Protecting Natural Capital and Biodiversity in the Agri-Food Sector

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Dr Jill Atkins is Professor in Accounting at Cardiff University UK and is also a Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand South Africa. Her research focuses on corporate governance responsible investment sustainability integrated reporting and extinction accounting. She is Series Editor for the de Gruyter Studies in Corporate Governance and her leading textbook Corporate Governance and Accountability is now in its 5th edition. Professor Atkins is well-known throughout the ESG investment industry and governance area as a thought leader and is regularly invited to give keynotes at international practitioner and academic events. Hannu Schadewitz has been a Professor of Accounting since 2001. His primary areas of research interest include discretionary corporate reporting international accounting governance and accountability. Hannu is a Professor in charge of doctoral studies in Accounting and Finance subject. He has been published in academic and practitioner journals and served as a leader responsible for a project funded by the Academy of Finland and as a junior fellow of the Academy. Martina Macpherson has been recognised as a one of the Top 50 Women in Finance (World Finance Forum 2022) and as a strategic engager and influencer (Commetric ESG Influencer Index 2020 2021; Modern Slavery Influencer Index 2018) and by various organisations and bodies for her ESG work across industry and academia. Martina is Head of ESG Product Management at SIX - the Swiss Exchanges Group - and a Board Member of the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets. She is a visiting fellow at Henley Business School and a guest lecturer at University of Zurich.