Our Approach to Nature & Biodiversity

Our founder, John Spedan Lewis, was passionate about the environment and the wildlife in it. Today, amidst global climate and biodiversity crises, we reflect that passion through Our Plan for Nature.

Everything we sell depends on nature, so it’s important that we act boldly to protect and restore it, reducing the impact of sourcing and manufacturing our products.

Wildlife has declined globally by 73% since 1970, and unless we all work together the extinction rate will accelerate.

At our pioneering Leckford Estate farm, we’re at the forefront of understanding the impact of British farming on biodiversity. Leckford is a test bed for regenerative agriculture and more sustainable techniques that we can scale to suppliers.

We know that we are part of the problem of global nature loss, and so we must also be part of the solution. We have five commitments to guide our approach.