Who's behind Green Talent?

Green Talent brought together a Consortium of well established environmental centres:

• Eden Project
• Kew Gardens
• Wakehurst Place
• RSPB Rainham Marshes
• RSPB Old Moor
• RSPB Saltholme

The programme also involves the professional body dedicated to promoting quality standards within education-business partnerships, the Institute for Education Business Excellence.

Joining the Consortium and adding their specialist experience as associate partners were: Arrival Education, Business in the Community (BitC), The Carbon Trust and People and Planet.

The Green Talent programme shows participants how our dependency on plants, climate change and the need for adaptation and innovation in business are inter-related. It draws together two key agendas; talent and environment, and asks young people to consider how they can make the best of their talents and skills to contribute positively.

The low carbon economy is becoming a high priority for government agendas, business board rooms and the educational system; it is now acknowledged that one of the essential elements in discovering solutions is to ensure our young people are aware that such change is vital for our future and equipping them with the tools and skills to participate.

The aim of the Green Talent programme is to create a dynamic, long term, scalable national educational programme with a consortium of the best minds and powers across government, corporate and NGO's.

Lead partner

The Eden Project

The Eden Project aims to create memorable learning experiences to lead people to care about each other and the natural world; the team designs and delivers innovative transformational projects, to show what people working with nature can achieve.

Core partners

Kew

Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Wakehurst's mission is to inspire and deliver science-based plant conservation worldwide, enhancing the quality of life. Kew has a rich diversity of environmental expertise through its conservation and research and will bring this to the consortium along with experience of designing and delivering learning visits.

Institute for Education Business Excellence

The Institute for Education Business Excellence (IEBE) is a professional body, dedicated to promoting the highest possible standards in Education Business Partnership Organisations (EBPOs). The IEBE uniquely brings together brokers, educationalists and employers to focus on creating real opportunities for young learners to develop the skills they need for adult life.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

The RSPB is the largest wildlife conservation organisation in Europe with over one million members. The activities are designed to benefit people of all ages and backgrounds through inspirational experiences of nature. The RSPB works closely with young people as the key to a sustainable future, from nursery to post-graduate. The RSPB is contributing real expertise in engaging with young people and employs 165 staff directly involved in the delivery of learning.