Note:ThefollowingisaredactedversionoftheoriginalreportpublishedAugust29,2024[73pgs].

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Nature&Biodiversity

AnalysingrisksandopportunitiesthroughanewNatureDataTool

AsmorecompaniesfocusonBiodiversityandNaturetobothmeet

corporatesustainabilitystrategiesandmanagebusinessrisks,wesee

risinginterestbycorporatesandSustainableinvestorstoquantify

Nature-relatedperformance,riskandenablement.Withthisreportwe

introducetheGSSUSTAINNatureFramework,anewdatasetthatlookstobetterquantify1)corporateexposureandrelevance,2)transparencyandstrategy,and3)performanceonfourdifferentdriversinfluencingnatureoutcomes.

AsNatureandBiodiversityisearlyinitsemergenceasathemeinvestorsarelookingtoquantifyatthecompany-speci?clevel,wewouldhesitatetodrawstrongconclusionsaboutNature'scurrentimpactonequity

valuation,thoughwemayseegreaterdivergenceovertime.Wedo,

however,?ndthatcompanieswithstrongerrelativeNaturePerformance(basedonourNatureFramework)tradeatmodestpremiumstolaggardpeers,whilemoreTransparentcompaniestendtotradeatdiscounted

valuationvslesstransparentpeers.Webelievethissupportstheview

thatthemarketmaybemorewillingtorewardfavourableperformance-

drivenoutcomesfromcompanies,ratherthanjustdisclosurealone,consistentwithourviewsonbroadESGintegrationandClimate

Transition.

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GSSUSTAIN:Nature&Biodiversity

TableofContents

ExecutiveSummary

3

TheGSSUSTAINNatureTool:MeasuringBiodiversity&NatureAdopters

9

Movingbeyondmanagingrisk:IdentifyingBiodiversity&NatureEnablers

23

Whatsustainableinvestorsmaylooktoassessbutwheredisclosureremainslimited

28

FrameworksandCatalyststoChangeFutureDataAvailabilityLandscape

33

DisclosureAppendix

39

ThefollowingisaredactedversionofGoldmanSachsResearch’sreport“GSSUSTAIN:Nature&Biodiversity:AnalysingrisksandopportunitiesthroughanewNatureDataTool”originally

publishedAug.29,2024(73pgs).Allcompanyreferencesinthisnoteareforillustrativepurposesonlyandshouldnotbeinterpretedasinvestmentrecommendations.

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ExecutiveSummary

Naturecontinuestogainmomentumasafocusareaforcorporatesustainabilitystrategies,sustainableinvestors,andotherstakeholders.Webelievethereare?vecatalystsforthistocontinue:

1.RecognitionbycorporatesoftheneedforNature-basedsolutionstoaddressdecarbonizationefforts,particularlyastechnology-basedsolutionscontinuetoscale.

2.Pushbycompaniestowardsgreateref?cienciesviauseoflandresources,by

governmentstoadvanceeconomicobjectivesandbycorporates/governmentstoadvancesustainableambitions.

3.Physicaland?nancialrisksofbiodiversitylossandassociatedimpactstocorporateoperations,supplychainsandmaterialssourcing.

4.Theneedtoaddressbiodiversityinthepermittingprocessforcorporateprojectsrequiringlanddevelopment,whereinsuf?cientriskmanagementofpotential

impactscouldleadtosigni?cantdelaysorinsomecasesprojectcancellations.

5.Country-levelresponsestotherecently-signedGlobalBiodiversityFramework,

whichhighlightedtheimportanceofenvironmentalissuesoutsideofclimatechangetoglobalsustainabledevelopment.

ButrisingdemandtoincorporateNatureintosustainableinvestmentstrategieshas,inmanycases,outpacedtheabilityof1)themarkettocoalescearoundareporting

framework,2)organizationstodevelopmethodologiesforunderstandingthe?nancialandphysicalrisksassociatedwithbiodiversityloss,3)companiestomeasureand

disclosetheirimpactstonature,and4)thirdpartydatavendorstooffersolutionsforinvestors.WeintroduceourGSSUSTAINNatureTooltomeasurecorporate

transparencyandperformanceonfourdifferentdriversin?uencingBiodiversityandNatureoutcomes.Thisrepresentsastartingpointaheadofwhatweexpectwillbeincreasedcorporatefocusanddisclosure.Ouranalysissuggeststhatwhile

nuanceisrequiredtounderstandthesymbioticrelationshipsbetweendifferentdriversofnaturechangeandoptimizeopportunitiesforpositiveimpact,signi?cantprogresshas

beenmademakingquantitativeanalysisofcorporatenature-relatedplansandperformancepossibletoday.

