The Government should continue to demonstrate leadership on natural capital markets by evaluating and reviewing the BNG policy and whether its design, metrics, and implementation remain effective in increasing investment into natural capital projects and delivering measurable improvements in nature recovery. Estimates of the investment to be generated from BNG (currently £9.6 billion over ten years) should be kept under regular review, with the Government publishing annual updates of progress...

The Government should continue to demonstrate leadership on natural capital markets by evaluating and reviewing the BNG policy and whether its design, metrics, and implementation remain effective in increasing investment into natural capital projects and delivering measurable improvements in nature recovery. Estimates of the investment to be generated from BNG (currently £9.6 billion over ten years) should be kept under regular review, with the Government publishing annual updates of progress. (Recommendation, Paragraph 92) Type: recommendation | Number: 18 | Response status: accepted Government response: Mandatory BNG is still in its early stages, having been introduced for most major developments from 12th February 2024, and for minor development (small sites) from 2nd April 2024. Evidence of its contributions to nature recovery as a whole is a long term endeavour. We continue to monitor BNG to ens