Press Release – The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland announces £500,000 commitment to restoration of UK’s National Parks
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Date posted: 08/11/2021
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Time to read: 4 minutes
Press release
8 November 2021
THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES UK & IRELAND ANNOUNCES £500,000 COMMITMENT TO RESTORATION OF UK’s NATIONAL PARKS
- Company becomes a Founding Partner of an innovative nature restoration facility aiming to help fund restoration projects in all 15 UK National Parks
- Funding provides for the development of scalable projects across the UK National Parks together with promotion of knowledge sharing and learning
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) UK & Ireland today announces details of its £500,000 commitment to seed-fund pioneering UK nature restoration projects over a period of five years.
ELC UK & Ireland is a key funder of nature restoration facility ‘Revere’, delivered by a partnership between Palladium and National Parks UK, designed to enable the restoration of natural habitats at scale in the UK’s National Parks using private capital. ELC’s funding comes as part of its community and social investment in the wider regions in which the company operates.
The UK’s National Parks are 15 diverse landscapes covering 10% of UK land and containing almost a quarter of the UK’s peatland. Each National Park harbours unique biodiversity and restoration needs. ELC’s partnership with Revere will help test new ways of restoring nature where it is needed most – from supporting ambitious national targets for peatland restoration and woodland creation, to nature recovery to protect iconic local species.
ELC is providing funding for the development of scalable projects across the UK National Parks, which will create new income streams for farmers and landowners seeking to improve the quality of landscapes and support biodiversity, through the sale of ecosystem services. Most importantly, ELC’s support will promote knowledge sharing and learning – enabling other land managers and owners to learn from projects supported under Revere.
Sue Fox, President of Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland said: “Our five-year commitment to support Revere’s nature-based climate initiatives in the UK’s National Parks underlines our desire for decisive action on climate change. This partnership is focused on helping to protect and restore the UK’s most precious ecosystems through pioneering nature restoration projects designed to combat climate change and the biodiversity crisis. We are delighted to work with National Parks UK, Palladium and the other founding partners.”
Gordon Watson, Chair of National Parks Partnerships and CEO of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park said: “With the spotlight firmly on COP26, it is more important than ever that we highlight the crucial role that the UK’s National Parks can play in fighting the impacts of climate change. The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland’s commitment to our work through Revere will help us to achieve our nature restoration ambitions at the scale and pace we urgently need.”
Andrew Sutherland, Palladium’s Director, Nature-Based Solutions, added: “Through this five-year commitment, The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland is making a real contribution to piloting and scaling innovative approaches to nature restoration through Revere. This leadership will result in new, pioneering approaches to restoring nature across the UK National Parks taking us closer to the scale and pace of action that the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis demands.”
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For more information, interviews and high-resolution images, contact:
National Parks:
Naomi Conway naomi.conway@nationalparks.co.uk
Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland:
Maria Allen maallen@estee-lauder.co.uk
Palladium: palladium@secnewgate.co.uk
About The Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The Company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, Tommy Hilfiger, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Donna Karan New York, DKNY, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Michael Kors, Darphin, Tom Ford Beauty, Smashbox, Ermenegildo Zegna, AERIN, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, Kilian Paris, Too Faced, Dr. Jart+, and the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD.
About UK National Parks
There are 15 National Parks in the UK, covering 10% of Great Britain. National Parks are visited over 100 million times each year. 2021 sees the 70th Anniversary of the confirmation of the first four National Parks – Peak District, Dartmoor, Lake District and Snowdonia. For more information www.nationalparks.uk
About Palladium
Palladium is a global impact firm, working to link social progress and commercial growth. For nearly 60 years, we’ve been helping our clients to see the world as interconnected – by creating strategies, building partnerships, mobilising capital, and implementing programs that have a lasting social and financial impact. We simply call this “Positive Impact”.
We work with corporations, governments, investors, communities, and civil society. With a global network operating in over 90 countries, Palladium is in the business of making the world a better place. www.thepalladiumgroup.com
About Revere
Revere is delivered through a partnership between Palladium and UK National Parks. Revere catalyses private finance for innovative nature-based solutions to restore the UK’s 15 National Parks at the scale and pace needed to tackle the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis. For more information visit www.revere.eco
💭You might have heard of biodiversity, but what does it actually mean?
It’s the variety of life around us from plants and insects in a meadow to birds, mammals, fungi and the tiny organisms we can’t even see.
