A UK top 10 accountancy and business advisory firm in Leeds has thrown its weight behind a trailblazing new community initiative to protect the city from floods.
Azets, which has offices in King Street, is a business partner of the Aire Resilience Company (ARC) and has taken on the role of inaugural finance partner.
It is among a consortium of Leeds businesses behind ARC, which has officially commenced trading as a community interest company.
ARC aims to increase climate resilience for communities, businesses and infrastructure through one of the UK’s largest natural flood management (NFM) schemes, including tree planting and soil aeration, in the upper and mid Aire catchment upstream of Leeds.
It will build on progress by various projects, including the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme introduced following devastating Boxing Day floods of 2015.
Azets will deliver outsourced finance a