Regenerating Nature Award

For the organisation restoring and protecting the natural world as part of doing business.

Business and nature are not separate and this award recognises organisations that understand that. These are the organisations integrating nature into the core of how they operate (through their business model, their partnerships or their commercial activity), taking action to restore ecosystems and actively working to enhance biodiversity. This might include embedding nature within core business models, delivering measurable ecological uplift and linking regeneration outcomes to long-term economic value.

This reflects the growing imperative to move beyond reducing harm towards actively supporting the health and resilience of the natural world.

Who it's for:

Organisations of any size or sector - including businesses, not-for-profits, councils, iwi, and community groups whose work restoring and protecting the natural world has a meaningful connection to the business world. This might mean a commercial business model underpins the work, businesses are active partners or collaborators, or the approach demonstrates how nature action supports economic value.

What the judges are looking for:

measurable positive impact on biodiversity and ecosystem health
integration of nature into core strategy and decision-making
long-term commitment and evidence of progress
approaches that actively restore or regenerate natural systems, not only minimise damage
meaningfully connecting the business world with nature regeneration initiatives