NatureProsperity: Jeremy Leggett launches new nature recovery investment firm

Michael Holder
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Serial green entrepreneur who founded Solarcentury, SolarAid, and Highlands Rewilding reveals plans for new venture designed to accelerate nature recovery at scale

A new "nature positive" investment company seeking to drive long-term capital into projects that can deliver environmental recovery at scale while enabling affordable rural housing has been launched by...

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