Oakland Care team members have come together for a range of volunteer tree planting events across Essex.
Oakland collaborated with Essex County Council’s £1m Essex Forestry Initiative, which has committed to planting 375,000 across the UK. Taking part has enabled the carbon neutral care group to take a major step towards its pledge of planting 1,000 trees per year.
Over the past year, Oakland Care has retained its status as the only carbon neutral care group in the UK for a second year running, and achieved Level 3 certification by Green Mark, the highest grade awarded by the sustainability specialist. The provider has also launched a strategy promoting green initiatives across its eight care homes.
Oakland Care CEO Joanne Balmer said: “It was a truly fantastic day. I am incredibly proud of all our team members across Oakland Care who came together to support at the various tree planting events throughout Essex. It was a perfect way to continue our sustainability journey into 2023, and a big step towards achieving our goal of planting 1,000 trees every single year.
“Importantly, it was a true example of everybody’s commitment at Oakland Care to work as one as we look to demonstrate how our sector can be a positive force in the fight against climate change. We want to continue encouraging other care home providers to push ahead with their own journey to improve sustainability, through partaking in initiatives such as this.”
