Connecting businesses with nature

Local environmental projects open for funding

'Nature Opportunities for Businesses' is a project that improves access to local conservation projects that require funding. Additionally, it improves access to educational and volunteering opportunities for staff to help local businesses better understand their impact on the natural environment and how they might work to address that.

Overview

How to Support this Project

The Nature Commission is a Guernsey charity that works with business, government, the third sector, and the public to enhance the Island's natural environment and promote greater native biodiversity. In particular, the Nature Commission is working to reverse the decline in biodiversity by protecting and enhancing Guernsey's natural environment for the health of our economy and well-being of our island community.

For more information visit Nature Commission Guernsey

To support this project, please contact: office@naturecommission.gg

Project Information

In collaboration with other environmental organisations, the Nature Commission manages and maintains a menu of local opportunities. Through 'Nature Opportunities for Businesses', businesses can better engage and contribute to and with nature, improve their knowledge regarding the importance of our natural environment and how it links to business activities, and help partner corporations with environmental groups and projects to promote sponsorship needs.

Funding needed

The initial annual cost of this project is estimated to be approximately £10,500.

This amount may increase if the management and maintenance needs of the website increases, however this is hoped to be balanced with aspects of automation that can be introduced in time.

This cost includes:

admin time to process activity application forms from local charities offering opportunities
webpage management, maintenance, and updates
development of a quarterly Nature Opportunities for Businesses newsletter
development of automation processes to reduce future costs.

Which UN Sustainable Development Goals does this Project contribute to?

This project helps to progress against the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

#9 industry innovation and infrastructure
#12 responsible production and consumption
#13 climate action
#14 life below water
#15 life on land
#17 partnership for the goals

Outcomes

Enhancing brand reputation - nature-positive businesses are seen as more responsible and sustainable, attracting customers and investors who value environmental and social impact
Attracting investors - investors are increasingly prioritising companies that demonstrate environmental responsibility
Innovation - connecting with nature can unlock new opportunities for product and service innovation, such as developing nature-based solutions for various industries
Positive impact on the environment - by actively contributing, businesses can make a positive impact on the environment, while also supporting other local organisations to do the same, leading to a more sustainable future for all.
Supporting local initiatives - investing in the community facilitates conservation benefits, cleaner environments, healthy green and blue spaces, and improved access to nature. These benefit everyone.