Trees are at the centre of TÜV NORD's commitment to climate protection. As part of the ‘pace4plants’ campaign organised by MEDITÜV and Corporate Health Management, our colleagues around the world donated the steps they walked and hiked to one of five reforestation projects.
The results of the four-week challenge are impressive:
- 70,179,353 steps walked
- 3,298 trees planted
Participants were able to document their successes on an interactive platform on the intranet, as well as post photos of their favourite places and running routes.
The project of the Unternehmen Wald foundation, which is committed to replacing destroyed mixed forests in the Ruhr region, was the most popular. Ecosia ‘s commitment to the protection of wild animals in India was also supported by many colleagues. Ecosia is converting old palm oil plantations into forests and thus creating new habitats for animals. The team that achieved the most steps per person was the team that supported the protection of downy oaks in the Kaiserstuhl region of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Landscape Conservation Association . This project was included at the request of our colleagues in the Sustainability department. The Togo project by natureOffice and the mixed forest in Nicaragua by Primaklima were also honoured with tree seedlings.
TÜV NORD trees are now growing in Essen-Kupferdreh
Trees were at the centre of a TÜV NORD campaign for climate protection this year: 410 young trees donated by TÜV NORD have been growing in the Kupferdreh district of Essen, directly on the border with Velbert, since December 2021.
In May, TÜV NORD employees got involved in the ‘pace4plants’ campaign organised by the Unternehmen Wald Foundation and walked steps for trees.
The 0.8-hectare area will be reforested with a total of 4,000 copper beeches, small-leaved lime trees, bird cherries, sessile oaks and hornbeams.
Due to storms, bark beetle infestation and drought, large parts of the spruce stand in the Rodberg forestry site had died.
Natural, sustainable regeneration had not taken place, which is why artificial replanting was necessary.