Nature-based solutions featured in the final ARA Sustainability Webinar Series. 

The ARA held its final instalment in the four-part Sustainability Webinar series, delivered in partnership with Arup.

Attendees gained an understanding of how the sustainable management of the rail corridor and infrastructure supports local ecosystems, both in the immediate corridor as well as the wider surroundings.

With nature-related financial disclosures expected to become a reporting requirement in coming years, the webinar also discussed governance mechanisms and risk management strategies to support future disclosures. The webinar included information on nature-positive innovations and initiatives currently underway and practical advice on how individual organisations can contribute to protecting Australia’s unique natural systems.

Over the past four months, these webinars have provided listeners with key insights, practical guidance, and inspirational case studies from the rail industry in Australia and around the world. Each one-hour webinar covered a specific sustainability focus area, based on the ARA’s Sustainability Guide, followed by guest presentations of relevant case studies from across the rail industry, both in Australia and internationally. The webinars gave listeners valuable insight into each topic, as well as providing them with practical advice and guidance as to how to implement relevant sustainability actions into their own organisations.

The other three webinars in the series were Resilience, Decarbonisation and Circular Economy. The webinars have been recorded and are available on the ARA’s website.

The Sustainability Webinar Series is scheduled to return in 2025.