Case Study: FMC Streamlines TNFD Nature Disclosure with Dunya Analytics
FMC Corporation, a global agricultural sciences company with $4+ billion in annual revenue, partnered with Dunya Analytics to transform their approach to nature-related assessments and disclosure.
As an early adopter of the Taskforce for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), FMC sought a solution that would not only meet compliance requirements but also build internal capacity for integrating nature considerations into business decision-making. By leveraging the Dunya Analytics platform, FMC automated complex analyses across 20 sites (business activities), saving time and resources while uncovering valuable strategic insights.
Client Profile
Founded in 1883, FMC Corporation has evolved from the world’s largest food machinery manufacturer into an agricultural sciences company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With 5,700 employees worldwide, FMC has established a corporate culture based on customer-centricity, sustainability, respect for people, safety, integrity, and agility.
FMC’s sustainability initiatives are guided by a dedicated corporate team focused on aligning sustainability priorities with business strategy to drive long term value. The company publishes annual sustainability and CDP reports and is preparing for the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) disclosures as a wave two company, with plans to publish their first TNFD-aligned sustainability report in 2026. FMC proactively began work in 2024 to explore how nature risk analysis would add value to the business, rather than be a compliance cost.
Challenge
As an early adopter of TNFD, FMC’s sustainability team faced several significant challenges while preparing for initial disclosures:
The complexity and breadth of TNFD and nature risk disclosure requirements created a steep learning curve
Uncertainty around which reference data to use and how to efficiently incorporate it into analyses
The need to assess multiple business activities across global operations
Resources to conduct time-intensive data analysis or hire expensive consultants
A desire to transform compliance requirements into valuable business insights
While FMC had a team member with a deep background in biodiversity, they wanted this specialist to focus on strategy development rather than solely data analytics. The team needed a solution that would provide scientifically robust methodologies that aligned with CSRD and TNFD requirements, and that would automate the analytical heavy lifting. They also wanted a tool that would help manage their data and clearly prioritize opportunities for embedding nature in business decision-making.
Solution
The Dunya Analytics platform enabled FMC to streamline their nature risk analysis and empower their sustainability team with actionable insights. The solution provided:
Automated Scientific Analysis
Combining more than 20 of the best nature datasets in a robust methodology, the platform enabled FMC to conduct a thorough analysis of their business activities in seconds rather than weeks or months.
Alignment with the TNFD LEAP Approach
The platform allows FMC to begin the TNFD process by identifying which business activities operated in areas important for biodiversity, including protected areas, Indigenous territories, and water-stressed regions.
Risk Prioritization Framework
By understanding location-specific risks and overlaying this data with business importance metrics, FMC was able to start to prioritize which sites would benefit most from nature-positive actions.
Data-Driven Decision Making
User access to all underlying data and the full methodology made it easy to understand how results were derived, enabling FMC to explain results clearly to business stakeholders.
Calibration Capabilities
The platform enables users to incorporate site-specific information, allowing FMC to further calibrate assessment results to build a more accurate and actionable understanding of nature at each site.
First Steps Toward Nature-positive Impact
FMC leveraged the Dunya Analytics platform as a springboard to starting their TNFD journey, and developed a roadmap for building organizational capacity for managing nature risk:
1 - Initial Assessment: The team began by conducting location-based assessments across all business activities.
2 - Prioritization: Based on initial findings, FMC identified which sites should be prioritized for next steps based on both nature risk factors and business importance.
3 - Pilot Site Selection: To further build nature expertise in the organization, FMC selected a high-priority location for which they would conduct an in-depth LEAP assessment. This pilot allows the team to gain a comprehensive understanding of the LEAP process before applying it to other sites.
4 - Capacity Building: The sustainability team developed internal expertise in nature assessment and management, strategically leveraging technology for efficiency and scale.
5 - Future Planning: Building on learnings from the pilot process, the sustainability team plans to build capacity across FMC to support systematic assessment of nature, and is also developing insightful disclosures for CDP, TNFD, and eventually CSRD reporting.
“Understanding nature-related risks and opportunities can feel overwhelming—there are frameworks, tools, datasets, and resource needs to consider. As we prepare for our first TNFD disclosure, the Dunya Analytics platform has helped us complete our initial assessment across the business with clarity and ease. This gives us a solid foundation to take meaningful action for nature and for our business.”
Business Impact
The implementation of Dunya Analytics’ platform continues to deliver significant benefits for FMC:
Efficiency Gains
The sustainability team redirected their efforts from data collection and methodology development to strategic analysis and action planning.
Cost Optimization
FMC achieved substantial cost savings compared to hiring consultants for comparable research and analysis.
Internal Capacity Development
Rather than outsourcing a one-off assessment, FMC built sustainable internal capacity to manage nature-related risks and opportunities.
Strategic Insight Generation
The analysis identified potential nature risks and implications that provide opportunities to inform strategy and decision-making.
Value Chain Assessment
With unlimited business activities included in the platform, FMC can extend assessments to their value chain at no additional cost.
Compliance Readiness
By having the best available science and data in one easy-to-use platform, FMC is well-positioned to meet future regulatory requirements.
