Southern Co-op has won the Wilder Business Award in Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Annual Awards 2021.

In 2019, the Trust launched its new strategy detailing how it would work towards a Wilder 2030. The vision needed support from the Trust’s partners which is where Southern Co-op has come in.

The Wilder Annual Awards celebrate the many individuals, groups, and businesses who are doing remarkable work to help nature recover and create a wilder Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

The awards took place at 2pm on Saturday 19th June.

Winning the Wilder Business Award is great recognition for Southern Co-op’s partnership work to create a #WilderFuture.

Gemma Lacey​, Director Sustainability and Communications, said: “We’re 18 months into the Wilder Portsmouth partnership project and there’s progress all the way from North End to South Parade Pier with a wildlife haven at every junction.

“One of our favourites was when children from Brambles Infant School planted wildflowers in abandoned planters near our food store in Fawcett Road.

“This is just one project we are working on to help improve our local communities. It also forms part of our plans to take action on climate change. Together we can make a difference to our precious natural environment to the benefit of people and wildlife.”

To find out more about Wilder Portsmouth, visit www.hiwwt.org.uk/wilder-portsmouth.