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Friends of the Earth Progress Report, September 2025

Friends of the Earth's September 2025 Progress Report covers a year of climate and nature campaigning from the courtroom to parliament and out on the streets. Its petitions were backed by more than 145,000 people calling for a new UK law on corporate environmental and human rights harms, nearly 115,000 people urging a planning system that safeguards nature, and over 22,000 calling on the Chancellor to put climate before corporate profit. In July it secured a major victory in its Article 8 Aarhus case on the public's right to help shape environmental law. Its Postcode Gardeners programme with The Co-operative Bank has revitalised 500 green spaces and engaged over 3,000 people.

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Friends of the Earth campaigns for climate action, nature protection and environmental justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, through legal action, policy work, research and a network of local action groups.

Key Metrics

145,000 people signed the petition handed in at Downing Street calling for a new UK Business, Human Rights and Environment Act
500 green spaces revitalised through Postcode Gardeners with The Co-operative Bank
19,000 pollinator-friendly plants planted by Postcode Gardeners projects

Key Outcomes

  • Secured a major victory in its Article 8 Aarhus Convention case, defending the public's right to help shape new laws that impact the environment
  • After the Downing Street petition, the UK government signalled plans to tackle environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains, including a review of responsible business conduct
  • The Postcode Gardeners scheme engaged over 3,000 people to reconnect with nature and each other across 17 active projects

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England and Wales

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