Nature & Biodiversity

What is the Plan For Nature?

The BRC's Plan for Nature is a campaign and programme of events that aims to support the retail industry to take collective action on nature.

Year 1 of the programme focused on educating members on the importance of acting on nature, identifying barriers to nature-positive action, and convening members and key stakeholders to work on solutions to catalyse retailer’s nature strategies.

Building on insights from the first Progress Report published in Year 1, the BRC published the Nature Positive Plan in January 2026.

Why should retailers act on nature?

The joint climate and biodiversity emergency is one of the greatest threats to both our planet and the economy.

The UK retail industry relies on and connects consumers to a network of producers and industries across the globe — from farms and forests to mines and factories. The goods retailers produce and sell are heavily dependent on natural resources, putting pressure on nature, biodiversity, and ecosystems in the UK and globally.

This creates growing material risks to the resilience of our supply chains and the future of the industry.

Beyond commercial disruption, with nature rapidly climbing up regulatory, legal, reputational, and investor agendas, the pressure on businesses to act is growing exponentially.

UK retailers collectively hold a unique power to influence the transition to a nature-positive industry.

Nature is inextricably linked to climate and people — and integrated action can achieve triple wins. Retailers must connect the dots between climate, nature, and ethical strategies to move closer to net zero, nature positive, and equitable operations and supply chains.

How are we supporting retailers to deliver on nature?

The BRC Nature Positive Plan is the first nature-focused industry plan to drive targeted action on nature.

Developed in partnership with RSK Group, the Nature Positive Plan will help retailers take practical, confident and coordinated action to address nature loss and climate change together.

The BRC will focus on supporting retailers across three pillars of activity:

1. Policy: Advocating for workable policies that enable business action on nature
2. Data: Encouraging standardised approaches to nature disclosures and data collection and improving supplier engagement on nature
3. Education: Supporting members on their nature journey by upskilling on how to get started and building the business case internally