Sustainability

Flowers growing along a woodland path

How L&G’s investing to create new UK woodland

Right now, the 155-hectare site next to Gatwick Airport is largely managed as livestock fields, with some pockets of natural habitat. We’re planting 140,000 trees on the site and enhancing the local environment by supporting new habitats including orchard, parkland, meadows and ponds – and supporting the establishment of local priority species.

People working in a garden near a brick building, with a hose spraying water onto the soil and others tending to the ground with gardening tools.

L&G and Kew harness bee science to tackle biodiversity loss

Discover how Kew scientists are transforming Wakehurst’s landscape into a ‘living laboratory’ to explore UK biodiversity. Supported by L&G funding, the “The Buzz About Trees” study aims to identify bee-friendly tree species, with over 24 specialist monitor boxes placed across Wakehurst.

HVM Tolvugerd Mynd

L&G and Landsvirkjun deepen collaboration with $50 million renewable energy investment

L&G partners with Landsvirkjun, Iceland’s National Power Company and largest energy provider, to fund renewable projects.

Measuring the width and length of a tree

Game-changing environmental solutions to help combat climate change

Discover more about The Carbon Community, L&G's environmental charity partner. Committed to combating climate change, they test innovative, science-based solutions, bringing forward potentially game-changing environmental ideas.

Illustration representing the L&G umbrella on a blue background

Powering Europe’s energy transition: L&G and NTR raise over €600m in final close of L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund

Legal & General (L&G) and NTR have secured total commitments of over €600m to drive Europe’s ambitious decarbonisation and energy security agenda.

Photograph of a turtle under the water

Debt for nature swaps

Learn how this novel financial model, which eases sovereign debt problems while aiming to support nature conservation, has evolved in terms of innovation and scalability.

Aerial Of Ecuadorian Amazon River Basin

L&G’s total commitment to nature conservation and sustainable development in emerging markets hits over $1bn with launch of Nature and Social Outcomes strategy

L&G announces today that it has committed a further $235m (£183m) to nature conservation and sustainable development in emerging markets through the launch of its Nature and Social Outcomes strategy.

Young man listening in a class

Birkbeck: Driving sustainable change

Legal & General and Birkbeck, University of London, have launched a three-year partnership to empower future leaders by co-creating an inclusive and sustainable education offering.

Illustration representing the L&G umbrella on a blue background

L&G Mastertrust launches new Sustainability Report, with expanded focus on nature and people

Trustees call on sector to go beyond TCFD reporting requirements and capture interdependencies between climate, nature and society.

antónio simões points to new legal general hq at woolgate

Legal & General signs lease for new HQ at Woolgate

Leading Financial Services Group, Legal & General (L&G), has signed a 15-year lease for 60% of Woolgate, relocating its HQ from One Coleman Street to 10 Coleman Street, just a few minutes’ walk away.