EFG provides leading expertise within the natural capital sector. By working as a co-operative and contracting the resources of Natural Capital Advisory, farmers are able to provide fully assured ecosystem services for various natural capital markets.
The key benefits that working with EFG :
- Single point of contact – Access a large number of farmers, covering a large area of land in different places across England through a single point of contact.
- Professional body – Deal with some of the leading professional resource on natural capital to ensure you are achieving a fair deal and assured ecosystem services.
- Sufficient scale – Access sufficient scale for any size of project or amount of natural capital products required.
What services can EFG Members provide?
- Biodiversity Net Gain Units – Over 45 EFG Members have completed Biodiversity Baseline audits and many Members are able to provide Biodiversity Net Gain Units for housing developers and infrastructure projects.
- Nutrient Neutrality Phosphate Credits – EFG has Members across England who are able to provide assured phosphate credits as mitigation for new housing developments.
- Nutrient Neutrality Nitrate Credits – EFG has Members across England who are able to provide assured nitrate credits as mitigation for new housing developments.
- Voluntary carbon credits – EFG advises Members to ensure they are able to manage their own carbon footprint before selling carbon credits; however, EFG Members will be able to provide carbon credits for TCFD reporting or other offsetting requirements.
- Voluntary biodiversity or nature credits – EFG Members have a large range of environmental projects they would like to deliver and would like to offer ecosystem services for
- Bespoke ecosystem services – EFG Members have a large range of environmental projects they would like to deliver, and buyers are able to invest or fund a wide range of such projects.
How does it work?
- Enquiry – Contact EFG to learn more or ask about a specific natural capital service such as Biodiversity Net Gain Units or about a specific project.
- Valuation – EFG will provide a fair valuation or quote for delivering the natural capital service or project using an open book methodology.
- Heads of Terms – EFG identifies the suitable project and agrees a Heads of Terms between the EFG Member and you, the buyer.
- Legal agreement – EFG supports a binding legal agreement between the farmer and you, the buyer as required.