Justin Francis OBE (born 19 August 1965) is an English social entrepreneur and environmentalist.
Justin Francis OBE was born in 1965 in Wimbledon, London, and grew up in Bathford, Somerset.
He studied Geophysics at The University of Exeter after which he worked at advertising agency J. Walter Thompson[4] for eight years.
In November 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow, Justin, Liv Garfield and DEFRA with support from Accenture launched the Nature Handbook for Business – a practical resource for working towards a nature positive world aimed at five industry sectors, including tourism.
Since January 2024, Justin has been Chair of ProjectsforNature.com, a digital marketplace connecting nature projects in England with businesses willing to fund them.
Francis was awarded an OBE in the King's New Year Honours List 2025 for services to Nature and to the Environment.