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a. Summary of Activities During the Year In 2024, Climate Biodiversity Coaching delivered an in-person two-day training workshop for Natural England (British Government agency responsible for Nature’s Recovery). This focused on how coaching approaches go hand in hand with how nature operates to enable nature’s recovery. We designed and delivered a Coaching Programme which is now being used within Natural England’s coaching network and as an input to the Environmental Collaborative Leadership Programme which is being rolled out across all staff. The British Government Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) participated in the above training workshop. This offers all UK government partners, under their umbrella, a chance to support nature’s recovery with the use of coaching approaches. This has enabled staff to bring nature alongside their internal training (using the example from the work Climate Biodiversity Coaching demonstrated). Some of the outcomes are the ability to be more personal, and authentic at work (e.g. being open about feelings and developing honest trusted relationships both internally and externally). The staff have responded well and continue in 2025 to use the material provided and learn from the experience of the training. In addition, Climate Biodiversity Coaching has delivered over 75 one to one coaching sessions many of which were walking and talking in a natural setting on the phone with the client in their setting. This enabled a much deeper connection with the natural world and the coaching topics included climate and biodiversity and how to create the conditions for a positive impact on the natural world and future generations. The following programmes were supported Nature Recovery in the North of England and Scotland (through Common Purpose). We also coached the president of the London branch of the global Professional Women's Network (PWN). We have coached individuals part of not-for-profit organisations who would otherwise not be able to have the funds for coaching through LeaderLy related to the pro bono work funded by Foundation Hoffmann, via MAVA Foundation. Our services in 2024 included the start of a contract with Procter and Gamble (PandG). This involved coaching the global head of sustainability first on a video call and then in nature. We have continued to follow up on the relationship and impact. The diagram below was the starting point for a discussion around coaching needs and leadership. Some discussion was held around how to align our mind (head) with our feelings (heart), our instincts (gut) and the way in which we operate as part of living systems (Earth). We introduced the concept of nature’s principles and metaphor such as feeding your roots (thanks to Sarah Spencer, Think Like a Tree). This approach had an element of coach training in the ripple effects being how the client then could coach her team. One of the biggest impacts was the ability to communicate to the team and other heads of departments across the multi-national company. The use of the landscape and developing a photo story was very powerful in enabling a discussion which was de-personalised in terms of relationships across the company. Courses and community. 2024 saw a shift from hosting Climate Biodiversity Coaching courses to a community of practice with past and current alumni. The participants in the courses over the last four years were invited to join a community of practice which met every month during 2024. We had two supervision sessions run by Jackie Arnold and Lorenza Clifford as part of these global meetings. The impact seen from around 45 past course participants has seen ripple effects which have been difficult to predict at the time. One participant recounts 'Taking the Climate Biodiversity course transformed my sense of agency, giving me the confidence, tools, and identity to step into climate coaching and respond meaningfully to burnout in sustainability professional. Within a week of updating my profile (after taking the course), a colleague saw it and referred me to a climate coaching opportunity she couldn’t take on. That led to working with a global sustainability organisation on burnout. The work expanded from one session to an ongoing multi-month engagement with group coaching, leadership sessions, and systemic exploration of burnout causes'. Lydia continued to coach through On-Purpose (transition for individuals towards purpose driven careers). Lydia and Jackie continued to be coordinators for the Political Pod of the Climate Coaching Alliance. This involved convening a number of global meetings on coaching approaches to support the political arena and climate related issues. b. How the Activities Have Benefited the Community Our work and our donations are specifically to benefit the communities we serve. These communities include the natural world and people working to reduce our carbon footprints. We see positive impacts as our ‘handprints’ and the reduction in negative impacts as our ‘footprints’. We are also serving boards and senior leadership teams of companies who are changing their own strategies in line with habitable futures. 'Nature on the board' is an initiative that we have been investigating including a visit to House of Hackney (certified B Corp) to get inspiration about a business who is designed to have a positive impact and is inspired by nature. 'In 2023, House of Hackney was the second company in the world to legally appoint a Mother Nature and Future Generations Director to our board'. Our contributions to organisations such as Conservation without Borders links directly to our mission and purpose and follows on from the coaching we have provided to the CEO Sacha Dench. She wrote that 'the funding and coaching support are enabling me to return to the world of expeditions, using my new found limitations as strengths. The UNSTOPPABLE - Sea to Summit expedition will focus attention on major climate and biodiversity threats through migratory birds, with a focus on providing ways that anyone can step up to help'. We anticipate that the expedition from Ireland to Denmark in a canoe will be advocating to continue to ban and generate awareness about the damage caused by the use of lead in shotgun ammunition, which is a major killer of water birds, raptors and other animals and polluters of wetlands. After ground breaking rulings on banning lead in the UK, and King and Crown Estate ready to show leadership through their sites, we will be engaging mass public interest in the issue. We have also contributed to Anyim Wa Community Initiative in northern Uganda. They wrote that 'The Climate Coaching Initiatives With your support, we have educated local farmers on sustainable practices, fostering environmental stewardship and resilience against climate change in the 3 villages of Koro, Palenga and Bobi'. Our work with the UK Government’s arm for nature – ‘Natural England’ in 2024 specifically focused on the regeneration of nature through the use of coaching approaches during conversations with farmers, landowners and stewards of the natural world. Our final work is as part of the Climate Coaching Alliance. In 2004, we contributed both in financial terms and through our time and technical knowledge. We are active members of a global community of over 3000 plus coaches who are part of a global community. As a result we all feel that we can have a greater voice and impact than any of us could have individually. In different ways we use coaching approaches to support a thriving planet. This sense of belonging gives us strength and supports lesson learning and knowledge sharing. Through our support we joined forces with any others to contribute to writing (Jackie Arnold) and sharing and using the recent seminal document 'Shaping Tomorrow - A Playbook for Coaching Leaders in Sustainable Decision-Making and Policy' Which continues to be downloaded for free and used around the world to guide coaches in their work to empower political leaders to take bold climate action.
We have a feedback mechanism in place for our work in coaching. We ask all those who received coaching to provide feedback. The community have been consulted regarding setting up future course for Climate Biodiversity Coaching and nature based coaching. Their feedback and learning helps to continually improve the ways of working and the content. We are also ensuring that we are listening and learning from the context of Climate and Biodiversity and associated areas of diversity, inclusion, resource scarcity etc. The context and the political environment have been very volatile globally in 2024 and 2025. Another key area of consultation is through the Climate Coaching Alliance which comprises 3500 coaches around the world. They are operating in different contexts, cultures and languages. Lydia is a coordinator of the CCA political pod and is in continual consultation with the members of this community to ensure that the work we do remains relevant.
The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of Consultancy was £13,050. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
5 August 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Lydia Adela Stevens
Status: Director