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Introducing Ramboll’s European Biodiversity Metric

From data to decisions: How the EBM supports European and global biodiversity goals
19 March 2026 | 13:00 GMT | 14:00 CET | 09:00 EDT 
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Join us for the launch of the European Biodiversity Metric (EBM), the first habitats-based biodiversity metric designed to cover continental Europe. This webinar will introduce a practical, science-based tool that empowers organisations to measure, report and improve their impact on nature.

Commissioned by Amazon, with support from Ramboll’s thought leadership programme, and developed by Ramboll’s global biodiversity experts, the EBM enables businesses, policymakers and land managers to quantify biodiversity value across European habitats. The session will explore how the metric supports EU and global biodiversity goals, aligns with emerging regulatory requirements, and helps organisations demonstrate progress towards nature-positive outcomes.

Whether you work in data centres, logistics centres, corporate sustainability, pharma, utilities, construction, manufacturing, extractives, technology, finance, real estate, or higher education facilities, this session will show how the EBM can support your biodiversity strategy and reporting needs.

The webinar will feature expert speakers from Ramboll, Natural England and Amazon, who will talk about the business case for biodiversity metrics, the evolution and expansion of this metric methodology, how and why it’s being used from reducing impacts to achieving measurable net positive outcomes for nature. Discover how you can use the EBM to drive meaningful action for nature.
 
Register your interest now. Registration closes 10:00 CET, 18 March 2026. All registrations will be reviewed to ensure the session remains relevant to its intended audience. Submitting the form does not automatically secure a spot; confirmed attendees will receive joining details by email.

Key takeaways

How metrics evolve 

The evolution and expansion of habitats-based metric methodology, how England’s statutory metric has transformed project delivery against the mitigation hierarchy, how it underpins the UK Government’s nature market framework, and the statutory metric’s adoption around the world.

The business case

The business case for using metrics on development, operational and extractive sites – linking biodiversity actions within biodiversity strategies and how metrics provide the science-based evidence to verify public commitments.

Nature credit markets

How companies can get familiar with metrics ahead of the European Commission’s “Roadmap towards Nature Credits”.

Webinar agenda

Speaker: Vikki Patton

Speaker: Vikki Patton

Speaker: Dr Nick White

Speaker: Phil Birch

Speaker: Dan Rockefeller

Speakers: Vikki Patton and Dan Rockefeller

Speakers: Vikki Patton, Dan Rockefeller and Dr Nick White

Meet our team

Experts driving innovation and excellence.

Vikki Patton

Vikki Patton

Head of Department: Nature Positive Services and Biodiversity Metrics Global Lead, Ramboll

Vikki is the technical lead for the development of Ramboll’s metrics. She has worked at the forefront of Biodiversity Net Gain since 2016 and is one of the UK’s BNG experts. She has 27 years’ experience in biodiversity conservation and business development and delivers biodiversity metric-based solutions for major infrastructure developments, operational sites and extractive projects.

Dan Rockefeller

Dan Rockefeller

Managing Scientist, Biodiversity Metrics US Lead, Ramboll

Dan is an ecologist leading the development of Ramboll's biodiversity metrics with a global team of specialists. He has extensive experience in restoration ecology and natural resource management. His expertise includes biodiversity planning, metrics development and implementation, biodiversity-focused design, ecological restoration, and monitoring. Dan works with clients in the US and Europe to help them achieve corporate biodiversity and nature-related goals.

Dr Nick White

Dr Nick White

Principal Advisor – Net Gain, Natural England

Nick is currently focusing on biodiversity net gain (BNG) implementation, the biodiversity metric, and BNG standards and guidance. He was recognized in the ENDS Report’s Power list UK 100 most influential environmental professionals in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Phil Birch

Phil Birch

Global Lead, Direct Biodiversity Impact, Amazon

Phil Birch has been working in the buildings sustainability sector for over 20 years and is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist. At Amazon, he leads the global biodiversity program for the built environment – setting strategic direction at a macro level whilst also developing more granular guidance and other mechanisms to turn theory into practice.

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