Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust launches Business Pledge with initial 14 signatories

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has launched its new Business Pledge, developed in collaboration with the charity’s key partner businesses.

Signed by 14 leading companies, corporate members and partners from across the South, the initiative underscores the Trust’s collective commitment to supporting environmentally conscious business and sustainable growth, together with achieving national goals for nature recovery.

Business signatories commit to collaborating with partners, including Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, to build a wilder, greener, and more prosperous future.

They support and formally endorse Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s nature-positive vision for businesses.

Debbie Tann MBE, Chief Executive of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, said: “Nature protection and recovery is not the enemy of economic growth and prosperity in our region; it is essential to it.

“Today, we proudly launch the Trust’s Business Pledge, signed by leading local businesses and corporate partners, clearly illustrating the business community’s support for doing the right thing and recognising nature’s crucial role in underpinning and delivering economic growth and a more sustainable economy.

Debbie Tann MBE

“We call on the new government and local MPs to take notice, and we look forward to engaging with them further on delivering the positive solutions needed.”

The Trust’s Business Pledge is a critical statement of support, outlining the necessary actions to foster sustainable growth and protect our natural environment.

It aims not only to support the alignment of business partners with the Trust’s mission, but also to encourage supportive action from the new government and local decision-makers.

The engagement is considered crucial for creating a policy environment that fully supports and empowers businesses committed to doing the right thing, as well as delivering on the considerable economic opportunities directly connected to restoring our natural environment.

Key elements of the Business Pledge include:

• Recognition of the link between nature protection and economic resilience
• Support for a nature recovery network
• Advocacy for nature-based solutions
• Commitment to clean water protection

The signatories to the pledge are Arcadian Consulting, Candover Brook, Commercial Lighting, Eco Drift, ERMC, Gurit, Lakeside North Harbour (Avison Young), PM Leisure Homes, Southern Car Storage, Southern Co-op, Springvale Equipment Ltd, Vintage Roots Ltd, Wildflower Turf and Wightlink Ltd.

The pledge is a live initiative, and will remain open for further signatories, inviting more businesses to join.

For more information on how to sign up or become a partner, contact: Luke Maundrell, Fundraising Development Manager at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, at [email protected]