Advancing nature: Integrating nature-based solutions into corporate environmental strategies, webinar, 24 April 2023

Webinar Advancing nature: Integrating nature based solutions into corporate environmental strategies will help sustainability professionals explore how they can drive forward implementation of nature-based solutions within their organisation.

With leading NGO and business voices on the panel, discussion points will include the importance of stakeholder engagement and collaborations and the opportunity to hear from our panellists about lessons learnt within their organisations. This session will focus on moving beyond scoping for nature-based solutions (NbS) projects to overcoming (internal and external) barriers to implementation and the actions you can take now to progress your organisation’s nature agenda.

Speakers

Owen Bethell, Nestlé -  Environmental Impact Lead, Global Public Affairs

Owen is the Environmental Impact Lead for Nestlé within their Global Public Affairs team. He manages Nestlé’s global climate change, nature and water-related advocacy, communications, and engagement activities. In this role, Owen advises and guide’s Nestlé interactions with multi-lateral institutions, business associations and other coalitions of action on the environmental agenda – supporting the company’s aim to advance regenerative food systems at scale.

Craig Bennett, The Wildlife Trusts - Chief Executive

Since becoming chief executive in 2020, Craig has spearheaded plans to protect 30% of UK land and sea for nature by 2030. He is currently Chair of the Independent Challenge Group for Anglian Water, and a member of the Innovation Lab for Marks and Spencer plc. He is Honorary Professor of Sustainability and Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School, an Associate Fellow of Homerton College (Cambridge), a Senior Associate of CISL, and a Policy Fellow of The Centre for Science and Policy at The University of Cambridge.

Melissa Miners, Consultant/formerly of Unilever - consultant

Melissa Miners has over 12 years’ experience in sustainability strategy, communications, external affairs and public policy. She spent 10 years working in various roles to deliver Unilever’s sustainability strategy focussing on sustainable commodity production and more broadly on the thematic areas of climate, circular economy and plastics. She is consulting externally and holds a role as Trustee of National Park City Foundation.

The session will build upon CISL's existing body of work on nature-based solutions, including the Decision-making in a nature positive world framework and its suite of cross-sectoral examples.