The second edition of the Green Time for Helping volunteer program has concluded, during which DB Schenker employees and business partners carried out ECO-projects for the benefit of local communities. This year, 14 projects were conducted in 12 company branches across Poland. As part of the initiative, employee volunteers planted trees and shrubs, cleaned the banks of the Wieprz River, and organized ecological workshops for youth, during which they encouraged them to segregate waste and collect aluminum cans.
– This year, during the spring and summer season, for the second time as part of the Green Time for Helping volunteer program, projects were carried out with the goal of promoting ecology and having a real impact on the natural environment – says Paulina Koszewska from the marketing team at Schenker Sp. z o.o.
In this year’s edition of Green Time for Helping, 14 projects were implemented across Poland, with nearly 200 employees taking direct part. Clients, as well as cooperating carriers and couriers, also joined the projects. In total, over 2 months, 500 kg of waste, 1500 kg of waste paper, 7 kg of plastic bottle caps, and 36,500 aluminum cans (600 kg) were collected. Nearly 3,000 trees were planted, as well as hundreds of shrubs and flowers. The ideas for ecological projects were very diverse; for example, in Świekatowo near Bydgoszcz, DB Schenker employees took part in an action to stock a lake with 700 carp fry. The Green Time for Helping program is one of the areas of DB Schenker’s commitment to environmental protection and building relationships with local communities. It is run as a competition – employees submit their ideas, and a committee selects the best ones. The logistics operator also undertakes other initiatives aimed at building good relationships with residents. One example is the recently implemented research project “DB Schenker as a preferred neighbor.” Its goal is, among other things, to learn about the expectations and opinions about the company among local communities in areas where DB Schenker branches are located. The results of the study allow for accurately defining the strategy and specific actions that can be taken, for example, as part of Green Time for Helping, and in this way respond to the real needs of residents.