LONGi expands ESG disclosure with first nature-related risk assessment under TNFD

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (LONGi) has published its inaugural report aligned with the Taskforce on Naturerelated Financial Disclosures (TNFD), applying the TNFD’s LEAP approach to identify, assess and manage nature-related risks and opportunities.

LONGi adopts TNFD framework to integrate nature-related risk into corporate strategy

The report marks LONGi’s first dedicated publication under the TNFD framework. It outlines how the company is integrating nature-related issues such as biodiversity, ecosystems and resource-dependency into its risk management and strategy processes.

LONGi states that the report follows the LEAP (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare) methodology recommended by TNFD, and shows that the company is broadening its disclosure scope beyond climate to include nature-related financial risks. This step reflects rising investor and regulatory focus on how nature impacts business models and value chains.

Solar value chain faces key nature dependencies, TNFD report shows

The publication underscores that solar manufacturing and project deployment carry nature-related dependencies including land use, supply-chain materials, water and energy consumption, and logistics. LONGi highlights that the integration of such factors is essential not only for climate performance but also for safeguarding ecosystem services tied to its business operations.

While LONGi has already published climate-focused disclosures and white papers like its most recent Climate Report 2025/2026, the TNFD report signals a shift to encompassing broader environmental impacts. The company explains that next steps will include setting nature-related targets, enhancing supplier engagement on ecosystem risk, and mainstreaming nature-positive design in solar projects.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) provides a global framework for companies to assess and report how their activities depend on and impact nature. It builds on the logic of climate-related reporting but expands the focus to biodiversity, land use, water, ecosystems and resource supply chains. For the solar industry, this matters because module manufacturing and project development rely on material-intensive supply chains, land availability, responsible water use and low-impact logistics. Aligning with TNFD helps solar companies demonstrate how they manage these dependencies, integrate nature-related risks into governance and strategy, and strengthen transparency for investors and regulators, especially as European reporting standards increasingly require nature-related disclosures.