A team of volunteers from across the business travelled from their London base to Warwickshire, home to the Heart of England Forest. Not afraid to get their hands dirty and armed with wellington boots, the team set out to plant a mixture of native broadleaves including small leaved lime and birch trees, adding another 200 trees to the expanding the 2360 acre woodland.
James Tye, CEO of Dennis Publishing, who joined the planting team said: “It has been a fantastic day – The Heart of England Forest is a charity very close to Dennis Publishing’s heart, and it has been brilliant to see quite how the project is changing the landscape.”
As part of its commitment to the Heart of England Forest charity, one of the Dennis Chosen Charities for 2013, Dennis staff will take part in a number of different activities to help support the charity throughout the year, including planting and maintaining the fledgling saplings.
David Bliss, Trustee of the Heart of England Forest Charity: “Dennis Publishing has been a big supporter for us this year, and to commit themselves to helping us reach our planting target is great. It’s been a challenging planting season for us due to the difficult weather conditions, so having volunteers help us is always welcome. It’s also a chance for us to teach people who wouldn’t ordinarily visit forest about the woodland, the wildlife and how we are working towards achieving our “Impossible Dream”.
The Heart of England Forest Project aims to plant and preserve a large native broadleaf forest in the heart of England in partnership with Warwickshire landowner, Felix Dennis.
About Dennis CSR
Dennis says: Made up of representatives from around the business who have volunteered their time, the Dennis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) board is tasked with evaluating the company's ethical and social responsibilities.
The group’s aim is to embrace corporate accountability for the company's actions whilst encouraging a positive impact through a variety of activities engaging on a corporate and individual basis with the local community, national charities, and NFP organisations. CSR related activities will be open to all employees throughout the organisation.
The CSR board is responsible for all the company’s CSR decisions which will focus mainly on three areas; employees and how they can participate, educating and helping the local community and our impact as a company on the environment.
