Natural Growth Partners: 2023 Finalist – Circular economy innovation
Natural Growth Partners is a finalist for a Community Champion award in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2023 – Circular economy innovation category. The founders of Natural Growth Partners each have more than 30 years of commercial landscaping experience. Over their careers they have planted thousands of trees in commercial builds, parks, wetlands, streetscapes and playgrounds, but have felt a growing frustration with industry-wide poor practice.
Too often trees are planted without consideration for their natural growth and the waste generated when planting them. Stakes used for planting are often made from hardwood, produced via deforestation, and workers face unsafe practices.
After 5 years of development, Natural Growth Partners established Tree Coach, an all-in-one tree planting, staking, watering and light-protection solution for mature-tree planting. It’s improving tree health, worker safety, and efficiency, and delivering long-lasting environmental and sustainability benefits to Victorian and Australian communities.
