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More than 50 volunteers from EY have taken part in conservation days across the Channel Islands to support environmental charities.
In Guernsey, the team helped the La Société Guernesiaise team at Edible Guernsey, where La Société’s Education Team has recently become a stakeholder.
Throughout the day, the team helped to clear the outdoor areas of brambles and weeds to prepare the area for restoration.
“We were delighted to be offered a large team of volunteers from EY to assist us at Edible Guernsey, where La Société’s Education Team has recently become a stakeholder and where we will be holding educational activities during the winter," said Becky Ogier, Education Conservation Leader at La Société Guernesiaise.
"The volunteers weeded bays to prepare them for cultivation and removed bramble from both the greenhouse and outdoor area – we are extremely grateful for their hard work and can-do attitude!”
Pictured: In Jersey, the EY volunteer team supported The National Trust with their hedge maintenance project at Devils Hole by maintaining the hedgerow trees allowing them to grow to maturity and create valuable wildlife corridors, shelter belts and landscape enhancements.
Every year EY employees get 15 hours of volunteering time which they can dedicate to local charities and causes to contribute to EY’s global corporate responsibility programme, EY Ripples.
Ove Svejstrup, a Partner at EY who took part in the volunteering day in Guernsey, said this programme sets out to positively impact the lives of 1 billion people by 2030, with one of the core pillars being accelerating environmental sustainability.
“Supporting local charities and having the opportunity to give back to our local community is so important to us at EY, so it’s been fantastic to see our people come together as a team to support our local communities, whilst contributing to our global corporate responsibility goals," he said.
"The work both La Société Guernesiaise and The National Trust for Jersey do to protect our local biodiversity and help build a sustainable future is crucial, so we are pleased to be able to play a small part in helping these charities work towards their goals.”
Pictured: The Guernsey EY volunteer team at work with La Societe.
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