Tesco has announced two new nature partnerships as it revealed the progress it’s made during the first year of its Nature Programme initiative.

The retailer launched its Nature Programme in 2023, with five projects now established in partnership with Forestry England, delivered in the Blackdown Hills; RSPB; the Rivers Trust, alongside beef and lamb supplier, ABP; Herefordshire Rural Hub; and ANSE (Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste) and key fruit supplier AMFRESH in Spain.

Suppliers are playing a key role on the projects, with more than 30 of Tesco’s leading produce suppliers, representing a significant proportion of the retailer’s UK-based sourcing volume, playing an active role in supporting farmers and producers. These include potato supplier, Branston, G's Fresh, British Sugar, Heygates, United Oilseeds, and Allied Bakeries.

Now, to further bolster the programme, two new projects have been initiated to protect nature in its supply chains: Earthworm Foundation will put in place regenerative agriculture practices in Cote d’Ivoire, and where the retailer sources much of the cocoa used in its Finest chocolate range, and social enterprise Sea Ranger Service will help restore seagrass in the Northeast Atlantic, off the coast of the Netherlands.

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