From Site to Portfolio - The Soil Ecosystem Condition Index

Join Laura Plant, Dr George Muscatt, and Chrissy Elmer from Accounting for Nature for the launch of the latest indices in the NatureMetrics' Ecosystem Intelligence Suite - Soil Ecosystem Condition Index (Soil ECI). Discover how to transform soil biodiversity data into site-level insights that guide restoration priorities and portfolio-level intelligence that strengthens evidence-based reporting impact for soil microbial ecosystems to boards and investors. 

What You'll Walk Away With: 

Understanding What Soil ECI Delivers 

✓ From thousands of species to one trusted score - How Soil ECI measures bacteria, fungi, and invertebrates to create a single soil microbial ecosystem condition index with 95% accuracy 

✓ Site-level actionable intelligence - See how the breakdown by biological community tells your restoration teams exactly where to focus interventions for maximum impact 

✓ Portfolio-level board reporting - Understand how individual site scores aggregate to portfolio insights (Portfolio ECI and Soil Quality Hectares) providing a consolidated view of performance and contribution to nature-related outcomes across your asset base

✓ Temporal tracking that proves it works - Learn how to demonstrate soil ecosystem recovery over time with quantifiable trajectories that justify restoration investments 

Business Applications 

✓ Proving offset integrity - Find out how Soil ECI is already being used to validate offset sites to deliver genuine conservation value for regulatory approval 

✓ Optimising restoration budgets - See how a conservation portfolio can identify underperforming sites and reallocated resources to achieve measurable ecosystem improvement 

✓ Validating regenerative claims - Discover how agricultural operations can use Soil ECI to verify soil health improvements and justify premium pricing with investors 

The Credibility Layer 

✓ Expert explanation of what Accounting for Nature® accreditation signifies, including methodological rigour, verification of outcomes, and independent oversight to build stakeholder trust

✓ Benefits of obtaining full project-level certification of a project under the Accounting for Nature® Framework using the Accredited Method

✓ How accredited environmental metrics can support integration of ecosystem condition data into enterprise reporting and board-level oversight processes

Your Next Steps 

✓ Where to start whether you have historical data, are piloting priority sites, or planning new programmes 

✓ Preview of the next ecosystem condition indices launching in 2026 as part of the Ecosystem Intelligence Suite 

✓ Live Q&A - Get your specific questions answered by our soil biodiversity expert, partnerships director, and Accounting for Nature representative 

Perfect For: 

✓ Sustainability directors and biodiversity managers who need to demonstrate their restoration investments are working 

✓ ESG and TNFD reporting leads preparing for mandatory nature-related disclosure requirements 

✓ Mining, agriculture, infrastructure, and conservation professionals managing restoration programmes and offset sites 

✓ CFOs and finance teams integrating ecosystem health indices into financial reporting frameworks 

✓ Environmental consultants advising clients on biodiversity measurement and net positive strategies 

✓ Site managers and ecologists who need clear direction on where to focus limited restoration resources 

✓ Risk managers assessing nature-related liabilities across asset portfolios 

✓ Anyone collecting soil eDNA data who struggles to interpret results or aggregate findings across sites 

Why Attend: 

You'll Get Clarity On: 

✓ Measurement that matters - Move beyond species lists to soil ecosystem condition scores that answer the question your board is asking 

✓ Proving impact - Demonstrate net positive outcomes for soil microbial condition with scientifically robust, independently accredited data 

✓ Strategic resource allocation - Identify which sites need intervention and which are succeeding to optimise limited budgets 

✓ Portfolio intelligence - Aggregate site-level results into board-ready insights that integrate with financial reporting 

✓ Future readiness - Position ahead of mandatory disclosure requirements with standardised, accredited indices 

Limited spaces available. Register now to see how Soil ECI can transform what you're already doing into measurable, defensible impact.