Ida Bailey

Biography

Ida co-leads the development of SLR’s nature and biodiversity related corporate sustainability services, this spans a breadth of areas and technical disciplines for ESG reporting, e.g. The Task force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), to nature-based-solutions and advising on the development of or investment in nature recovery projects for revenue/ credit generation, off-setting/ insetting and nature positive ambitions.

She works closely with the global team advising a diverse range of clients from large financial institutions to mining, food and drink, industry and forestry sectors organisation.

With over 18 years of experience in ecological consultancy and research both in the United Kingdom and internationally, Ida specialises in projects involving nature quantification/ footprinting at various scales from within sites to organisational/ portfolio scale.

Ida holds a Doctor of Philosophy, and Bachelor of Science in Biodiversity and Natural Sciences related fields. She collaborates with a range of external organisations who are thought leading in the merging nature markets space and is an associate member of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner In Training (CERPIT) with the Society for Ecological Restoration. Ida is also a member of the academic review panel for the Biodiversity Future Initiative.