool v1 (May 2023), and therefore our free tool, uses the ENCORE production-process classification of that time. Later ENCORE releases have updated classifications and ratings.
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