Webinar
Sustainability

Nature Investment Standards – Enabling Adoption and Unlocking Benefits

Explore new nature investment standards and supporting guidance, with insights from early adopters, experts, and government to build trust in markets.

Join us on 25 March, 10:00–11:15 GMT, for an interactive event

Take part in panel sessions, discussion, and Q&A exploring the benefits and real world use of nature market standards.

Welcome and introduction.
Keynote session on role of standards to support policy by Defra.
Panel on nature market standards in the policy and market context.
Early adopters share their experiences applying the overarching principles and framework standard.
Insights from the authors on the latest biodiversity, nutrients, and communities standards.

Speakers

Webinar speakers and panellists

Dr Will Lockhart OBE, Deputy Director, Nature Markets and Investment, Defra

Dr Will Lockhart OBE leads nature markets at Defra, with a background in green finance, biodiversity negotiations, and UK government policy.

Peter Phillips, Head of Natural Capital Land Management Policy

Peter works at the Scottish Government as part of the public sector partnership developing natural capital markets in Scotland.

Kerry ten Kate, Non-executive Director, Finance Earth

Kerry ten Kate chairs BSI’s NIS Strategic Advisory Group and advises governments, business, and civil society on nature and the economy.

Phoebe Tucker, Senior Nature Associate, Green Finance Institute

Phoebe specializes in UK nature markets. She drives engagement to identify the solutions and enable private finance for nature-based projects.

Tom Ashton, Co-founder, Native Aqua

Tom is a marine biologist and aquaculture specialist. He co-founded Xelect and has PhD in the genetics of quality traits in farmed fish.

Amy Coulthard, Market Development Director, EnTrade

20+ years in nature conservation, delivering solutions to balance nature and people while driving impact through partnerships and engagement.

George Sethia, Programme Lead, BSI

George oversees the delivery of standardization programmes to enable the development of new markets and drive progress against pressing global issues

Owen Middleton, Science & Verification Lead, Environment Bank

PhD-trained ecologist with corporate biodiversity and data science experience, building the business case for nature recovery and resilient ecosystems.

Tom Butterworth, Nature Leader, ARUP

Tom has 27+ years’ experience in biodiversity, leading research, supporting policy development, and shaping and managing the delivery of strategies

Gregor Neeve, Director of Ecology, Thomson Environmental Consultants

Gregor leads terrestrial & freshwater ecology teams, with 15+ yrs’ experience in policy, green finance, and large-scale conservation projects

Matthew Hannon, Director, Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities

Director of SISC and Prof at Strathclyde, Matthew researches fair, sustainable futures and community empowerment. He also hosts the Local Zero podcast

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