Get Nature Positive

What Get Nature Positive does

Get Nature Positive is a Swiss non-profit association (Verein) headquartered in Zürich, founded in August 2023 by the environmental foundations Stiftung Pusch and Stiftung Natur & Wirtschaft. It develops and certifies biodiversity offset projects for real estate stakeholders and nature project partners in Switzerland, offering certified compensation of sealed surfaces through the creation of new, high-quality nature areas. Its core technology is a scientifically reviewed biotope-value assessment methodology that scores habitat quality, calculates required compensation areas at 120% of sealed surface (with a time factor for habitat maturation), and supports 25-year monitoring under a dual-control certification process executed by ARNAL AG and verified by OST university. The company also holds compatibility claims against ISO 17298:2025, TNFD, GRI, EU Taxonomy, SDG frameworks and recognition by GRESB and REMMS benchmarks.

The product portfolio includes the standard Get Nature Positive Certificate (offsetting sealed surfaces), the Premium Certificate (additional on-site green-space certification with a 5-year renewable cycle), the Get Nature Positive Assessment (habitat biodiversity analysis), the Get Nature Positive Development Path (customized ecological roadmap), and Nature Project Creation Services (establishment of new nature areas with farmers, foresters, municipalities, and conservation organizations under 25-year agreements). Pricing is publicly disclosed: CHF 20 per square meter of sealed surface as a one-time payment, with an additional CHF 5,000 certification fee for the Premium tier; an area-compensation subscription is offered as an alternative recurring billing model.

Commercially, Get Nature Positive pursues a sales-led GTM combining direct enterprise engagement with property owners, developers, and municipalities and inside-sales contact forms, supported by downloadable certification documentation, a LinkedIn presence, and video content. Target segments include property owners and real estate developers (primary), farmers, foresters and land managers as project partners, municipalities and public authorities, and construction companies/contractors. Funding support comes from Migros Pionierfonds and public-sector co-financing of individual nature projects, with the first certificate issued in March 2025 to Seewarte AG for a Thalwil residential development.

Name

Get Nature Positive

Legal name

Get Nature Positive

Website

https://getnaturepositive.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Get Nature Positive is a Swiss non-profit association that certifies and develops biodiversity offset projects for real estate owners, developers, municipalities, and nature project partners in Switzerland. It sells certified 120% sealed-surface compensation and Premium green-space certificates, supported by habitat assessments and 25-year nature-area monitoring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biodiversity Certification Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) / No Net Loss Planning & Metrics (EUAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Assessment / Valuation (EUAHAHAI), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM), Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

Keywords

• Biodiversity certification
• Ecological consulting
• Nature offset projects
• Sealed surface compensation
• ESG environmental reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Get Nature Positive Certificate - Per Square Meter Fee: One-time payment of CHF 20 per square meter of sealed surface for the Get Nature Positive Certificate. This covers creation of new nature areas (machinery, plants, seeds, other materials, project partner fees), all services by Get Nature Positive, and 25-year monitoring of nature areas.
2. Get Nature Positive Premium Certificate: Premium certificate combines compensation of sealed areas (CHF 20/m²) plus a one-time certification fee of CHF 5,000 for the property's green spaces. Valid for 5 years from initial certification, renewable every 5 years through recertification.
3. Area Compensation Subscription: Individual area compensation subscription option as an alternative to the one-time per square meter payment, allowing for recurring engagement with property owners over time.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Get Nature Positive is a Swiss association that assesses, plans, and certifies biodiversity compensation for real estate properties. It provides scientific biodiversity assessments of properties, develops customized ecological development roadmaps, and issues certificates that certify a property's sealed surfaces are fully offset by newly created nature areas in Switzerland, secured for 25 years under independent dual-control certification.

Product overview

Get Nature Positive is a Swiss association offering a portfolio of biodiversity certification and consulting services. The core offering includes two certificate tiers: the standard Get Nature Positive Certificate for offsetting sealed surfaces through nature area creation, and the Premium Certificate for properties that additionally upgrade on-site green spaces. These certificates are complemented by Assessment services (scientific biodiversity analysis) and Development Path advisory (customized ecological roadmaps). The company creates nature areas in partnership with landowners, municipalities, and conservation organizations across Switzerland, with all certificates validated by independent auditors (ARNAL and OST) and valid for 25 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Get Nature Positive Certificate Standard biodiversity certification awarded to properties whose sealed surfaces are fully offset by newly created nature areas. Includes 120% compensation (accounting for time factor until habitats reach full ecological value), 25-year validity, and independent dual-control certification. Priced at CHF 20 per square meter of sealed surface.
• Get Nature Positive Premium Certificate Enhanced certification for properties that offset sealed areas AND design their on-site green spaces to be ecologically valuable. Combines CHF 20/m² compensation with a CHF 5,000 one-time certification fee for green space assessment. Includes biodiversity analysis, expert advisory, 5-year validity (renewable through recertification), and recognition by GRESB and REMMS benchmarks.
• Get Nature Positive Assessment Scientific analysis of habitats on a property site to evaluate biodiversity importance, providing measurable, comparable, and traceable data for ESG reporting. Performed using biotope value scoring methodology.
• Get Nature Positive Development Path Customized ecological development roadmap for properties, advising on measures such as upgrading green spaces, green roofs, unsealing, and gradual compensation of sealed areas over time.
• Nature Project Creation Services Establishment of new nature areas (flower meadows, dry meadows, amphibian ponds, hedges, small structures) in collaboration with local partners (farmers, foresters, municipalities) to compensate for sealed surfaces, including 25-year contractual agreements and ongoing ecological monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120% compensation of sealed surfaces through high-quality nature areas in Switzerland, secured for 25 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered founding partner, core and supporting.

