Arup acquires nature recovery marketplace EnTrade

Nature recovery markets are a vital mechanism for restoring nature and creating resilient, regenerative places. As demonstrated by this acquisition, Arup is committed to providing the technical and strategic advice alongside practical solutions so that companies have access to robust, fair ways of investing in nature.
 
EnTrade is the pioneer in creating market-based solutions that mobilise private capital to support nature recovery and unlock economic growth. It has developed a unique platform to facilitate these markets and has successfully run two pilot markets.
 
As the UK’s first end-to-end environmental market operator, EnTrade facilitates investment from companies into local nature-based projects that enhance water quality, biodiversity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This enables farmers and land managers to earn income from environmental projects and helps businesses to meet their environmental goals.
 
Arup has been developing the next steps in EnTrade’s strategy and begun the process of integrating the service into its global consultancy offering since the start of 2026.

Tom Wilcock, Managing Director, Arup UKIMEA, said: “We’ve been very pleased to play our part alongside YTL UK in the development of EnTrade and with YTL UK, rationalising its investment. We are excited by the potential value we can create by integrating EnTrade into Arup.”

Vikki Williams, Digital Water Leader, Arup, remarked: “We have a responsibility to protect and restore the natural environment. I am thrilled that this next step in our relationship with EnTrade will enable Arup’s expertise to drive leading-edge policy and digital technology into transforming how nature is treated within our economy.”

As part of these changes the Environmental Markets Board, which provides independent oversight of catchment markets, will be established as a separate legal entity to support integrity, transparency and good governance across environmental markets nationwide.