About the event

Businesses are facing increasing expectations to understand and address their impacts on biodiversity and the natural environment. Customers, clients and employees want to see meaningful action on sustainability and nature recovery. Getting involved in local conservation projects is one of the clearest, most visible ways to show that commitment, and this event gives you the tools, insight and inspiration to do just that.

Richard Betts of RZB Advisory will share latest trends in sustainability reporting, providing a heads up on incoming environmental compliance requirements, both mandatory and voluntary, with a specific focus on implications for biodiversity reporting. As a Sustainability and ESG advisor with over two decades of experience, Richard held senior leadership roles at three of the Big 4 and ERM, advising corporates, investors and policymakers across the UK, EU and globally on sustainability.

Andy Meek, Group Head of Sustainability at Chesnara PLC, will discuss the financial risk to business presented by climate change and nature decline, and how Chesnara has established a nature-based partnership with Lancashire Wildlife Trust.

For attendees who are up with the larks, there’s an additional opportunity to start your day with our Nature Reserves manager Lorna Bennett, with a guided tour of Brockholes birdlife. Bring your boots and binoculars!

The event ends at 11am but there’s opportunity for networking and a wander round the reserve before you head back to the office.

Event Timings:

The floating* Visitor Village will be open from 8am, providing a quiet space to catch up on emails or plan your day before the presentations begin.

8.15am: Optional Brockholes tour to explore the exceptional bird life on the reserve. Boots and binoculars recommended but not necessary. Please ensure you book the add-on ticket for this - there is no additional charge.

9.30am: Presentations

11am: Free networking and access to independently explore the reserve.

*Yes, it floats. Our visitor and conference facilities are built on a floating island, surrounded by Meadow Lake. The structure has a BREEAM Outstanding rating and the architects Adam Khan won Public Building Architect of the Year together with RIBA, Civic Trust, and Wood Awards.