• Stiftung Puschfounding partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Stiftung Pusch (Pusch Foundation) is one of two founding partners of Get Nature Positive, established in August 2023. The foundation protects and promotes biodiversity in Switzerland and provides organizational support, including hosting the company's headquarters. The foundation is also represented on the board of Get Nature Positive through Felix Meier, its Managing Director.
• Stiftung Natur & Wirtschaftfounding partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Stiftung Natur & Wirtschaft (Foundation Nature & Economy) is one of two founding partners of Get Nature Positive, established in August 2023. The foundation specializes in ecological optimization of commercial properties and is represented on the board through Bastiaan Frich, its Managing Director.
• ARNAL AG - Büro für Natur und LandschaftcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerARNAL AG - Büro für Natur und Landschaft is the primary independent certification body for Get Nature Positive certificates. For each certification, ARNAL checks whether the requirements of the current certification regulations are met. It serves as the first line of the dual-control principle.
• Ostschweizer Fachhochschule OST - ILF Institut für Landschaft und FreiraumcoreTechnology or IntegrationOST (Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences), through its ILF Institute for Landscape and Open Space, serves as the second verification body in the dual-control certification process. It independently verifies the audit conducted by ARNAL AG, ensuring quality and transparency of certificates.
• Naturnetz PfannenstilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaturnetz Pfannenstil is a nature network organization that collaborates with Get Nature Positive as a project partner for creating and maintaining nature areas. It was involved in the Rotenstein nature project in Küsnacht ZH and contributed to habitat creation and ecological monitoring.
• Ecoboss GmbHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcoboss GmbH is listed as a partner organization of Get Nature Positive, providing ecological expertise and services in the biodiversity and nature conservation space in Switzerland.
• Naturschutzlösungen GmbHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaturschutzlösungen GmbH is listed as a partner organization of Get Nature Positive, providing nature conservation solutions and services for biodiversity projects.
• AuflebensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAufleben is a partner organization of Get Nature Positive, promoting more nature in Swiss communities. The partnership supports the creation and maintenance of nature areas in Switzerland.
• Seewarte AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeewarte AG is a real estate investor and customer that received the first Get Nature Positive Premium Certificate. The company built a residential development in Thalwil with 2,605 m² of sealed surfaces, fully offset with 3,126 m² of new nature areas in Cham ZG.
• Flumroc AGsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlumroc AG is a customer of Get Nature Positive, listed in the company's network section alongside Seewarte AG.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• GRESB: GRESB is the global ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure that already recognizes Get Nature Positive's certificates. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant — not a competitor but a critical distribution and credibility layer that channels institutional real estate investors toward biodiversity offset providers.

Broad incumbents

• WWF Switzerland: WWF Switzerland is a major conservation NGO working on biodiversity protection, sustainable land use, and corporate sustainability engagement. Comparable as a large Swiss environmental organization addressing biodiversity loss with corporate and public-sector partners.
• DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council): DGNB is a leading European sustainable building certification system with biodiversity and green-space criteria. It represents a broader incumbent that certifies buildings holistically, where Get Nature Positive's certification could plug in as a biodiversity-specific add-on for DGNB-tracked properties.
• South Pole Group: South Pole is a large, established climate and nature solutions provider offering carbon credit development, biodiversity advisory, and nature-based solution portfolios for corporates and real estate — a broader incumbent operating in the adjacent biodiversity markets Get Nature Positive targets.
• Pro Natura: Pro Natura is Switzerland's oldest and largest nature conservation organization, operating nature reserves and advocating for biodiversity policy. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with Get Nature Positive's nature-area creation and conservation mission at a national scale.

Direct peers

• BirdLife Switzerland (BirdLife Schweiz): BirdLife Schweiz is a major Swiss nature conservation NGO advocating for biodiversity protection and habitat creation. It operates in the same Swiss biodiversity space as Get Nature Positive and is a potential partner or competitor for ecological expertise and habitat project delivery.
• PUR Projet: PUR Projet designs and implements corporate biodiversity restoration projects globally, partnering with farmers and landowners to deliver measurable nature outcomes for corporate buyers — directly comparable to Get Nature Positive's model of certified nature-area creation in partnership with farmers for property-owner customers.
• The Biodiversity Consultancy: The Biodiversity Consultancy provides biodiversity strategy, assessment, and no-net-loss / net-gain advisory to corporates and developers — a direct comparable to Get Nature Positive's Assessment, Development Path, and net-gain certification services for real estate clients.

Emerging players

• Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent ratings and quality assessments of nature-based solutions and carbon credits, including biodiversity co-benefits. Comparable to Get Nature Positive's dual-control audit approach for verifying the integrity of nature-area claims.
• Renoster: Renoster operates a nature-based solutions marketplace connecting corporate buyers with verified restoration and biodiversity projects. An emerging player using digital verification and project rating — a comparable new-market entrant in nature-based solution procurement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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