Purpose - The purpose of this article is to provide an account of the
quantity, location and intentions behind companies' biodiversity
disclosure. Design/methodology/approach - This study applies a mixed
methods approach to the examination of the quantity and location of
biodiversity disclosure. The research focuses on a study of corporate
websites and corporate reports over a five-year period. Interviews with
company representatives were also conducted regarding company intentions
behind biodiversity disclosure. Findings - The findings of this study
show that few of the companies studied have a record of providing
continuous biodiversity information. Those companies that provide the
most biodiversity information are in the lower-risk sector. The
interview respondents identify social environmental reporting frameworks
as catalysts for biodiversity disclosure. A reason for this low level
of biodiversity disclosure may be the infrequency of interaction with
pressure groups. However, the respondents also state, as increasingly
their companies have paid more attention to sustainability reporting in
recent years, more detailed biodiversity disclosure has resulted.
Research limitations/implications - The research in this study, which is
explorative and descriptive, is limited to a study of the quantity and
location of biodiversity disclosure by 29 companies listed on the OMXS30
and the preparers' reasons for such disclosure. Originality/value -
This is an original study that attempts to go beyond mere reporting of
biodiversity disclosure by examining the motivations for such disclosure
using interviews with company representatives.