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Whythismattersforinvestors

Witharisingglobalfocusonnatureandbiodiversity,webelievesustainable

investorswilllooktoassesscompanies’biodiversityimpactsasanindicatorofimprovedbusinessresilienceandreducedrisk.Webelievethedifferencestorisk,earningsandreturnoncapitalfromhealthyecosystemsvs.disruptedonesislikelytobecomeincreasinglyrelevantforcompaniesandinvestors.Weseetwoareasof

increasedfocusataminimumforsustainableinvestorsbutpotentiallymorebroadly:

nPhysicaland?nancialrisksofpotentialecosystemserviceslossestocorporateoperationsandmaterialssourcing;and

nRegulatory,litigationandcostofcapitalrisksassociatedwithnotaddressing

negativeimpactsofoperations,productsandservicestonatureandbiodiversity.

MeasuringcorporateBiodiversitytransparencyandperformance

Inthisreport,weintroduceaframeworktohelpmeasurethoserisksandanalysehowcompanystrategies,commitments,andenvironmentalperformancemay

increaseordecreasethoserisksandexternalities.Weframetheassessmentofcompanyimpactstonaturethrough?vekeysteps:

1.Site/Setting

2.Natureimportance,stateandcondition

3.Activitiesofbusinessoperations

4.PlanandTransparencytoaddressimpacts

5.Performanceofbusinessimpactstothedriversofnaturechange(land-usechange,climatechange,pollution,andnaturalresourceuseandexploitation).

WeintroducetheGSSUSTAINNatureTooltomeasuresteps3-5.TheGSSUSTAINNatureToolisanewdatasetforinvestorstoassesscompanyexposureto,

transparencyon,andfootprintandperformancerelatedtobiodiversityandthedriversofnatureloss.Thisframeworkincorporatescompany-reporteddata,revenuealignmentand

GSproprietarydata.TheGSSUSTAINNatureToolcanhelpprovideinformationontherelevanceofcompanies’businessactivitiestonaturethroughmateriality

assessments,andoncompanies’biodiversity-relatedfootprints,assessing

transparency,performanceandplans.ThiscanactasastartingpointforinvestorduediligenceonSNAPPsteps3-5.Wheredatagapsexist,wehighlightkeyareasofdevelopment,alternativesolutionsandcatalystsforimprovementindataavailability

movingforward.

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Keytakeawaysfromouranalysis

1.Naturedataisscarce,however,whereavailableitcanserveasausefultoolforprovidingcontexttocompanyanalysis.Whileavailabilityofdataiscurrently

limitedtomeasuresomedriversofnaturechangetoday,we’vebeenabletouse

existingdatato?ndwherecompaniesareearlyleadersinconsideringbiodiversityinriskmanagementprocessesanddisclosingexposures.OurGSSUSTAINNaturetoolalsohighlightschallengesinbiodiversityanalysis,asveryfewcompanieshave

sector-leadingplansandperformanceonrelevantnumericindicatorsandmetricsacrossdriversofnaturechange.MostcompaniesthatrankwellintheSUSTAIN

NatureHeadlinePerformanceandPlanranksarethusnotsector-relativeleadersonalldriversofnaturechangeandinsteadhaveareasofstrengthandotherareasforfuturefocustoreducepotentialnegativeimpacts.

2.Weanticipatethedataforbiodiversitytosigni?cantlyimproveintheyears

aheaddrivenbypushesforgreaterlandandmaterialef?ciencies,implementationofdecarbonizationstrategies,biodiversitylossimpactstomaterialssourcing,increasedscrutinyonlanddevelopmentprojects,andresponsestotheGlobalBiodiversity

Framework.Establishingaquantitativescience-basedframeworkfor

investmentandriskmanagementstrategiestodaycanprovide?rstmoveradvantagestomeasuringanddevelopingproduct,inourview.

