Join us on 7 December at 2pm for a webinar exploring where the private sector is on nature, what businesses are doing to support nature recovery, and how to build partnerships between businesses and those managing nature projects.
Securing private finance for nature restoration remains challenging. For many organisations working on the ground, finding buyers and investors (the demand side) can be difficult.
While a growing number of nature projects are receiving funding at scale, the demand and supply sides can often seem disconnected.
So, where is private sector attention on nature? How do businesses see nature, and what are they doing about it?
One year on from research commissioned by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation on business action on nature, we'll share a short overview of what the evidence tells us, followed by a panel discussion with experts working with businesses and nature. There will also be plenty of time for questions and answers.
The aim is to provide useful insights to help inform decisions about managing nature projects, understanding how to approach companies and building partnerships.
Who should attend?
This webinar is for anyone interested in understanding the role of the private sector in nature recovery, including:
- Land managers, including farmers, estates, environmental NGOs and nature project managers, who want to understand the private sector as a potential partner or funder.
- People working in nature markets.
- Business representatives who want to understand what other companies are doing on nature.
- Finance and investment professionals.
- Policymakers covering the environment, climate, business and the economy.
- National, regional and local authority environment officers.
- NGO leaders and environmental advocates.
- Academics, researchers and students.
What will the webinar feature?
The webinar will include:
- A short overview of research commissioned by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation on business action on nature.
- A panel discussion exploring how the private sector views nature and what businesses are doing.
- Time for questions and answers with our panel.
The panel includes:
- Liam McAleese, Director of Our Natural World, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
- Will McDonald, author of the research
- Phoebe Cox, Senior Nature Associate, Green Finance Institute
- Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group
- Date, time and registration
The webinar will take place on 7 December at 2pm. Register for the webinar here.
- Accessing the webinar
- We will be using Zoom to host the webinar. See guidance on joining and participating in a Zoom webinar.
- The webinar will be recorded. We will update this page on our website with the recording, along with the transcript once available.
- If you would like to attend the webinar live, please register by clicking the registration link above.
- The webinar will be live captioned using Zoom or Otter ai. We will share the link that you need to access the live captions at the beginning of the webinar.
- We will have a BSL interpreter on screen who will interpret what is being spoken live. If you think you might want to ask a question using BSL, please let us know in the registration form. To make sure you can see the BSL interpreters at all times, please check that your View is set to ‘Gallery View’. You can do this by clicking the ‘View’ button in the top right hand corner of the window. You can also ‘pin’ their windows. See more information on adjusting your view settings in Zoom.
- If you have additional or other access needs, please email communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk.
- Asking questions
- In the webinar, we will be using the Q&A facility, which you can use to add your questions. You will be able to see all questions, as well as ‘upvote’ questions you’d like answered. You will also be able to see questions that have been answered. Attendees will not be able to share their video or audio.
- We recommend submitting questions in advance to communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk so we can make sure we are able to respond to your question as best we can.
- The panel will answer questions live. But so that we can answer as many questions as possible, members of the team will also be typing responses in the Q&A facility. Please don't worry if you miss anything, we will be sharing the recording and transcript afterwards, and if you need clarification on anything after the webinar ends, send us an email.
- For any questions we are not able to answer during the webinar, we will do our best to answer them afterwards and share them along with the recordings and transcript.
- Please note that everyone will be able to see questions added – so please do not share personal information or sensitive information about your organisation.
- We will also try to prioritise questions we think may be relevant to more people.
- Sending messages to the panel and attendees
Please note that Zoom's Chat facility will be disabled for attendees. This is so we can manage questions better and avoid missing questions that might have been shared in the Chat. If you would like to send us a message, please email us at communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk.
