News article
Environment - Naturesave Trust
01/07/2015
Naturesave Limited, an ethical insurance company provides funding to support environmental and conservationist projects.
The funding is provided by investing 10% of personal insurance premiums into the Naturesave Trust. The Naturesave Trust aims to provide financial assistance to projects that deal with the root of a specific environmental and/or conservationist problem and those that encourage the greater commercial adoption of sustainable development. Financial assistance is available in the form of start-up finance to new organisations which seeks to promote greater awareness of sustainable development or for existing companies and charities which are seeking funding for a specific project. Recently funded projects by the Trust include:
Pilling St John's Primary School which received funding towards the installation of a wind turbine at the school, providing energy and income to the school; and
Trees for Health which received funding from the Trust to set up green woodworking area to utilise local coppice wood in Devon.
Applications can be made at any time.