Ellie Goulding has said she is ‘extremely proud’ to be made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to biodiversity and the climate.
The singer, 39, is a global environmental ambassador for the UN and was recognised in the New Years Honours list.
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Ellie shared several photos of herself engaged in activist work, including speaking at the UN and with former US Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Alongside the post, she wrote: ‘It is such a great honour to receive an MBE for services to biodiversity and climate. From the get go I have been guided and helped by women in this space.
‘Last year we really saw and felt how much the climate and nature crisis is intensifying.
‘But we continue to be carried forward by the incredible women holding the line – scientists, activists, lawyers, communicators, teachers, farmers, mothers, aunties, Indigenous leaders, and youth voices.
Ellie Gouldinghas said she is ‘extremely proud’ to be made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to biodiversity and the climate (pictured with David Attenborough)
The singer, 39, is a global environmental ambassador for the UN and was recognised in the New Years Honourslist (pictured with Kamala Harris)
‘The talent pool is deep, fearless, and just keeps charging forwards. I am lifted on the shoulders of giants. Extremely proud.
‘Thank you for the tremendous amount of love and congratulations I’ve received the past week. Love, Dr Ellie Goulding MBE x’.
In 2013 she took part in the Chime For Change concert, a global female empowerment initiative founded by Beyonce Knowles, actress Salma Hayek-Pinault and former Gucci creative director Frida Giannini to raise awareness for women’s issues related to education, health and justice.
She is also patron of The Marylebone Project, which provides services for homeless women, and is an ambassador for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
She was appointed a global goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme in 2017 and is now a global environmental ambassador.
In September 2018, she called on the fashion industry to embrace sustainability while accepting the Eco Award at Fashion 4 Development’s eighth annual First Ladies Luncheon and a month later she addressed 85 heads of state at the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London.
She also took part in the One Young World Summit in 2019 which saw young leaders and activists deliver speeches and panels on issues ranging from climate change, conflict and human rights.
She also teamed up with naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough in 2019 for the Our Planet series, providing the song In This Together.
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Ellie shared several photos of herself engaged in activist work
One photo saw her chatting with activist Malala Yousafzai
Alongside the post, she wrote: ‘It is such a great honour to receive an MBE for services to biodiversity and climate’
‘From the get go I have been guided and helped by women in this space. Last year we really saw and felt how much the climate and nature crisis is intensifying,’ she added
A ground-breaking global initiative last year saw Nature recognised as an official artist on major streaming platforms.
Ellie collaborated with the sounds of Nature for a track generating conservation funding through royalties obtained from music created by the artist persona.
Her Brightest Blue remix, featuring Nature, used sounds from the rainforests of Colombia, including speckled chachalacas in Caqueta and the birdsong of Amazonian oropendolas.
Ellie has one son, named Arthur, who was born in 2021, with her former husband, art dealer Caspar Jopling.
