Invesco UK Announces Environmental Partnership

Invesco UK and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) have launched a partnership to support conservation and restoration of UK wetlands.

Invesco will be the first investment company to donate to WWT’s Blue Recovery Fund. The fund launched in 2020 by WWT aims to create and restore 100,000 hectares of wetlands across the UK by 2050.

What are wetlands?

Wetlands have multiple benefits for people, planet and animals. Providing nature-based solutions they store a prolific amount of carbon; they reduce flood risk; treat water by removing pollutants; help to increase biodiversity and have holistic benefits for our wellbeing too. Around 40% of all plant and animal species live or breed in wetlands.

Combined, coastal wetlands, including saltmarsh and mangrove, store more carbon than all the world’s forests, yet they are being lost three times faster. The UK has lost almost 90% of its wetlands since the 1800s.

Why is a blue recovery important?

The Blue Recovery Fund purpose is to address these declines and restore wetlands that have been lost. Invesco UK in its partnership with WWT will help support a number of key wetland creation projects and vital research. 

 “WWT is delighted to have the support of Invesco,” said Peter Lee, Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships at WWT. “Their valuable contribution to our Blue Recovery work will enable us to undertake a number of critical research projects and work on the ground to deliver new wetlands and restore others.

“We look forward to working with Invesco to progress our Blue Recovery goals, encouraging future partners to integrate in the same way.”

Starting this summer, Invesco UK’s support will contribute towards WWT’s critical mapping work which will identify the best locations in the UK for wetland creation and restoration, alongside vital research and delivery of on the ground wetland management projects.