The Wildlife Trusts
The reasons why organisations undertake Biodiversity Benchmark assessment are varied; assurance of legal compliance, differentiation in a crowded marketplace or simply furthering their CSR objectives are all possible reasons to seek certification.
The examples below, show organisations from a range of sectors – their reasons for seeking certification, their experience of the process and the benefits they have accumulated.
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Certified until: 31 May 2013
"The Met Office is proud to be the first public sector organisation to achieve The Wildlife Trusts' Biodiversity Benchmark. As an organisation that works with the natural environment, we recognise the importance of protecting and enhancing biodiversity and are happy to be able to contribute directly at our own sites."
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Certified until: 24 May 2013
"The Biodiversity Benchmark has certainly raised our game in managing the Harmondsworth Moor parkland for biodiversity. It has provided a check and balance to measure what we do and how we do it. We consider it a very valuable management tool"
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Certified until: 25 October 2013
“We are delighted to have attained this award. Hopefully others will be inspired by what we have achieved - you do not need to be a SSSI to do your bit!”
Certified until: 23 May 2014
"We are pleased to have received the Biodiversity Benchmark at three of our sites and are continuing work to achieve it across the fleet. The Benchmark is recognition of the work by everyone involved including staff, wardens, volunteers and conservation partners."
Certified until: 19 March 2014
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Certified until: March 2014
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Certified until: January 2014
“We are delighted to be awarded the nationally-recognised Biodiversity Benchmark. This award shows how strongly we feel about conserving natural habitats and wildlife at Heathrow. Our biodiversity programme is important to our local communities, and to a wide range of local stakeholders, all of whom will be pleased to see BAA Heathrow gain this accreditation.”
Certified until: May 2013
"We’re really proud to have achieved Biodiversity Benchmark. Our biodiversity projects form part of our commitment to being a sustainable business and are a natural progression from the work we have already undertaken on management systems for environment, health and safety, and quality.” Christine Morris, Group Environmental Adviser, Marshalls
“This is a fantastic achievement. I only hope other companies use Marshalls as an example to follow in improving their local wildlife for the future. We all need heroes like these.” Brian Blessed, President - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Certified until: May 2013
"Since March 2010, 15 of Tarmac's site have achieved the prestigious Biodiversity Benchmark award. This is the only award issued to businesses by The Wildlife Trusts, the UK’s leading conservation organisation, recognising continual improvement in biodiversity management. As an independently assessed award, the benchmark certifies businesses making a significant contribution to enhancing biodiversity in support of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)."
Certified until: September 2013
Certified until: April 2014
Certified until: May 2013
Certified until: February 2014
Certified until: July 2014