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SUSTAINABILITY
Nene ParkTrust
When Nene Park Trust (NPT) was founded in 1988 to care for 700 hectares of greenspace along the Nene Valley in Peterborough, “sustainable development” was far from an everyday term. Nearly four decades later, it sits at the core of everything the charity does, a long, consistent commitment now recognised with The King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2026. For a local charity to be honoured alongside national and international businesses, highlights the powerful role organisations like NPT can play in addressing climate, nature, community and wellbeing. As an environmental charity, the Trust embeds sustainability across all its work, from land management and conservation to education, volunteering and environmentally focused events. Its “double bottom line” approach ensures that social and environmental impact are weighed equally with financial sustainability in every decision. This commitment delivers benefits for both nature and people. The Trust manages hundreds of acres for wildlife and holds a Green Investors in the Environment award, while also supporting the health and wellbeing of thousands of visitors each year. As a free, accessible green space, the Park offers recreation, education, volunteering and the McKerr Farming Ltd is a first-generation family business in rural Lanarkshire, built on hard work, ambition and a commitment to quality and excellence. From modest beginnings, it has grown into a diverse and progressive rural enterprise. At the heart of the farm is The Wee Farm Distillery, where the team craft premium spirits with a true sense of place – distilled with character and provenance, ready to be savoured at home or showcased across the hospitality industry. Alongside this, the business produces top quality native beef and lamb, supplying exceptional, traceable produce direct from farm to plate. The farm shop and event space bring McKerr Farming Ltd
Nene Park, as seen from the air
School children sowing seeds in NPT’s plant nursery
simple restorative value of time in nature. For NPT, true sustainability means caring for the landscape and the community as two sides of the same purpose. Investment has matched ambition. Over the past three years, the Trust has committed more than £10 million to sustainable development. This includes transforming over 500 acres of agricultural land for biodiversity net gain and regenerative farming, installing solar panels, creating new habitats, and establishing a volunteer run plant nursery. The flagship Your Community Greenspace project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, has invested over £3 million since 2021 to make the Park more welcoming, inclusive and climate resilient.
None of this would be possible without people. The award recognises the dedication of staff, volunteers, partners and trustees. Thousands of volunteer hours each year sit at the heart of the Trust’s success. This award is both a celebration and a call to action: to remain a haven for heritage and wildlife, and a thriving green space at the heart of its community for generations to come. NENE PARKTRUST Ham Farm House, Ham Lane, Peterborough, PE2 5UU Tel: 01733 234193 • visitor.services@neneparktrust.org.uk www.nenepark.org.uk @Nene Park Trust @Nene Park Trust @neneparkpboro
Waste to Wonder Worldwide
From office clearance to classroom. Changing lives worldwide
Every year, millions of tonnes of perfectly usable furniture and equipment is discarded. Waste to Wonder Worldwide exists to make sure it never reaches landfill, but changes lives instead. Waste to Wonder Worldwide is a certified social enterprise and registered charity that collects surplus furniture and equipment from corporations and puts it to work in schools, hospitals and communities that need it most. Through its School in a Box programme, it has donated £55 million- worth of goods to 1,700 schools and charities across 50 countries. Waste to Wonder Worldwide operates with a 97% reuse rate, zero waste to landfill, and is the world’s first organisation to achieve Platinum carbon certification from Neutral Carbon Zone. In 23 years it has changed the lives of over 1.5 million people. The gap between corporate surplus and global need remains vast – and Waste to Wonder Worldwide intends to close it. WASTE TO WONDER WORLDWIDE 3rd Floor, 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH Tel: UK Enquiries +44 844 809 4928 • International Enquiries +44 117 235 8122 info@wastetowonder.com • www.wastetowonder.com waste-to-wonder
people together, offering everything from local produce to bespoke venue hire in a unique rural setting. Visitors can also stay in premium farm accommodation or experience life on the farm through hands-on events. Through McKerr Fencing, the team delivers professional agricultural and forestry fencing services, providing durable, high-spec solutions for farms, estates and landowners who demand reliability and quality. “Our King’s Award celebrates our journey so far, and marks the beginning of what’s next,” say Jenny and Stephen McKerr, Directors. MCKERR FARMING LTD Forth Mains Farm, Climpy, South Lanarkshire, ML11 8EN theweefarmdistillery@outlook.com • www.theweefarmdistillery.co.uk
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