PhD in Business Management

This is an opportunity to conduct fully funded interdisciplinary research under the ‘Sustainable Transitions – Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme’ at the University of Essex./nThe project provides the opportunity to analyse the contributions that businesses and governmental organizations are providing in relation to biodiversity conservation, by studying the ways that developers are applying the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) regulation applicable in England./nThe regulation has become mandatory since February 2024 and requires some developers in England to provide a 10% increase in the biodiversity value of habitats within their development unless exempt./nThe project aims to investigate the impact that developers have on biodiversity loss and to assess whether their impact on biodiversity loss has improved after the enactment of the BNG regulation, and to identify the challenges developers face in implementing this regulation./nTraining and support are provided through the Sustainable Transitions training programme, including Proficio funding and research cost funding, supervisory support, and membership of the University of Essex ‘Centre for Environment and Society’.