About us
EnTrade is now one of the most experienced environmental market operators in the UK.
EnTrade is a Wessex Water business that creates and operates high-integrity markets in nature-based solutions for a range of environmental services, including nutrient mitigation, biodiversity gain, carbon sequestration and natural flood management.
EnTrade was originally established to facilitate the delivery of Wessex Water's pioneering nitrate offsetting project in the Poole Harbour catchment, Dorset.
Creating a better solution
EnTrade’s first project in the Poole Harbour catchment incentivised farmers to grow winter crops on their fields to reduce nitrates leaching into the ground as an alternative to Wessex Water investing £6 million in a new treatment plant. This removed 40 tonnes of nitrogen from the ecosystem, substantially reduced carbon emissions compared to a new treatment plant, generated valuable new revenue opportunities for the farmers involved and delivered a 30% saving on compliance costs to Wessex Water.
Managing Director
Guy Thompson
A seasoned operational and strategic leader, Guy has a reputation as a progressive voice for the environment at the highest levels of government and business. Prior to taking the helm at EnTrade, he was Chief Operating Officer and a founding Executive Director of Natural England, the government’s expert adviser on the natural environment. Before that, he was Director of Green Alliance, a leading think tank known for its ambitious leadership on environmental issues. Throughout his career, he has consistently argued that business innovation is key to delivering better environmental outcomes. At EnTrade, he has enthusiastically taken up the challenge of proving the argument.
Director of Operations
Amy Coulthard
As EnTrade’s Director of Operations, Amy leads on the frontline delivery of the EnTrade business to create high-integrity environmental markets that can be delivered at scale across the UK. In this role she will help shape the policy settings needed to unlock investment in nature. Amy has over 20-years’ experience in leadership roles in the environmental sector and a strong track record of collaborating with external partners to deliver innovative solutions that balance the needs of nature and people. In her previous roles at Defra, Natural England and Avon Wildlife Trust, Amy successfully navigated complex politics and managed relationships with Government, business and the community to deliver meaningful nature recovery on the ground.
Scientist
Jez Graham
An accomplished environmental scientist with 15 years of experience in the industry, Jez has been influential in developing catchment management schemes and positioning them as the new normal. He is a qualified farm advisor with applied expertise in mitigation optimisation, monitoring, and modelling. With a passion for innovation and technology, Jez advocates for the role of managed landscapes in delivering robust, equitable and far-reaching outcomes for people and the environment.
Project Development Advisor
Isobel Clarke
Izzy works on projects through all stages of development, with experience working with farmers on the Somerset Levels project and the Solent Nutrient Market Pilot. Izzy has a master’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia, where she specialised in biodiversity and conservation management. At the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, she worked for the land management team, managing nature reserves. Along with farm advisor experience, she carried out reptile, dormice and butterfly surveys. Izzy assisted on the implementation of land connectivity and specifically blue/green wildlife corridors.
Operations Manager
Rebecca Burvill
Rebecca is focussed on producing efficient ways of working and optimising the business. Rebecca cultivates a productive, streamlined experience for clients. With over 20 years’ experience in the sector, Rebecca is an experienced project manager and data expert. For 5-years she managed the award-winning Fleet Pond SSSI restoration project and nutrient budget. Managing client relationships to achieve a common goal of nature recovery is key to her work. With a degree in Environmental Science, followed by CIWEM chartership, Rebecca is skilled at understanding the underlying issues of catchment management, along with managing processes and making continuous improvements.
Contracts Administrator
Jacob Sudell
Jacob is a graduate with a degree in Development Geography & Sustainability. Jacob provides administrative support at all stages of project development. He combines his background in project management and customer relations with stakeholder engagement to further his interest in the development of environmental mitigation, adaption and resilience strategy. In Jacob’s own time, he is involved in a project with Delhi University to identify disaster prevention measures related to flooding and landslips and will be going over to India to further their risk reduction efforts.
Our Collaborators
EnTrade works closely with a range of organisations to:
- support the design of robust markets that deliver fair payments for projects, and value-for-money for credit buyers
- ensure that there are rigorous systems and processes governing the design and delivery of each market
- work with landholders to support them to develop projects that support local strategic priorities, and meet the standards to participate in the market