TNFD Adopters and Nature-related Disclosure Data836 worldwide, 254 in Japan, and the new disclosure rules

How many organisations have committed to TNFD?

As announced on 15 October 2026, 836 organisations across 57 countries or areas have committed to corporate reporting aligned with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) (TNFD, "TNFD releases updated guidance and focuses on market capacity building and standard-setting support as adoption passes USD 26 trillion in AUM"). Counting the headquarters country in the public TNFD Adopters list, Japan has the most, with 254 organisations, or 30.4% of the total (our count, 9 November 2026).

This page was compiled by Karatsu Farm & Food, a nonprofit in Karatsu, Saga, Japan, as part of the Karatsu Data Bank. It sets out the figures on nature-related disclosure by companies and financial institutions as published by the TNFD, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Japan's Ministry of the Environment. We add no conclusions or evaluations.

The TNFD published its 14 recommended disclosures in September 2023. TNFD Adopters are organisations that commit to publishing disclosures aligned with the recommendations for financial year 2024 (or earlier), 2025, 2026 or 2027 (TNFD, "TNFD Adopters").

According to the 15 October 2026 announcement, the number of Adopters rose 14% since COP30 in November 2025; financial institutions among the Adopters represent over USD 26 trillion in assets under management (up 19% year on year), and publicly listed Adopters over USD 10.5 trillion in market capitalisation (up 12% since COP30). The TNFD also released updates to its recommendations and LEAP v2.0, and stated that its assessment and disclosure guidance work is now complete (TNFD, 15 October 2026). The TNFD Adopters page heads this announcement "Final cohort of TNFD Adopters announced" (TNFD, "TNFD Adopters").

Which countries have the most Adopters?

Counting the headquarters country or area shown after each name in the TNFD Adopters list (836 organisations), the top ten are Japan 254, the United Kingdom 103, Taiwan 39, France 32, India 30, Colombia 28, Australia 27, Brazil 25, the United States 22 and China 20 (our count; TNFD Adopters list, retrieved 9 November 2026). Japan's Ministry of the Environment also states that Japan has the largest number of TNFD Adopters in the world (Ministry of the Environment, results of the 5th J-GBF General Meeting, in Japanese).

Japan254 (30.4%)

United Kingdom103 (12.3%)

Taiwan39 (4.7%)

France32 (3.8%)

India30 (3.6%)

Colombia28 (3.3%)

Australia27 (3.2%)

Brazil25 (3.0%)

United States22 (2.6%)

China20 (2.4%)

By the financial year from which they committed to disclose, the 836 organisations break down into 387 for 2024 (or earlier), 338 for 2025, 96 for 2026 and 15 for 2027. For the 254 in Japan the figures are 145, 85, 22 and 2. Early Adopters (registered before 10 January 2024) number 313 overall and 80 in Japan (our count from the list).

First disclosure year	All	Japan
2024 (or earlier)	387	145
2025	338	85
2026	96	22
2027	15	2
Total	836	254

By the "Type of Institution" column, the 254 in Japan comprise 201 corporates, 47 financial institutions and 6 others. By SASB sector, the most common are commercial banks (27), engineering and construction services (16), chemicals (14), real estate (13) and processed foods (12) (our count from the list).

Are there Adopters from Kyushu or Saga?

The list does not show prefectures. By organisation name, two include "Kyushu": Kyushu Electric Power (from FY2025, Early Adopter) and Kyushu Financial Group (FY2024 or earlier, Early Adopter); one includes "Fukuoka": Fukuoka Financial Group (from FY2026). No organisation name includes "Saga" (checked by name only; TNFD Adopters list, retrieved 9 November 2026).

How many organisations have actually disclosed?

Separately from Adopters (organisations that have committed), the TNFD tracks organisations that have actually published TNFD-aligned reports. The TNFD 2026 Status Report (September 2026) found that more than 1,000 organisations across 56 countries or areas have published some TNFD-aligned disclosure, a 100% increase on the number identified in 2025, and that average disclosure per organisation remained above 8 of the 14 recommended disclosures. The same report gives 802 Adopters, with financial institutions representing USD 26.6 trillion in AUM (TNFD, "TNFD 2026 Status Report"). The Japanese edition states that 82% of the reporting organisations are listed companies (TNFD Status Report 2026, Japanese edition).

The 15 October 2026 announcement puts the number of organisations making one or more TNFD-aligned disclosures at over 1,100 (TNFD, 15 October 2026).

How are the disclosure rules changing?

