Invesco UK has partnered with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) to support the conservation and restoration of UK wetlands.
The investment management firm will be the first to donate to WWT’s Blue Recovery Fund, aiming to create and restore 100,000 hectares of wetlands across the UK by 2050.
Matthew Heath, CMO EMEA & Americas at Invesco, said: “To be able to support WWT in their work to restore these much-needed habitats across the UK is both exciting and rewarding.
“The multiple benefits they bring to both people and planet is not to be underestimated,” said Heath.
Peter Lee, head of philanthropy and partnerships at WWT, said he hopes the partnership will encourage other institutions to follow suit.
“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,” said Lee.
The partnership ties with Invesco’s ongoing commitment to improve environmental outcomes for all stakeholders with which it does business. Invesco is a signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative and is targeting a 46 percentage point reduction in its energy use and emissions outputs between 2022 and 2030.
In the company’s most recent CSR report, president and CEO, Marty Flanagan, said Invesco was “committed to reducing the impact we have on the environment.”