Welcome to Mott MacDonald's podcast, Nature Positive: The Inside Story.

This episode is a special Mott MacDonald early career takeover, where we hand over to colleagues Kieran Murnane, Aimee Jones and Natalie Harvey. They take us into their world of being an early career professional and what the momentum for nature means to them.

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Biodiversity and nature | Mott MacDonald

Development that delivers for both people and planet | Mott MacDonald

Further reading: Elevating Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting in Emerging Markets: Aligning IFC Disclosure Requirements with Other International Standards

Welcome to Mott MacDonald's podcast, Nature Positive: The Inside Story where our Nature Services Leader, Julia Baker, talks to industry leaders about all aspects of nature, bringing you insightful discussions, expert opinion and stories about the rise of a Nature Positive approach.

In this episode, our host Julia Baker sits down with Mott MacDonald’s Heather Marshall, technical director for water and infrastructure systems.

Heather talks with Julia about the role that nature plays in well-functioning infrastructure systems, including our water system, and the opportunity to use systems thinking to better connect, restore and enhance nature in our daily lives.

In conversation, they identify how improving our understanding of the linkages between people, infrastructure assets, operations and projects can shape joined up interventions with greater impact. Discussing the practice of how systems thinking has developed and is now being used, Heather and Julia discuss examples of how nature can help achieve better climate, environmental and social outcomes for stakeholders.

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Development that delivers for both people and planet | Mott MacDonald

Further reading: Elevating Environmental, Social, and Governance Reporting in Emerging Markets: Aligning IFC Disclosure Requirements with Other International Standards

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Welcome to Mott MacDonald's podcast, Nature Positive: The Inside Story where our Nature Services Leader, Julia Baker, talks to industry leaders about all aspects of nature, bringing you insightful discussions, expert opinion and stories about the rise of a Nature Positive approach.

In this episode, Julia Baker talks with Lesley Wilson, a Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA. They discuss the extraordinary rise of nature policies to date and the potential future landscape.

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IEMA - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) framework

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Welcome to Mott MacDonald's podcast, Nature Positive: The Inside Story where our Nature Services Leader, Julia Baker, talks to industry leaders about all aspects of nature, bringing you insightful discussions, expert opinion and stories about the rise of a Nature Positive approach.

In this episode, Julia Baker sits down with her friend and long-standing BNG partner-in-crime, Tom Butterworth, director at the UK Business & Biodiversity Forum and a Director at Arup.

When Julia and Tom first met, Tom was at Natural England leading many initiatives including the Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (BOAs). Years later, BOAs are still very much in use and underpinning Local Nature Recovery Strategies which is testament to Tom’s foresight and vision.

This episode was recorded last autumn, so you’ll hear Tom give his thoughts before COP16, as well as his take on mandatory BNG to date. He also discusses his experiences leading an international standard on Biodiversity Net Gain.

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UK Business & Biodiversity Forum

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How does the law help guide better practice when it comes to nature positive action?

Richard Broadbent, a Director at Freeths, is an expert in environmental law. With our host, Julia Baker, he explores how the legal and regulatory frameworks are helping to improve outcomes for nature and our shared environment. He explores how law can act as a teacher, institutionalising our collective obligations to better stewardship of our environment and the outcomes we want to value. They also look at the emerging practice and requirements involved in creating and operating habitat banks successfully.

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Environmental Law | Environmental Lawyers & Solicitors | Freeths

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Welcome to Mott MacDonald's podcast, Nature Positive: The Inside Story where our Nature Services Leader, Julia Baker, talks to industry leaders about all aspects of nature, bringing you insightful discussions, expert opinion and stories about the rise of a Nature Positive approach.

Together, they discuss the insight they built about nature and ecology prior to the development of legislation, and the meaningful gains for nature the policy seeks to achieve.

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Natural England – News and updates from Natural England

Environment – News and updates on Defra environment

Biodiversity net gain - GOV.UK

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Welcome to Mott MacDonald's podcast, Nature Positive: The Inside Story where our Nature Services Leader, Julia Baker, talks to industry leaders about all aspects of nature, bringing you insightful discussions, expert opinion and stories about the rise of a Nature Positive approach.

In this episode, Julia sits down with Phoebe Tucker from the Green Finance Institute to discuss the newly published BNG Roadmap and the latest updates on nature markets. During the session, Phoebe discusses her decision to reinvent her career to focus on nature, the Green Finance Institute's newly published BNG Roadmap and the latest updates on nature markets.

Their conversation breaks down how an effective market for biodiversity net gain can be structured, and the role it can play in helping more organisations and people to take practical action. Looking at the opportunities and challenges for policymakers as BNG regulations mature, Phoebe highlights the key issues to watch out for in the months and years to come.

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Biodiversity Net Gain: A Roadmap for Action

Green Finance Institute

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Welcome to Mott MacDonald's podcast, Nature Positive: The Inside Story where our Nature Services Leader, Julia Baker, talks to industry leaders about all aspects of nature, bringing you insightful discussions, expert opinion and stories about the rise of a Nature Positive approach.

In this episode, Julia speaks with Amelia Woodley, ESG Director at Speedy Hire, about the significance of nature in her role and explores how ESG considerations influence boardroom decisions.

Their conversation breaks down the opportunities and challenges that underpin the adoption of nature positive actions for a major private sector organisation, from meeting investor, regulator and stakeholder expectations, to knowing how and when to push the boundaries of technical excellence.

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Sustainability | ESG | Speedy Hire

Speedy Hire Live Sustainability Summit - Pioneering Sustainable Practices

Nature Positive Roadmap

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