On 22 October 2026 the ISSB published the Exposure Draft "IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Practice Statement 1 Nature-related Disclosures". The 120-day comment period closes on 19 February 2027. The ISSB states that it drew extensively on the work of the TNFD, emphasising the relevance of location and of interactions with Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and affected stakeholders (IFRS Foundation, "ISSB consults on its proposals for nature-related disclosures").

A company is not required to apply a Practice Statement to state compliance with ISSB Standards. The ISSB is also asking whether to finalise the Practice Statement or to issue the content in another form, such as a Standard (IFRS Foundation, "Exposure Draft and comment letters: Nature-related Disclosures"). The TNFD reports that in September 2026 ISO approved a proposal to develop LEAP into an ISO standard through a Joint Working Group (TNFD, 15 October 2026).

When	What	Source
September 2023	TNFD publishes its 14 recommended disclosures and LEAP	TNFD
January 2024	TNFD Adopters list published (registrations before 10 January are Early Adopters)	TNFD
September 2026	TNFD 2026 Status Report (1,000+ reporting organisations); ISO approves developing LEAP into a standard	TNFD
15 October 2026	836 Adopters announced; updated recommendations and LEAP v2.0	TNFD
22 October 2026	ISSB publishes its Exposure Draft on nature-related disclosures	IFRS Foundation
19 February 2027	Comment deadline for the Exposure Draft	IFRS Foundation

How many Nature Positive Declarations are there in Japan?

Separately from disclosure, the Japan Conference for the 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework (J-GBF) invites organisations to issue a "Nature Positive Declaration". As of 13 August 2026 there were 1,149 declarations and endorsements (cumulative): 485 organisations issued their own declaration (38 local governments, 385 companies, 62 public bodies, NGOs, NPOs and others) and 664 endorsed through a lead organisation's declaration. The July 2025 roadmap for the transition to a nature-positive economy (2025 to 2030) raised the 2030 target to 1,500 (Ministry of the Environment, 5th J-GBF General Meeting, Document 2-1, in Japanese).

Companies (own declaration)385

Local governments (own declaration)38

Public bodies, NGOs, NPOs, others (own declaration)62

Endorsed through a lead organisation664

Karatsu Farm & Food issued its own Nature Positive Declaration in June 2024, and our work at the nature symbiosis site in Yokomakura, Ochi, Karatsu is included in the Ministry of the Environment's collection of case studies (9 September 2025; 85 cases from 996 declaring and endorsing organisations) (Ministry of the Environment, Nature Positive Declaration case studies, in Japanese). Our work there is described on Nature Positive & OECM Site in Kyushu. Counts of certified sites are on Nature Symbiosis Sites in Japan.

Frequently asked questions

Q1. How many organisations are TNFD Adopters?

836 organisations across 57 countries or areas, according to the TNFD announcement of 15 October 2026.

Q2. How many are in Japan?

254, or 30.4% of the total, by our count from the TNFD list (retrieved 9 November 2026). Japan has the most of any country or area, followed by the United Kingdom with 103.

Q3. Are any companies from Saga Prefecture TNFD Adopters?

The list does not show prefectures. No organisation name includes "Saga". Two names include "Kyushu" and one includes "Fukuoka" (checked by name only).

Q4. How many organisations have actually published TNFD-aligned disclosures?

More than 1,000 across 56 countries or areas, according to the TNFD 2026 Status Report. The 15 October 2026 announcement gives over 1,100.

Q5. Will nature-related disclosure become mandatory?

The ISSB published an Exposure Draft on 22 October 2026, open for comment until 19 February 2027. It is proposed as a Practice Statement, which a company would not need to apply to state compliance with ISSB Standards. The ISSB will decide the final form after considering the feedback.

Sources

Notes on reading the figures

The number of Adopters (organisations that have committed) and the number of organisations that have actually disclosed are different figures. The Adopter count is 802 in the September 2026 Status Report and 836 in the 15 October 2026 announcement, at different dates. The number that have disclosed is "more than 1,000" in the Status Report and "over 1,100" in the 15 October announcement; both come from the TNFD's AI-assisted review of reports. Counts by country, by financial year and by type and sector for Japan are our own counts from the TNFD list (836 rows, no duplicate names) on 9 November 2026, because the TNFD does not publish counts by country. The list is updated monthly, so counts made at other dates may differ. The 1,149 Nature Positive Declarations is a cumulative count.

What this page does not cover

Evaluations or comparisons of individual companies' disclosures, scores of disclosure quality, investment advice and explanations of the individual TNFD recommendations. Figures on ESG investment and corporate giving are on ESG, CSR and CSV in Numbers.

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About this page

By Hiroaki Kojima (Vice Director, Karatsu Farm & Food) / Contact: info@karatsu-f-f.com (contact page) / Published 9 November 2026 / Markdown: tnfd-data.md

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