Agenda
12:30pm Welcome from the GBCA
12:35pm Examining the role of offsets in Green Star
This session will give context and understanding to why GBCA accepts offsets, where they fit within Green Star, and why they are considered part of the broader decarbonisation strategy.
Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager, Strategy & Development, Green Building Council of Australia
12:50pm What Makes a Good Offset?
This session explains how to assess offset quality, identify credible schemes and suppliers, and understand the key criteria GBCA considers acceptable.
Bruce Precious, Principal Consultant, Six Capitals Consulting
1:15 pm The business case for offsets – risks, perception and credibility
This session explores the perceived reputational, organisational and market concerns surrounding offsets, and how to communicate a credible procurement approach with confidence. The session will look at how to build the business case for offsets procurement and how to source credible offsets with confidence.
Nick Baker, Manager, Carbon Investments, Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM)
1:40pm Case study: Procuring nature-based outcomes through biodiversity credits
A practical case study exploring how built environment projects can support offsite biodiversity protection through voluntary biodiversity credits. The session will examine how a nature-based procurement approach can be structured, what evidence and reporting should be requested, how biodiversity outcomes are measured, and how project teams can communicate the credibility of their investment to stakeholders.
Paul Dettmann, Founder and Director, Cassina Environmental
Sid Larwill, Director, Vegetation Link
2:05pm – Ask the experts – Offsets and the decarbonisation journey
This interactive Q&A brings course speakers together to answer practical questions on offset procurement, quality and credibility. Participants can raise challenges and uncertainties and leave with clearer confidence on what good procurement looks like in practice.
2:30pm Close of session