STREAM 1: Business & biodiversity
Why nature-related reporting is vital and how it can benefit your business
11:05am
Welcome from the Chair
Broadcaster & Host of The Breakfast Business, Newstalk
11:10am
KEYNOTE:
Making the business case for Nature
This year businesses are increasingly recognising the importance of their impact on nature, with disclosures on nature-related risks and impacts gaining prominence alongside climate reporting. We open with a talk on why businesses need to expand their sustainability beyond greenhouse gas emissions.
Executive Director, Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD), the Netherlands
11:30am
The journey to nature positive: How to get started
Platform Manager, Business for Biodiversity
11:45am
CASE STUDY:
on being a nature-positive business
Sustainability Project Manager, ESB Networks
12:00pm
Q&A with speakers
12:15pm
FIRESIDE CHAT:
Why nature-related reporting is vital and how it can benefit your business
Lessons from an early adopter of the TNFD framework
Chief Sustainability Officer, Smurfit Kappa
12:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The impact of TNFD: How can investors tackle biodiversity risk?
There’s a growing recognition that the investor community plays a key role in mitigating biodiversity perils. And, the TNFD framework has brought nature and biodiversity further to the forefront of financial decisions. Will the recommendations generate enough momentum to deliver tangible change? What does nature positive investment look like?
CEO and founder, Scott Cawley
Partner, Resolve Ventures
Head of ESG Policy & Regulation, First Sentier Investors