Businesses call for nature impact disclosures to be mandatory by 2030

H&M, Sainsbury's and Nestle are among more than 300 companies urging governments to agree to the pledge at Cop15 in December

More than 300 businesses, including H&M, Sainsbury's and Nestle, have urged world leaders to make it mandatory for companies to assess and reveal their impact on nature by 2030.

Businesses and financial institutions in 56 countries - including the UK, Canada and China - are pushing for governments to agree to the disclosures at Cop15, the UN biodiversity conference being held in Montreal this December.