Central London - Venue TBC
Nature-disclosure in the built environment module 1: Why’s nature important and what’s nature-disclosure? (London)
Nature is in crisis. Over the space of one lifetime, we’ve seen a 69% decline in wildlife populations around the world (1970 and 2018; WWF). Changes in land use, pollution and exploitation of natural resources are seen as the main causes, alongside the climate crisis.
Companies have a huge role to play in reducing societies impact on the natural world. The starting point for that is understanding organisational impact through assessment and reporting. Through this we can understand more clearly how our businesses impact biodiversity, and how businesses depend on nature; the so called double materiality of nature. Strategies to address these risks and impacts can then be produced.
The role of business in this is crucial and is starting to get recognised. However, the way businesses impact nature and depend on it is currently lacking transparency. This has been recognised internationally, and nature disclosure is key recommendation in the Global Biodiversity Framework. Additionally, the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires nature disclosure. Increasing alignment between different initiatives, including Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) are a sign of growing maturity of nature-related disclosures. Now is the time to get ahead and start the process of disclosing your organisations nature dependency and impact.
About the masterclass
In this this first masterclass of two, we will explore the importance of nature to the built environment. We’ll discuss the crisis in nature, and our reliance on natural systems not only for materials, but also for human and economic prosperity. We’ll also look at the drivers for reporting on nature and what nature-disclosure is.
This session is part one of a two-part series. In our second masterclass we’ll look at the practicalities of how to effectively disclose business impacts on nature through frameworks such as TNFD.
Delegates can sign-up for one or both of these masterclasses
In this masterclass we’ll cover:
Why does nature matter?
The drivers
Reframing our interaction with nature
What is nature disclosure?
Ways of measuring impact, dependency, risk and opportunity
Who’s it for?
This masterclass is for business leaders and ESG professionals across the built environment and finance seeking to better understand their businesses impact on nature, and what’s involved in nature disclosure.
No prior experience of nature-disclosure is required.
Why join the course?
1. Get up to speed with the why and what of nature-disclosure ahead of year-end reporting
2. Understand the importance of nature to business and the built environment
3. Understand what nature-disclosure is and gain confidence in advocating for it within your organisation
4. Learn about the available metrics for measuring nature impacts
5. Meet other people across industry and share learnings
Course hosts
Morgan Taylor, Director, Greengage. Morgan leads Greengages nature team, providing ecological and green infrastructure design input into projects enabling biodiversity net gains and complementing wider climate change adaptation measures. He provides clear and concise advice on how to manage ecology throughout planning and development. Morgan was included in the ENDS Report Power List 2023 of the most influential environmental professionals in the UK.
Greengage is an independent sustainability consultancy with offices in London, Manchester, Sheffield, and Bristol. Established for over 17 years, we’re an award-winning team of consultants with expertise across the full spectrum of sustainability including energy and carbon management, ESG, sustainable finance, social sustainability, biodiversity and green infrastructure/urban greening.
CPD hours: 2.5
Tickets
Keystone members are entitled to free places for this masterclass. Please contact learning@UKGBC.org for more information.
If you’re unsure if your organisation is a member, please check our Membership Directory.
Delivering this course for your team
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UKGBC cancellation and refund policy
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