LZ-Blaetterwald 2022

Team-building in the forest: sustainable environ­mental educa­tion for businesses

Trinkwasserwald e.V. offers compa­nies with the „Forest Experi­ence World“ an environ­mental educa­tion programme for employees, custo­mers and business partners. The programme is aimed prima­rily at adults and combines tree-planting activi­ties with knowledge-sharing about natural forest ecosys­tems and sustainable forestry. Team-building training in the forest uses nature as a „lecture theatre“ and naturally provides the material for demons­tra­tion. Experi­en­cing the forest conveys personal experi­ences of the complex inter­re­la­ti­onships and cycles of nature, as well as inspi­ra­tion for the neces­sary inter­play between economy and ecology.

Team and experi­ence days in the forest

Forest Experi­ence World: In groups of 12–15 people, parti­ci­pants plant broad­leaf saplings under the guidance of trained environ­mental educa­tors and forestry specia­lists. In the process, they learn about ecolo­gical inter­re­la­ti­onships. Parti­ci­pa­ting compa­nies receive a certi­fi­cate for the joint creation of a drinking-water forest.

Team-building programme: The alter­na­tive format combines nature experi­ence with team develo­p­ment – for a wide variety of teams and manage­ment levels. The aim is to streng­then personal respon­si­bi­lity, commu­nity and trust within the team – inspired by the natural manage­ment system. For greater humanity and together­ness, for value creation through appre­cia­tion, as well as resili­ence.

Learning content at the end of such a day

  • Experi­en­cing and appre­cia­ting nature, yourself and the team
  • learning how forestry can be designed in harmony with nature
  • disco­ve­ring syner­gi­stic relati­onships in nature (e.g. forest and water)
  • under­stan­ding the direct and indirect conse­quences of one’s own lifestyle for nature
  • experi­en­cing the importance of sustainable action and the feeling of respon­si­bi­lity: together, everyone plants trees, a forest that will enrich us and future genera­tions – meaningful action creates motiva­tion and promotes a sense of respon­si­bi­lity
  • experi­en­cing the signi­fi­cance of „think globally and act locally“

Compa­nies position themselves as active players in environ­mental protec­tion and create measurable sustaina­bi­lity success.

The business case for green action is clear:

Compa­nies that focus on sustaina­bi­lity today not only win their custo­mers’ trust – they also measur­ably increase their profi­ta­bi­lity.

The German Society for Consumer Research confirms the shift: sustaina­bi­lity has changed from a nice-to-have to a must-have. Custo­mers consciously buy from compa­nies that take ecolo­gical respon­si­bi­lity.

Boston Consul­ting Group analysed 300 compa­nies and provides the undeniable proof: compa­nies with active socio-ecolo­gical commit­ment achieve up to 8.2% higher profits than the industry average. And: top talent wants to work for meaningful compa­nies, which also reduces staff turnover. The BCG study „Total Societas Impact: A New Lens for Strategy“ shows: sustaina­bi­lity is no longer a cost centre – it is the success factor for future-proof compa­nies.

The question is no longer WHETHER sustaina­bi­lity pays off, but whether you can afford NOT to act sustain­ably.

Here you can see how many compa­nies have already supported us, thank­fully, with planting deciduous trees in the forest.

Would you like to find out more? Write to our experts!

Thanks to our supporters

  • Beiers­dorf AG
  • BHW Bauspar­kasse AG Hameln
  • Bionade GmbH
  • BNP Paribas SA German Branch
  • BNP Paribas Securi­ties Services
  • Bockel­mann-Holz GmbH
  • CHARITIES TRUST of M&G Luxem­bourg SA
  • Chris­tinen Brunnen
  • CONSORSFINANZ // BNP PARIBAS S.A.
  • Cuxha­vener Nachrichten
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
  • Eaton Germany GmbH
  • essity
  • Fraport AG
  • Finizio GmbH
  • HTI Collin & Schulten
  • Klima­pa­ten­schaft GmbH
  • Lions Club Norder­stedt
  • LZ – Landes­zei­tung für die Lüneburger Heide
  • Mainova AG
  • Medien­gruppe Kreis­zei­tung
  • Metronom Eisen­bahn­ge­sell­schaft mbH
  • Michael Otto Stiftung für Umwelt­schutz
  • Neue Osnabrü­cker Zeitung
  • Nieder­elbe Zeitung
  • nowato GmbH
  • Klos to nature GmbH
  • Kompotoi Deutsch­land GmbH
  • MAX CROPP GmbH & Co KG
  • ÖKOJE GbR
  • OVAG – Oberhes­si­sche Versor­gungs­be­triebe Aktien­ge­sell­schaft
  • RB Hygiene Home Deutsch­land GmbH
  • Stadt­werke Gifhorn GmbH
  • Union Invest­ment
  • Veolia Deutsch­land GmbH
  • Volks­bank Mittel­hessen
  • W. Marwitz Textil­pflege GmbH
  • Wasser­helden GmbH & Co. KG
  • Wetter­auer Zeitung
  • WIBank
  • WindStar Medical GmbH
  • Wohnungs­ge­nos­sen­schaft Kleefeld-Buchholz eG

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