3.AsNatureandBiodiversityemergeasanewtheme,consensusaround

leadershipremainsinconsistent.Thus,wewouldhesitatetodrawstrong

conclusionsaboutNature’simpactoncompanyvaluation,thoughwemayseegreaterdivergenceovertime.Wedo,however,seecompanieswithstronger

relativeNaturePerformanceformaterialsectorstradeatamodestpremiumtolaggardpeerson12mfwdEV/EBITDA,whileNaturePlan/Transparencyleaderstradeatadiscounttolaggards.Webelievethissupportstheviewthatthemarketiswillingtorewardfavourableperformance-drivennatureoutcomesfromcompaniesvs.justdisclosurealone.

4.Onstockperformance,NaturePerformanceleadershaveunderperformed

laggardpeersandtheMSCIACWIsincethebeginningof2022,withcumulativeunderperformanceof14%ptsand8%ptsrespectively.This,inourviewcould

indicatethepotentialfordiscoveryvalueforcompanieswithstrongperformance-drivenoutcomes.LeadersintheGSSUSTAINNature

Plan/TransparencyRankhaveperformedsimilarlyvslaggardpeersoverthesameperiodandoutperformedtheMSCIACWI,offeringslightlyhigherdownsideprotectionin2022tobothQ5andtheACWI.

5.Whileweareabletoanalyseadoptersofnatureriskmanagement,further

workisrequiredtosystematicallyevaluateNatureEnablers,Solutions

ProvidersandRevenueBene?ciaries.Waterresiliency,land&agriculture

management,thecirculareconomy,infrastructureef?ciency,technologysolutions,andenvironmentalremediationcompanieswillbekeytoaddressnature-related

dependenciesandresultingriskfromecosystemservicedisruptions.Wepro?le36companiesacrossthesethemesasrevenuebene?ciariesandnatureenablers.

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GoldmanSachsGSSUSTAIN:Nature&Biodiversity

Whereinvestorswilllikelyfocus,andcompaniesthatstandoutfavorablyNature&BiodiversityAdopters

Webelieveinvestorswillinitiallyfocusonsectorswherepotentialnegative

impactstobiodiversityareveryhigh.TheseincludesectorslikeFood&BeverageandMetals&Miningwheretheremaybeconcernsregardingdeforestation,soilandwaterpollution,habitatfragmentationandnaturalresourceconsumption.

Nature&BiodiversityEnablers

Disruptionofecosystemservicesasaresultofnatureandbiodiversitylosswill

becomeincreasinglyrelevantforcompaniesandinvestors,inourview.Asthereisgreaterfocusbybothinvestorsandcorporatesonbusinessresiliency/reliability,weseeincreasingfocusonthedeploymentofadaptivemeasurestomitigatebothnatureand

climatephysicaland?nancialrisks.Weseepotentialforinvestorstorewardissuerswithincreasedresilienceplansandperformance,andthosethatareprovidingadaptive

solutions.

Webelievewaterresiliency,land&agriculturemanagement,thecirculareconomy,infrastructureef?ciency,technologysolutions,andenvironmentalremediation

companieswillbekeytoaddressingnature-relateddependenciesandresultingriskfromecosystemservicedisruptions.

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GSSUSTAINNatureFrameworkandRelativeValuation

AsNatureandBiodiversityemergeasanewtheme,consensusaroundleadershipremainsinconsistent.Thus,wewouldhesitatetodrawstrongconclusionsaboutNature’simpactoncompanyvaluation,thoughwemayexpecttoseegreater

divergenceovertime.Today,modestpositivevaluationsignalsareapparentfor

ourSUSTAINNaturePerformanceheadlinerank,withanEV/EBITDAaverage

premiumof9%forNaturePerformanceQ1vs.Q5betweenJanuary2021andAugust2024andamoremodest3%premiumforNaturePerformanceQ1vsconstituentsof

theMSCIACWIwithModerate,HighorVeryHighNaturemateriality.Plan/Transparency,however,showsconsistentunderperformanceforleadersvs.laggardsintheGS

SUSTAINNaturePlanheadlinerank,withanaveragediscountof-29%Q1vs.Q5

betweenJan2021andAugust2024and-17%Q1vs.theMSCIACWI.Consistentwith

ourviewsonbroaderESGintegrationandclimatetransition,webelievethissupportstheviewthatthemarketismorewillingtorewardfavorableperformance-driven

outcomesfromcompanies,ratherthanjustdisclosurealone.

