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. Since its inception the partnership has helped to fund a project to restore 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.
Additionally, a separate $130,000 contribution was made towards the Landcare Australia Bushfire Recovery Grants, which support community groups and land managers affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires. It brought together a historic property on the iconic Monaro tableland, city-dwellers eager to get their hands dirty, a contractor planting team passionate about land restoration, and a local Landcare group of volunteers, all committed to putting back a large chunk of land to trees.
The 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.
For the duration of 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, select staff were treated 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 the Landcare Australia’s Corporate Environment Volunteering Program.
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