The Nature Investment Standards (NIS), supported by Defra, devolved administrations, and developed by BSI with industry, will play a key role in boosting private sector investment into protecting and restoring nature across the UK. They are intended to provide clear, consistent, consensus-based criteria for establishing high integrity nature markets.
This webinar marks a key milestone with the release of the overarching principles standard, which applies core requirements to nature projects which generate income. This standard was revised based on feedback from public consultation and is released for market adoption.
Watch on-demand to learn how to apply the principles, hear about the new nature-based carbon standard which is available for public consultation until April 25, and explore our interactive Navigation Tool via the hub to support implementation of the standards.
Agenda
- 14:00 Welcome, Anne Hayes, Director of Sectors and Standards Development, BSI
- 14:05 Nature markets policy and role of standards, Helen Edmundson, Deputy Director Green Finance, Defra
- 14:15 Understanding and adopting the nature markets principles standard, Ian Dickie, Author
- 14:25 A new nature-based carbon standard, Mark Reed, Author
- 14:35 Navigating the standards framework, George Sethia, NIS Programme Lead, BSI
- 14:45 Panel and Q&A, chaired by Anne Hayes, joined by speakers, Ross Johnston, and Eifiona Williams
- 15:10 Wrap up
- 15:15 Event close
Speakers
Helen
Edmundson
Helen heads up the Green Finance team in the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, supporting the development of ecosystem service markets to significantly scale investment into natural capital.
Mark
Reed
Mark Reed is a professor and research centre director at SRUC and one of two lead authors for BSI’s carbon standard. The original architect of the Peatland Code, he has helped create and manage a variety of carbon and other nature markets and advises UN agencies and governments on nature market policy.
Eifiona
Williams
Eifiona is the Head of Biodiversity, Welsh Government. Lawyer by profession, Eifiona joined the Welsh Government in 2008 and since 2016 has been an environmental policy lead, heading up water policy before joining the biodiversity team in 2024 to lead on the development of a nature finance strategy for Wales.
Ross
Johnston
Ross is the Head of Natural Capital Policy in Scottish Government and he works as part of the public sector partnership developing natural capital markets in Scotland.
Ian
Dickie
Ian Dickie is a Director at eftec. He has worked as an applied environmental economist since 1999. He was an author of the Natural Capital Protocol in 2016, is a specialist in natural capital investment and accounting, and a member of Defra’s Biodiversity Expert Committee.
George
Sethia
George is the BSI programme lead for the NIS Programme. George also heads up the BSI Knowledge Services consultancy team, where he oversees the delivery of standardization programmes to enable the development of new markets and drive progress against pressing global issues.
Anne
Hayes
Anne is the Director of Sectors and Standards Development at BSI. Anne's role includes ensuring that UK and global innovation and policy are supported with relevant standards.