But it’s not just a list of species - it’s the intricate web of relationships between them, and our National Parks are home to an incredible diversity of life.
Protecting biodiversity means protecting that web of life.
📸 An adder in @southdownsnp by Simon Watkins.🐍
#Biodiversity #NatureLovers
Could spending more time among trees be good for us?🌳
Research into forests suggests natural compounds called phytoncides could promote a sense of wellbeing and that time spent in woodlands can help decrease feelings of stress and anxiety.
Forest bathing is the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku - which translates as ‘forest bath.’ It’s all about immersing ourselves in nature. Not to get steps in. Not to reach anywhere. Just to feel, be still and be present.
And our National Parks can certainly help. From pine forests and wooded valleys to ancient trees. Our parks are helping people to slow down and reconnect with the natural world every day.
Have you ever tried forest bathing? Tell us below👇
1. Stanmer Woods - @southdownsnp
2. Whinlatter Forest - @lakedistrictnpa
3. Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnationalpark
4. North York Moors National Park @northyorkmoors
#Mindfulness #ForestBathing #Wellbeing #NationalParks
Has the rain reached you yet? 🌧️
A change in the weather is making its way across our National Parks. And with it comes a different rhythm to the landscape - changing how our surroundings look, sound and feel.
The sound of rain. The smell of wet earth. The air feeling fresher. Wildlife finding shelter.
What do you notice most when the rain arrives?
#RainyDay #BritishWeather #NationalParksUK
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Rather than grinding flour, they were built to pump water from the marshes, helping to drain the land for agriculture and grazing.
Today, these distinctive structures are part of what makes the Broads landscape so recognisable.
And while this is a story from the Broads, it’s one that can be found across all 15 of our National Parks - landscapes shaped by people finding ways to adapt to live and work within their landscape. Something which still remains the case today.
Did you know that one of these mills is said to be haunted? Comment down below which one you think it is 👇
In photograph order:
📍1. St Benets Mill
📍2. Horsey Mill
📍3. Turf Fen Mill
📍4. Thurne Mill
📍5. Bograve Mill
#NorfolkBroads #NationalPark #Windpumps
✨🌙 Look up!
With a partial solar eclipse taking place tonight across the UK, we’re reminded about how important it is for our dark skies to be protected. Our National Parks are home to some of the best places in the UK to enjoy them, due to low levels of light pollution.
These incredible photos capture another recent celestial phenomenon that has been on display for stargazers and is peaking tonight - the Perseid meteor shower.
The sightings were captured in @northyorkmoors - home to one of the UK’s largest areas of protected dark sky.
🌟Tag us in your eclipse photos across our National Parks. Just be sure to follow safe viewing and photography guidance while you snap!
📷 1. Perseid meteor shower at Skelton Tower by Richard Horsman.
📷 2. Milky Way and Perseid meteor shower at Sutton Bank by Russ Norman.
📍North York Moors National Park #DarkSkies #SolarEclipse #Perseid #MeteorShower
Just goats being goats. 🐐
These incredible animals call the Valley of Rocks in @exmoornp home - scaling walls and cliffs, grazing on the rich meadows and, occasionally, blocking the roads!
They’re a wonderful reminder of why our National Parks are so important, providing a home for such a diverse range of wildlife.
Have you ever spotted one?
📷 Exmoor National Park
#ValleyOfRocks #Exmoor #Goats #NationalPark
Look out for us at the cinema. 🎬🌳
Our latest Wild Spaces episode, screening before selected films, takes you to Northumberland National Park. Their team, alongside farmers, landowners and volunteers, is working together to create healthier, more resilient landscapes through woodland creation and hedgerow planting.
It’s a story of partnership, long-term thinking, and the small actions that can have a lasting impact.
Find out more about the project and watch the episode via the link in our bio. 🔗
@northumberlandnationalpark
#WildSpaces #Northumberland #TreePlanting
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Peatlands are our natural climate allies. They store vast amounts of carbon, support rare wildlife, improve water quality, reduce flood risk and preserve thousands of years of archaeological and cultural history.
Some of the UK`s most important peatlands are found within our National Parks, making them critical places for tackling the climate and nature crises.
Across the UK`s National Parks, peatland restoration projects are helping damaged peatlands recover, benefiting both nature and people.
📍Dartmoor National Park
#NationalParks #Peatlands #NatureRecovery
