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Canary Wharf Group partnership

We have a partnership with Canary Wharf Group (CWG), the UK’s largest sustainable developer with the aim of accelerating action to help biodiversity to thrive in urban environments. The unique and groundbreaking partnership will tackle the challenge of biodiversity in Canary Wharf and allow us to establish a London base.

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Biodiversity in a dense urban environment

As part of the partnership, a green spine through the middle of the Canary Wharf estate with additional green public realm, parks and gardens, access to water space, new bridges, boardwalks and floating pontoons will be progressed. It will animate the docks with new spaces for arts and culture, and for water sports such as paddle-boarding, open water swimming and kayaking. 

The ambition for the partnership is to support the estate in becoming a global example of best practice and innovation on biodiversity in a dense urban environment, to live and work in harmony with nature. Through this collaboration, the partners will be able to share what they learn through their actions at Canary Wharf to help other urban developments’ work for nature as well as people.  

Quote Shobi Khan, CEO, Canary Wharf Group

Shobi Khan, CEO, Canary Wharf Group

“ Our urbanising world cannot become sustainable until cities work for nature as well as people. ”

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Sustainability at Canary Wharf Group

Sustainability is front and centre at Canary Wharf Group and the partnership will ensure that the Group delivers biodiversity net gain in its developments. The Group consistently achieves high sustainability ratings for its buildings and has purchased 100% of its electricity from renewable sources since 2012. As it looks to the future, this partnership will build on the Group’s achievements and commitments including a 49% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2012 and a commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2030.

Quote David Harland, CEO, Eden Project International

David Harland, CEO, Eden Project International

“ CWG and Eden are both based on the transformational redevelopment of a former industrial site into a world-renowned icon of regeneration. Our exciting new partnership feels natural and vital. ”

Glenn Howells Architects

The award-winning Glenn Howells Architects has been appointed by CWG to implement the work at Canary Wharf, transforming the spaces between the buildings. Glenn Howells Architects' approach is to consider the wellbeing of the individuals and communities that use spaces, helping to ensure that this project realises the ambitions for urban environments as set out by the partnership. 

Between 1990 and 2015, the world’s urban footprint increased an average of 2.5 times and in the 50 years to 2020, wildlife populations fell by 68%. From this summer, Canary Wharf will become Eden’s London home, creating a base from which the charity can extend its activities across the Capital.

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