Webinar

Beyond Compliance Adopting a Standardised Approach to Biodiversity Reporting for a Nature-Positive Energy Transition

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Calendar 11 March 2026
Clock 14:00-15:00 CET
Location Online

Renewables and grids are expanding at pace, and with that growth comes rising expectations and a need for credible, comparable environmental reporting. Yet the current landscape is crowded and uneven: multiple frameworks, investor and lender requirements, and emerging standards often pull in different directions, while guidance on biodiversity outcomes and Nature-Positive contributions remains inconsistent across regions and projects.

This webinar, convened by GINGR in collaboration with The Biodiversity Consultancy, responds directly to that challenge. It will present the key findings of GINGR’s new Scoping Report on Environmental Reporting, with a particular focus on offshore wind and relevance for the broader renewables and grid value chain. Together, we will highlight where current reporting practices are strongest, where they still fall short for decision-making (including on cumulative impacts, data consistency, and the articulation of Nature-Positive outcomes), and what practical steps could strengthen alignment and comparability across the sector.

The session will open with a brief keynote from Rachel Asante-Owusu (IUCN), setting out why credible environmental reporting is becoming a defining enabler of a Nature-Positive and People-Positive energy transition, and how this agenda connects to GINGR’s wider mission and work programme. The main presentation will be delivered by Dr. Paris Stefanoudis (The Biodiversity Consultancy), an expert in corporate environmental reporting with a background in marine biodiversity and conservation, who will walk participants through the report’s headline insights and what they mean for practitioners working in offshore environments. GINGR will then connect these findings to the initiative’s ongoing work to develop decision-ready, globally aligned tools and guidance that help energy actors demonstrate measurable progress for nature and communities. The webinar will therefore serve as both a results briefing and a practical bridge into GINGR’s next phase, including the development of a pragmatic Nature-Positive Roadmap shaped through collaboration with sector and stakeholder partners.

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  • Rachel Asante-Owusu – Senior Programme Coordinator, Climate Change and Energy Transition, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  • Dr. Paris Stefanoudis – Principal Consultant, The Biodiversity Consultancy

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Annika Lilliestam

Annika Lilliestam

Annika Lilliestam joined RGI in April 2024 as the Coordinator for the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR). She has more than 15 years of professional experience and has worked in various institutions, whereby her focus has always been on sustainability topics and stakeholder management. Before joining RGI, among others, she worked for WWF Germany, Swiss Church Aid HEKS/EPER, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Annika holds a Master degree in International Economics from the Berlin School of Economics and Law.