Exhibit1:NaturePerformanceleadersconsistentlytradeata

premiumtolaggardpeers,andataslightpremiumtoMSCIACWIsectorpeers...

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Exhibit2:...WhilethemultiplespreadbetweenNaturePlan

leadersandlaggardshasbeenconsistentlynegative,withNaturePlanleaderstradingatadiscounttobothlaggardsandtheMSCIACWI...

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Source:FactSet,Bloomberg,LSEG,GoldmanSachsGlobalInvestmentResearch

WhydataforNatureisinearlierstagesvs.Decarbonization

A‘globallimit’targetforbiodiversitylosshasnotbeenwidelyrecognizedand

agreedupon,incontrasttothe1.5CwarminglimitforclimatechangetargetedbytheParisAgreement.Similarly,asingularmetricthroughwhichprogressagainsta

globallimittargetcanbemeasuredislackingforbiodiversityloss,incontrastto

CO2eemissionsforclimatechange.ProgresshasbeenmadeinthefewyearsthroughtheGlobalBiodiversityFramework,theTaskforceonNature-relatedFinancialDisclosuresandotherinitiatives,butinmanycasesSustainableinvestorsandcompaniesarelookingforsolutionswhilestillworkingwithlessinformationabouttheirexposuresand

potentialimplicationsthanwithclimate.Thisoffersanopportunityfornuanceinapproachesandstrategiesforinvestorsthatcanquantifyevidenceofa

science-basedapproachtounderstandingandinvestinginnature,inourview.

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TheGSSUSTAINNatureTool:MeasuringBiodiversity&NatureAdopters

Commentaryfromcompanies,conversationswithinvestors,increasedofferings

fromESGdataprovidersandrecentlyde?nedBiodiversityframeworkspointto

risingdemandtoincorporateBiodiversityimpactintoinvestmentstrategies.Whileweexpecttoolsthatquantifyimpactwillcontinuetoevolve,investorshave

opportunitiestodaytogainexposuretobiodiversityandnatureimprovementthroughidentifyingcompanieswithrobuststrategiesinplacetomanageandmitigaterisksrelatedtobiodiversityimpacts.

Inthissectionweofferourviewofhowtoevaluatecompanies’riskmanagementstrategiesandtheireffectiveness,introduceadatatooltoanswersomeofthesequestions,andwalkthroughthecurrentdatalandscapeforquestionswhereclear,concise,comparableandeasilyaccessibledatadoesnotexisttoday.

Evaluatingcompanies’riskmanagementofbiodiversityimpacts

Inordertoassessbiodiversityimpactsofissuers,wesee?veSNAPPquestionsemergingaskeytoanalysis:

1.Sitelocation:Wherearebusinessactivitiestakingplace?

2.Natureimportance,stateandcondition:Whatistheimportanceofbiodiversity

andnatureinagivenlocation,whatspeciesarepresent,andinwhatconditionistheecosystemvs.pre-humanintervention?

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3.Activities:Inwhichbusinessactivitiesisanissuerengaged?Howmaterialareeachoftheseactivitiestotheissuer’srevenue?

4.PlanandTransparency:Whatpoliciesandtargetsareinplacetomanageand

reduceriskforthoseactivities?Doestheissuerdisclosedatathatcanhelpmeasureprogresstowardsthosegoalsordemonstratecompliancewithpolicies?

5.Performance:Whatistheenvironmentalfootprintofoperationsforthoseactivities?Howdoesanissuerperformonasector-relativebasis,especiallyregardinglanduse,emissions,pollutionandresourceuse?

