City of Trees is delivering a green recovery and tackling the climate emergency head on through the planting of trees and the restoration of woodlands for the people and wildlife of Greater Manchester. Working with communities, organisations, and businesses to build an ambitious movement, they are dedicated to planting millions of trees for the region.
City of Trees is dedicated not only to planting more trees, but also ensuring that they are well managed through the implementation of a 15-year maintenance plan for each tree. The organisation delivers several practical initiatives across the region, including corporate ‘Green Away’ days. The funds from these corporate volunteering days are also used to support their existing projects on the ground.
At SimpsonHaugh we continuously research ways to support and give back to the communities in which we live and work. We are pleased to have had the opportunity to collaborate with City of Trees during three ‘Green Away’ days over the last 14 months. Across three different sites in Greater Manchester, our team members have collectively volunteered for 135 hours, contributing to the maintenance and planting of approximately 550 trees.
Working at sites in Oldham, Audenshaw and Irlam, the ‘Green Away’ days have been a great way to spend time outdoors with our colleagues whilst also making a real difference to the environment, wildlife, and local community. Trees and woodlands are part of the fabric of Greater Manchester and provide a huge array of benefits addressing pressing issues like poor air quality. We felt the Green Away day was a practical and hands on opportunity to make a real tangible difference to assist in greening Greater Manchester and we look forward to more opportunities to support a great cause like City of Trees.
As part of our community outreach initiative, we also sponsor the planting of a tree with each new team member that joins SimpsonHaugh!