Roads, highways, bridges and more will be transformed into biodiversity hotspots by one of the country’s largest network managers.
Amey, which is responsible for thousands of miles of British infrastructure, has announced its Nature Positive Strategy, which it says aligns with the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy 2025.
The company has operations running across a number of key sectors, including road transport, defence, and justice. According to the new pledge, many assets are untapped ‘stepping stones’ for wildlife, connecting different habitats within and between high density urban and and intensely managed areas.
Crucially, Amey is approaching this task collaboratively through a peer-reviewed framework for transparent reporting and measurement. The firm is also backing Rebuilding Nature, a group which considers nature as critical national infrastructure, and the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
‘Protecting biodiversity has always been important to us, but this strategy gives Amey a clear framework to deliver measurable impact,’ said Emily Davis, ESG director at Amey. ‘As one of the UK’s largest infrastructure providers, we have a responsibility to design and deliver projects that enable nature to thrive. By embedding nature-positive principles into everything we do, we can create infrastructure that serves communities, protects the environment, and is fit for the future.’
Last year, National Highways — responsible for England’s motorways and major roads — launched a major biodiversity mapping project. The company also confirmed a huge wildflower project for a section of the M25 London Orbital in Surrey as part of its bid to end nature decline as a result of its own activities by the end of this year.
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