CHEP Australia entered into a partnership with Landcare Australia in 2019 to deliver strategic projects which align with its sustainability goals of delivering environmental and regional community benefits, while also creating value for CHEP’s supply chain partners. The partnership seeks to demonstrate the shared commitment of both organisations to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to contribute positively to the community.
The partnership has helped to fund a project to restores an original grassy woodland community in the Upper Snowy Landcare Network. In September 2020, a $60,000 CHEP Land Management and Sustainable Agriculture Landcare Grant was awarded to the Network for this project supporting the return of ecosystem function. Completed in mid-2021, the project saw the successful establishment of 4,500 native trees and shrubs. It brought together a historic property on the iconic Monaro tableland, employees eager to lend a helping hand, a contractor planting team passionate about land restoration, and a local Landcare group of volunteers, all committed to bringing back a large area of land for trees.
Additionally, a separate $130,000 contribution was made by CHEP towards the Landcare Australia Bushfire Recovery Grants, which support community groups and land managers affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires.
This valued partnership continues to deliver a range of positive outcomes including, natural habitat restoration, enhancing biodiversity and building resilience in Australia’s food and farming systems. It has also offered meaningful volunteering opportunities for CHEP’s employees to join their local communities and regenerate the environment through Landcare Australia’s Corporate Environment Volunteering Program.
Throughout the partnership, CHEP employees have taken part in volunteer bush regeneration activities; finishing their Landcare volunteering experience with a deeper understanding of biodiversity, the environment in their local area, and how their actions at home and work can impact our fragile ecosystems. In 2024, 30 NSW employees participated to a 2-day volunteering activity in the Shoalhaven region in NSW. Amongst the many highlights included a traditional welcome to country, landscape restoration, educational opportunities, and indigenous cultural learnings through Landcare Australia’s Corporate Environment Volunteering Program.
CHEP, part of the Brambles Group, is a global leader in supply chain solutions. Together with producers, manufacturers, retailers and logistics partners, CHEP advances the smart and sustainable movement of goods across approximately 60 countries. Powered by its share, repair and reuse network of connected pallets, crates and containers, CHEP helps businesses optimise their supply chains to reduce costs and minimise the environmental impact of their operations. CHEP pairs its leadership in circularity, which helps tackle emissions, waste and single-use packaging, with a focus on resilience, to build future-ready supply networks through data, scale and collaboration.