The B Team’s vision
Richard Branson and friends are holding up a vision of a better and more sustainable, caring future for the planet. We love the short video – http://vimeo.com/64389693 One of the four visionary outcomes is – TRUE RETURNS “Investment flows disproportionately to businesses that generate sustainable, long-term value for people, planet and profit.”
An uncomfortable journey
It’s a beautiful spring here in the East of England. To remind us of the challenges we face, here is a link to ‘An uncomfortable journey’ – a short video of our manifesto launch last autumn: http://youtu.be/yrLsM9s-cHk – Haidee
Challenge same-thinking
Wild Anglia’s manifesto was launched last autumn and has been very well received. It hit the intended spot – being readable, timely and very relevant to what is happening in Suffolk and Norfolk at this important time as growth and investment plans are developing. Wild Anglia has received warm feedback including personal emails from farmers,…
Connecting Nature – on the ground
Wild Anglia board member Heidi Thompson launched the Connecting Nature Fund with delivery partners Farm Conservation Ltd. at the end of last year. The fund will use mitigation funds from local developers to replace habitat in Norfolk. This Norfolk County Council initiative demonstrates the Wild Anglia manifesto in action and shows the practical outcomes to…
Inspiring
Wild Anglia’s vice chair Gareth Price is forming a collaboration of brilliant minds who will consider the issue of planning and how it can be inspired to better serve nature, society and economy. The group will comment on selected major infrastructure projects, drawing on the widest best practice and innovation to provoke the best outcomes…
Nature – your business partner already?
Is nature your silent business partner – do you need to make a bit more capital out of where you are? I asked a group of Suffolk tourism businesses if their customers or visitors had an overwhelming sense of being in Suffolk. If you were visiting somewhere like the Lake District or Yellowstone National Park…
‘Biodiversity Offsetting’ – promising – with some big ‘ifs’…
What is offsetting? A new way being considered by Defra for developers to contribute to habitat creation based on a transparent framework that assesses the damage they cause. Also intends to streamline the current process to significantly benefit developers who will be better able to plan, and budget for mitigation at the outset. Think ‘pay…
Manifesto launched!
Manifesto by Wild Anglia – Building by Norman Foster – Music by ‘Triette’ After a really enjoyable event last night held at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich our Manifesto has now officially been Launched, Speeched, Applauded, Toasted, Photographed, Filmed, Tweeted, Featured in the Paper, Posted on the Web, Handed out in nice folders…
Wild Anglia prepares to launch manifesto
On 18 September 2013 Wild Anglia will launch its manifesto. This document will challenge leaders in Suffolk and Norfolk to act now to make truly sustainable development a reality in our counties. It will call for a surge of investment in the natural environment to strengthen the natural asset that underpins economic growth as well…
Growth
Wild Anglia and New Anglia LEP have established a dialogue on growth. New Anglia’s Green Economy Pathfinder (2011) set out the LEP’s commitment to supporting the green economy sector. The two organisations met in August to discuss the LEP’s submission to government that expects to secure £80million of EU investment funds for Norfolk and Suffolk.…