SOUTH WEST WINNERS OF THE KING'S AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE 2025

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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English Tea Shop Organic (UK), Dorset The organic tea business was founded in 2010 with an ambition to have a “net positive impact on the planet and the lives of everyone involved" from farm to cup.

It previously won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2020 in the sustainable development category.

The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall

One of Cornwall’s top tourist attractions, Heligan was lost to the brambles of time after the outbreak of the First World War. In 1990, the vast estate reopened to become Europe's largest garden restoration project. Last year, the organisation appointed a new chief executive.

Hobbs House Bakery, Gloucestershire

The family-owned bakery in Gloucestershire with a 100-year history has committed to sourcing all its flour from “healthier soils” by 2032. All the company’s packaging is either recyclable or compostable and its latest internal report shows a 22% reduction in carbon. Last year, the business extended its Chipping Sodbury head office from 20,000 to 30,000 sq ft.

Naked Sprout (Naked Paper), Dorset

The Poole-based alternative toilet paper business was established by Leila Francis Coleman and Tom Whelan in 2020 after the pair decided they wanted to create an unbleached product that was "a whole lot kinder” to the planet. The bamboo paper is produced in a fossil-free factory and claims to have a 50% smaller climate footprint than other eco brands.

Triodos Bank UK, Bristol

It is the fourth time the bank has received the award for enterprise; it was also a recipient in 2004, 2010 and 2020. It is the only UK bank to have achieved the category accolade this many times and was praised by judges for having developed its sustainable practice since 2020 and remaining “a beacon" for others.

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