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

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 can make it difficult for developers, grid operators, financiers, and regulators to understand what “good” looks like, to compare performance, and to build trust with communities and stakeholders.

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.

✏️ Join us for this timely discussion and register now!