Ground Control is the founder of the Evergreen Fund, a £5 million impact venture that dedicates 5% of our annual net profits to supporting environmental initiatives and carbon sequestration.

Our vision is to show business as a force for good, by considering wider stakeholders and supporting sound, evergreen investments in ventures focussed on carbon reduction, sustainability, and environmental protection.

The Evergreen Fund will provide seed and growth capital to companies and social enterprises that are focused on delivering measurable, beneficial, and sustainable environmental impact.

We will invest ‘patient capital’ in projects that are commercially viable, so that the £5 million Fund is a perpetual investment facility, reinvesting future profits back into new sustainable ventures.

As part of our carbon sequestration commitment, the fund will dedicate £100,000 each year to native tree planting, serving as a catalyst and amplifier for projects with our customers, government organisations, charities, private landowners, our supply chain and other partners.

Devana. A BNG habitat bank in South Cambridgeshire

The Devana Centre for Environmental Recovery is a Section 106 approved habitat bank for BNG Units and nature recovery.
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Wildfell. A BNG habitat bank in North Essex

Creating habitats for Biodiversity Net Gain since 2021
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Evergreen news

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Championing pollinator conservation with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust

In partnership, we support a citizen science initiative to boost bumblebee monitoring and habitat health in Essex
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Wildfell wins Excellence in Biodiversity Conservation and Enhancement 

Awarded at the 2024 Essex Housing Awards 
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Devana Centre for Environmental Recovery is Section 106 Approved

One of the first Habitat Banks in England to be registered on the National Register
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Introducing the Devana Centre for Environmental Recovery

Building back UK’s natural recovery in Cambridgeshire, whilst providing jobs and greater access to nature
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More than a Million

Surpassing our tree planting target, two years ahead of schedule
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Planting a tree for everyone at Ground Control

Celebrating our 50th year at the Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery
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Partner planting day with the Environment Agency

Environment Agency joins volunteer tree planting at Ground Control’s Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery
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Healthcare Provider Sponsors New Woodland Grove at the Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery

Provide Community Interest Company (CIC), has recently sponsored 570 trees to be planted at the Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery in Wethersfield, Essex.
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Green Gains Live wraps up with action for nature

Ground Control’s environmental summit dedicated to nature recovery calls a wrap on its exciting annual cross-industry event held Thursday 7th July 2023.
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CSX Carbon supported by The Evergreen Fund in closing £2.5 million in seed funding

Seed funding closed to develop innovative measurement and audit systems for carbon, biodiversity and Natural Capital trading.
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Ground Control certifies as a B Corporation

B Corp status reflects company’s commitment to biodiversity net gain
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The future of UK Biodiversity championed at Green Gains Live

Leading experts came together to drive the biodiversity agenda
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Ground Control invests in the Wildfell Centre for Environmental Recovery

A 296-acre site, dedicated to helping landowners unlock the potential of their under-used land for nature’s recovery
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The Evergreen Fund and Make-it-Wild join forces

Ground Control’s Evergreen Fund and Make-it-Wild join forces to plant 5,700 trees at Dowgill Grange, Nidderdale
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Helping to rewild the UK

Ground Control are passionate about restoring nature and are actively rewilding large parts of Britain
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Ground Control and Forestry England Plant 2,000 Trees at West Wood, Farley Mount

Ground Control is supporting Forestry England in the restoration of local woodland by planting oak, hornbeam and cherry
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Ground Control launches £5m sustainability impact venture fund

A new £5m investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives has been launched by Ground Control
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Ground Control’s ambitious net-zero targets approved

The company's near and long-term targets are accepted by the Science Based Targets initiative
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100 trees planted at Madingley Hall, University of Cambridge

Celebrating 50 Years of Ground Control with Equans volunteers
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Carbon neutral businesses advocate sustainable tree planting pledges

Forklift truck distributor Briggs Equipment has teamed up with Ground Control on a sustainable tree planting initiative in Braintree, Essex