•Who is the organization?

•What do we know about them publicly?

•How are they perceived?

•What do we know/ not know?

•What do believe are some of the sustainability grand challenges?

•What public documents are available?

•What do the existing ESG/sustainability/annual reports say/not say?

•What are the questions/ideas we have?

What interesting questions can be asked during the debate?

• Delivering a net zero NHS (2020)- https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/a-net-zero-nhs/

• Health care's response to climate change: a carbon footprint assessment of the NHS in England https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30271-0/fulltext and

• The public health implications of the Paris Agreement: a modelling study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30249-7/fulltext

• The background legislation is the Health and Care Act 2022 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/contents/enacted)

• Guidance for NHS organisations to generate a green plan - https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/get-involved/organisations/

• Guidance for suppliers to is here https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/get-involved/suppliers/

•Focus on “Core Value”. Examine how Amey internalises BNG as a core competitive advantage through company strategy, corporate culture and staff training.

•What commitments and changes must Amey's senior leadership undertake to establish BNG as a core value?

•How should staff training be designed to ensure both project managers and engineers understand and embrace the importance of BNG?

•How does Amey's annual report and ESG statement describe its biodiversity efforts? Does this align with BNG's mandatory requirements?

The Project Management & Operations Team

•Focus on Delivered at Scale. Investigate how BNG is planned, carried out and measured within specific infrastructure projects, such as roads and railways.

•In a large-scale project, how should biodiversity value calculations be conducted pre-project and post-project?

•There are three approaches to achieving a 10% net gain: on-site enhancement, off-site creation, and purchasing credits. What are the respective advantages and disadvantages of each? For a large organisation like Amey, which approach might be the most suitable?

•Among Amey's four core business segments (transport infrastructure, complex assets, consultancy, and decarbonisation), which has the strongest connection to BNG? What are the associated challenges and opportunities?

Long-term Impact, Ecosystem & External Partnership

•Focus on robust long-term monitoring and ecological connectivity. Investigate how technological methods can be employed to ensure the BNG project delivers sustained ecological benefits beyond its initial implementation phase.

•Following the completion of a BNG project, who is responsible for long-term monitoring and maintenance? What cost and accountability issues does this entail?

•What innovative technologies (such as drones, satellite remote sensing, environmental DNA) can be employed to monitor biodiversity changes cost-effectively and efficiently?

•How can Amey ensure habitats it creates (such as new woodlands or wetlands) are effectively connected to surrounding ecosystems rather than becoming isolated islands?

•Which external partners must Amey collaborate with to achieve meaningful ecological connectivity? (e.g. Local Planning Authorities, environmental NGOs, landowners, academic institutions).