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The Business and Nature Resource Kit includes:
- Practical advice for organisations of all sizes on how to make positive changes for nature through nature-friendly purchasing, supply chains and employee engagement.
- Guidance on how to consider your ‘wider footprint’ - how operations, purchasing and procurement choices affect nature and natural resources right across the world.
- A framework for businesses of all sizes to engage suppliers and employees, and the language to raise the profile of work in this area.
- Plans for our next phase of support in Autumn 2024, in line with the Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which will guide businesses to take targeted interventions for nature.
Discover the toolkit via the modules above, or download a printable copy.
Why does your business need nature?
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62% of UK adults regularly use certification labels to help them choose what to buy.* -
38% of people would be willing to pay a premium for products that are part of a scheme that helps to protect UK wildlife and nature.* -
Working with nature can also support your employees’ physical and mental health, and create new incentives for recruitment and retention. -
Win contracts! Public sector bodies ask businesses to outline environmental measures alongside local benefits, when bidding for contracts.
How can your business and nature work together?
Most businesses are dependent on nature in some way; understanding our impact on the natural world can help businesses to minimise risk, as well as develop new opportunities for products and income streams.
In our region, we’re lucky to have wonderful valleys, gorges, woodlands, lakes and countryside right on our doorstep. Even our cities are studded with gardens, parks and green spaces that are a haven for wildlife and a joy for us.
But we all know our nature is in decline. Since the 70s, butterfly numbers have fallen by 45% and nearly half of our bird species are at risk of disappearing altogether.
Vital for our survival
If we stop to think about it, nature is connected to everything in our lives - the air we breathe, the food we eat, the homes we live in, and the water we drink. Many of us rely on nature for work, and it’s a big boost to our economy too. We can see that climate change is having a dramatic impact on our environment; even if we reach net zero by 2030, it may not be enough to stop us losing some of the incredible wildlife we reply on.
If nature doesn’t thrive, neither do we. Our environment isn’t just beautiful; it’s vital for our survival.
Make the West of England wild again
We all want to see nature fight back. Through businesses, individuals and community groups working together, we can create a West of England that’s good for us, good for wildlife, and good for the planet.