Weintroduceanewdatasetfocusedonthreeofthese?vequestionsforinvestorstoassesscompanyexposureto,transparencyon,andfootprintandperformancerelatedtobiodiversityandthedriversofnatureloss.Ourframeworkcoversthe

secondpartofSNAPPstepsforimpactassessment,covering:

1.Activities:Materialityassessmentofbusinessactivities,businesssector,andrevenuewhereavailable

2.Plan:TransparencyandDisclosureofquantitativemetrics,PoliciesandTargetsrelatedtothedriversofnaturelossorstateofnature

3.Performance:Biodiversityfootprintforquanti?abledatarelatedtothedriversofnatureloss(landusechange,climatechange,pollutionandresource

use/exploitation)alongwithanyinformationavailableonthestateofnature,thoughwenotethisisparticularlylimited.

TheSNAPPframingcanhelpquantifyimpact,butgapsremaintoday.Forthesiteandsettingofbusinessactivities,dataavailabilityatanassetoractivitylevelisdif?culttoday,asnocompaniesreportgeolocationdataofallactivitiesandassetsthroughout

thevaluechainandareunlikelytodosointheshortormediumterm,inourview.

Conductinganalysisontheimportance,stateorconditionofnatureandbiodiversitycanbedonethroughground-updataidentifyingwhichandhowmanyspeciesareorhave

beenpresentsomewhere.However,investorsneedtorelyonthirdpartydataforthisinformation,whichtodayisgenerallynotsetupforinvestorconsumption.Asaresult,wedonotincludethesestepsinourtooltoday.

TheGSSUSTAINNatureToolincorporatescompany-reporteddata,revenue

alignmentandGSproprietarydata.Thetoolcanhelpprovideinformationontherelevanceofcompanies’businessactivitiestonaturethroughimpactand

dependencymaterialityassessments,andoncompany’sbiodiversity-relatedfootprints,assessingtransparency,performanceandplans.

TakeawaysfromtheGSSUSTAINNatureTool

AsNatureandBiodiversityemergeasanewtheme,consensusaroundleadershipremainsinconsistent.Thus,wewouldhesitatetodrawstrongconclusionsaboutNature’simpactoncompanyvaluation,thoughwemayexpecttoseegreater

divergenceovertime.Today,modestpositivevaluationsignalsareapparentforourSUSTAINNaturePerformanceheadlinerank,withanEV/EBITDAaverage

premiumof9%forNaturePerformanceQ1vs.Q5betweenJanuary2021andAugust

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2024andamodest3%premiumforNaturePerformanceQ1vstheMSCIACWI(onlyModerate,HighandVeryHighmaterialsectorconstituents)(Exhibit3).

Plan/Transparency,however,showconsistentdiscountedvaluationforleadersvs.

laggardsintheGSSUSTAINNaturePlanheadlinerank,withanaveragediscountof

-29%Q1vs.Q5betweenJan2021andAugust2024and-17%Q1vs.theMSCIACWI.(Exhibit4,Exhibit5).ConsistentwithourviewsonbroaderESGintegrationandclimatetransition,webelievethissupportstheviewthatthemarketismorewillingtorewardfavourableperformance-drivenoutcomesfromcompanies,ratherthanjustdisclosurealone.

WhileNaturePerformanceleaderstradeatapremiumtolaggardsandtheACWI,wenotethat1stQuintileperformancecompaniestradeataslightdiscounttoQ3(average

performance).Thismayindicatethatleadingperformanceisnotyetbeingfully

recognisedorrewardedbythemarket,butratherthatunderperformancemaybepunished.

Exhibit3:NaturePerformanceleadersconsistentlytradeatapremiumtolaggardpeers,andataslightpremiumtotheMSCI

ACWI...

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Exhibit4:...whilethemultiplespreadbetweenNaturePlanleadersandlaggardshasbeenconsistentlynegative,withNaturePlan

leaderstradingatadiscounttobothlaggardsandtheMSCIACWI...

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Exhibit5:NaturePerformanceleaderstendtotradeatapremiumvslaggardswhiletheoppositeistrueofNaturePlan/Transparency

12mfwdPErelativepremium(trimmedmean),Q1vs.Q5SUSTAINNatureHeadlineRank,andQ1vs.MSCIACWI

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Lookingatstockpriceperformance,however,NaturePerformanceleadershaveunderperformedlaggardsandtheMSCIACWI.Q1performsworstofNature

PerformancequintilesbetweenJanuary2022andA