Calculate the impact on biodiversity
The threat to biodiversity is one of the most vulnerable planetary boundaries and a key issue according to the CSRD and ESRS. At the same time, there is considerable uncertainty surrounding the methodology and reliability of the calculations. By calculating biodiversity loss, you contribute to development, tackle a highly topical area, gain a greater understanding, and broaden your perspective on your impact.
Prepare your company for the future
Keep up with developments
A biodiversity calculation with Plant is a simple and effective way to learn more about biodiversity and calculation methods, both for you and your company. In the projects we calculate, we see that people quickly gain a greater understanding of the area.
Broaden your perspective
Climate calculations are standard practice in the industry. By also calculating the impact on biodiversity, you broaden the perspective. The ReCiPe method examines many different environmental aspects and their impact on biodiversity, for example from land and water use.
Contribute to development
We have extensive practical experience in calculating carbon dioxide emissions, both in terms of the input data required and the type of output it produces. Biodiversity calculations are still a new area. By calculating your projects, you are helping to build the methodology the industry needs.
The most powerful climate calculation tool on the market
Our unbroken chain of information between different stages makes it easy to make climate calculations at different points in the process, from the earliest sketch to the climate declaration and everything in between. Everything can be done in one system, creating a whole new level of collaboration.
The most powerful climate calculation tool on the market
Our unbroken chain of information between different stages makes it easy to make climate calculations at different points in the process, from the earliest sketch to the climate declaration and everything in between. Everything can be done in one system, creating a whole new level of collaboration.
"I see major parallels with where we were with the carbon footprint of building materials around ten years ago – the issue is complex, but we have to start somewhere, and we have learned a lot from this first biodiversity calculation with Plant. It is clear that we are at the beginning of the journey toward being able to make calculations with a really good basis for decision-making."
"It is exciting to be part of this development together with Plant. This is Hemsö's first biodiversity calculation for the supply chain and one of the first in Sweden. It is clear which data gaps and methodological issues the industry needs to develop together before we make business decisions based on the calculations."
"Plant has given us an initial rough picture of how our supply chain affects ecosystems. The results provide guidance in an area where the industry has a great need for knowledge and inspire us to play an active role in the development of methods that is now gaining momentum. Imagine the day when a biodiversity calculation carries the same weight as a climate calculation!"
e Sustainability Project Manager
How Plant calculates biodiversity
The calculation is performed in Plant's software by our experts using the ReCiPe method. This method is more comprehensive than the classic climate calculation, but also more complex. It examines the impact of building materials on biodiversity based on many different environmental aspects, including land use, water use, and carbon dioxide emissions. Plant uses Ecoinvent data.
Methodology under development
Research in this area is still in its early stages. In 2022, the Wood vs. Concrete study was launched with Plant, Sveafastigheter, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, and Chalmers University of Technology. In the fall of 2025, the study presented the first biodiversity calculation on the Swedish market. The biodiversity calculation covered the material life cycle of wood and concrete frames. Internationally, research has been conducted in a few places around the world, including Denmark in 2025, but the scope is still limited.
Next step
Plant is working on gaining access to data on all materials, where we currently lack Swedish soil data in particular. We are following developments in other calculation methods, and together with the industry, we need to choose a unit and method.
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Frequently asked questions
The two types of calculations complement each other and should be viewed side by side in order to take both climate and ecosystems into account. We have extensive practical experience of climate calculations, both in terms of the input data required and the type of output they provide. ReCiPe calculations are more complex and capture more important aspects.
It will likely be a long time before the calculation types are combined on a larger scale – partly because climate calculations are so integrated into various targets, and partly because we need to develop more comprehensive calculation models. But in the long term, it will be possible to synchronize and compare the results.
Wood vs. Concrete is a research package in which Plant, Sveafastigheter, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, and Chalmers University of Technology are collaborating to broaden the perspective on how building materials should be evaluated using more parameters than just carbon dioxide emissions. In the fall of 2025, Sweden's first biodiversity calculation was published as part of the study.
There is no difference. Biologisk mångfald is the Swedish word. Biodiversity is a direct translation of the English word biodiversity and is often used in research and international contexts.
