Valuing Nature Business Engagement activities are led by Guy Duke.
The Valuing Nature Business Interest Group was established in 2015, to:
- consider business risks and opportunities related to the Valuing Nature Programme Research Goals
- make recommendations on research and innovation priorities related to these research goals, as seen through a business lens
- advise on measures to enhance business impact of Valuing Nature Programme projects, extending research through innovation to commercialisation
- advise on opportunities for funded projects to engage with specific businesses, such as through secondments or links/synergies with business-led research and innovation
- advise on links with relevant business impact initiatives in the UK and internationally.
The current membership of the BIG is:
- Peter Young, (CHAIR, BIG), Trustee Green Purposes Company, Trustee The Wildlife Trusts
- Julia Baker, Biodiversity Technical Specialist, Balfour Beatty
- Martin Ballard, Group Environment Manager, Willmott Dixon
- Ruth Barden, Head of Environment and Catchment Strategy, Wessex Water
- William Bird, CEO, Intelligent Health
- Dan Cooke, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Viridor
- Chip Cunliffe, Director of Sustainable Development, AXA XL
- Jonathan Dobson, Sustainability Strategy Manager, United Utilities
- Richard Ellis, Vice President CSR, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Dan Fairweather, Director Livestock, Agriculture & Fisheries, Global Asset Protection, Willis Towers Watson
- Mark Gough, CEO, Capitals Coalition
- Andrew Griffiths, Head Environmental Sustainability UK&I, Nestlé
- Colin Holm, Seniro Advisor - Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Highways England
- Carmel McQuaid, Sustainable Development Manager, Marks and Spencer
- Sarah Ottaway, Sustainability and Social Value Lead, Suez
- Mike Packer, Director, Ecosystem Assets
- Chris Plester, Senior Sustainability Adviser, National Grid
- Phillippa Pearson, Source Protection Manager, Welsh Water
- Steve Thompson, Environmental Sustainability Manager, National Grid
- Susan Twining, Chief Land Use Policy Adviser, Country Land and Business Association
- Kené Umeasiegbu, Head of Environment, Tesco
- Dan Wicks, Head of Earth Observation, Satellite Applications Catapult
- Stuart Wilson, Midlands & West Team Leader & Ecological Adviser, Highways England
Past members:
- Stuart Bailey, Group Head of Sustainability & Climate Change, National Grid
- Olivia Gray, Chief Operating Officer, Capital Science and Policy Practice, Willis Towers Watson
- Tony Juniper, Sustainability Advisor, Tony Juniper Ltd
- Ian McAulay, Chief Executive, Viridor
- Louise Newport, Scientific Policy Manager, Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Extreme Weather, Department of Health
- Christopher Price, Director of Policy & Advice, Country Land and Business Association
- Mat Roberts, Director of Sustainability Strategy, Interserve
- Nick Veck, Head of CEO Office, Satellite Applications Catapult
- Fiona Wheatley, Sustainable Development Manager, Marks and Spencer