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SUSTAINABILITY SUPERHEROES
EPISODE 12
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Navigating Natural Capital: Next Steps Beyond Biodiversity Net Gain
You will learn:
The core concepts of natural capital: Understand the types of ecosystem services and the global frameworks that guide natural capital assessments.
How to enhance and fast-track your project decision-making: Explore how natural capital can support nature-based service markets and improve environmental reporting in corporate sectors.
The best metrics for quantifying natural capital: Learn how to calculate economic valuations and apply frameworks following the UK Governments guidance (ENCA) and recommended tools like NCRAT
How to maximize the synergy between natural capital and biodiversity net gain: Discover how they collectively enhance project planning and corporate environmental strategies.
Speakers:
Jonathan Nichols
Associate – Natural Capital Environment Practice
AtkinsRéalis
Jonathan Nichols
Associate – Natural Capital Environment Practice
AtkinsRéalis
Jon leads AtkinsRéalis’ (formerly Atkins) Natural Capital and Environmental Economics team. His work focuses on making the business case for nature, using natural capital accounting and ecosystem services assessments to enable developers and infrastructure organisations understand both their impacts and dependencies on natural assets. He helps them use this evidence to inform investment, design and planning decisions.
Jon describes his approach to managing natural capital assets as ‘silo-busting’ and ‘systems-based’, drawing together multidisciplinary teams and collaborative partnerships to pioneer new tools and technologies. He has a decade of experience working with developers, local authorities, water companies, regulators, and investors. This experience includes delivering natural capital training for the UK water industry and assessing clients’ readiness for managing nature risks and opportunities in line with the new Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework. Jon is a Chartered Environmentalist and a member of the Biodiversity and Natural Capital (BANC) steering group at the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
Stephen Marland
Host and Director of Innovation,
AiDash
Stephen Marland
Director of Product Innovation and Strategy
BNGAI by AiDash
Stephen is a resilient and entrepreneurial leader with expertise in strategy and innovation delivery. Based in London, he has more than 20 years’ experience at National Grid PLC. There, he specialized in business development, energy system analysis, and scenario planning across gas, power, and system operator utility functions. More recently, he was Director of Innovation at National Grid Partners, the venture capital and innovation arm of National Grid. He was also project lead for a land sustainability management concept developed with AiDash. Stephen is a Chartered Engineer with a BEng and PhD in Chemical Engineering, and an MBA from Warwick Business School (UK).