On-site wildflower meadow
In 2024, our Ellesmere Port, UK site partnered with the Cheshire Wildlife Trust to create a wildflower meadow on an unused area on the site, allowing it to act as a ābiodiversity corridorā to connect local green spaces for wildlife. An initial baseline survey identified 40 different plant species in the area with the potential to increase the biodiversity through the introduction of native wildflower and woodland seeds. The installation of a nature pathway and bench means that the area also provides a green wellbeing space for employees to enjoy.
Tree planting in the US
Our Oilfield Services Midland and Oklahoma City, US manufacturing sites support the community organizations Keep Midland Beautiful and Oklahoma Beautiful through regular donations. Additionally, our employees volunteer each year to help plant new trees in local community green spaces.
Offsetting emissions and boosting biodiversity
For 11 consecutive years our site in Vernon, France, has supported the TOGO program in West Africa. Our commitment to offset any COā emissions produced at the site by supporting this tree-planting initiative in Togo helps to restore areas affected by deforestation. It also supports the community though the provision of access to water, nutritional food programs and the creation of local jobs. Our team in Vernon also have a long-standing sponsorship of several local beehives to help improve biodiversity and pollination in the area.
Supporting forest conservation in Germany
For every litre of ecothermĀ® futur sold, our Fuel Specialties business donates to Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald e.V (SDW), the German Association for the Protection of Forests and Woodlands. Since the partnership began in 2008, total donations have exceeded ā¬379,000. SDW use these funds to support forest conservation, protection, replanting projects and free forest education and information programs for schools and communities.
Encouraging pollination with bee hives
Our team in Castiglione, Italy is committed to helping protect the environment in their local area. Through the biodiversity project Association TSDC – Valle Farmhouse, they helped to install beehives to encourage pollination and strengthen the ecosystem.