London-based Foresight Group has selected the Eden Project as its new sustainability partner. Eden will advise Foresight on enhancing biodiversity across its portfolio with an initial focus on its infrastructure and forestry assets.
The partnership will provide Foresight with a framework for implementing a nature recovery program and will enable Foresight to further develop its nature recovery statement, which is expected to be released later this year. This will provide a blueprint for Foresight’s assets and will demonstrate how businesses can contribute to nature recovery efforts.
The United Kingdom is considered one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and the U.K. government has set an ambitious 25-year environmental plan. The Nature Recovery Network (NRN) is a major commitment in this plan and will result in a national network of wildlife-rich places. This includes a commitment to restore 500,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) of additional wildlife-