Save Our Wild Isles
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Four new films for business

Did you know that the UK is in the bottom 10% for biodiversity globally? This is terrible news for businesses and is causing unprecedented risks to our economy. It’s also a warning sign to other countries to show them the risks of inaction.

To tackle this crisis, we have created 4 films for a business audience to build awareness of the problems and to help businesses turn the tide for nature. Watch just one, or all four films to see how interconnected nature and business really are.

The films were created by Emmy®-award winning Silverback Films, WWF, the RSPB and the National Trust and are designed to be used within organisations all over the country to get the conversation started within the workplace. They are free to screen and share, we just ask you drop us an email to let us know your event is happening (saveourwildisles-business@wwf.org.uk).

Find out about the contributors involved.

The Business of Nature

This film explores why nature risk is a business risk and talks to business leaders who are putting nature at the heart of their operations. (30 minutes)

Hungry for Change

This film tackles issues in our food system and how retailers, producers and farmers all have a part to play. (25 minutes)

Catch-22

Showcasing the biggest issues facing our UK seas, this film looks at how their recovery depends on changing the way we use them. (20 minutes)

Banking on a Wilder Tomorrow

Aimed at the finance sector, this film looks at how investments can be re-allocated for a Nature Positive future. (23 minutes)

Get your workplace involved

Business leaders like Deborah Meaden (business entrepreneur and investor), Dame Sharon White (Chairman John Lewis Partnership), Paul Polman (former CEO, Unilever) and Dr Tony Juniper CBE (Chair, Natural England), and B-corp leaders like Bevis Watts (CEO Triodos Bank UK) and Tom Kay (Founder of Finisterre) share why the nature crisis is bad for business, and how businesses can get involved in the solutions. 

How to host a screening

Want to host a screening but don't know where to start? We've got you covered. From event guides to assets, find out how you can make your screening a success.

Register your interest

You can screen any of our Save Our Wild Isles business films in your organisation. When you register your event we can provide exclusive images to help you promote your screening and we may be able to support with a speaker.

Are you a workplace hero for nature?

We’d love to hear about something you’ve done in your workplace for nature or the planet. It could be anything, big or small, from conversations you’ve had, to systems you’ve changed. We want to tell your story.

Deborah Meaden
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The high cost of doing nothing

All business and economic activity relies on nature. In fact, 50% of global GDP is dependent on the planet’s natural resources. But the climate and nature crises are now more serious than ever before. Since 1970 global wildlife populations – indicators of healthy ecosystems – have plummeted by almost 70%, and the UK itself is in the bottom 10% for biodiversity globally – bottom of the G7 and G20.

In 2021 alone, economic loss due to natural catastrophes was US$270 billion. The cost of not dealing with the crisis is predicted to be vastly greater than investment in change and solutions.

What we need to do

  • We must halt the harm to nature that businesses and the wider economy are doing
  • We must transition to a new way of doing business that protects and restores nature
  • We can harness the power of nature to ensure a thriving economy for ourselves and future generations

Watch the trailer for the films