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The Edie Mission Possible Pledge Wall showcases a growing list of sustainable business commitments in association with the UK Government's Green GB & NI Week. No Mission Possible Pledge is too small or too ambitious for the Wall - so long as it is a new, measurable action that the pledger believes will help their organisation on its mission to achieve a sustainable future. Find out what businesses, including Barclays, IKEA, Unilever and Sky, have pledged here.
As a great example, during the Year of Green Action:
Severn Trent pledged to plant 1.3m trees in next five years
Midlands water and waste company Severn Trent has pledged it will plant 1.3m trees across its patch in the next five years to help improve the environment, reduce future flooding and improve water quality, which will also help keep bills low.
The pledge will see the trees planted by 2025 through a variety of schemes, including a partnership with the Woodland Trust.
The company has already planted a massive 700,000 trees in the past five years, most of which are in Derbyshire, in and around the Derwent Valley, but those locations are now going to be widened to include areas such as Shropshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.
Severn Trent Chief Executive Liv Garfield said: “Everyone knows that planting trees is great for the environment but they can also really help the quality of our rivers.
“We’ll be working hand-in-hand with farmers across our patch to find the best way to get them to plant more trees and so reduce the run off of chemicals in rivers that then find their way to our treatment works. By doing that, we help keep our rivers cleaner and also reduce the amount of treatment we have to give our wonderful water before it goes to our customers.
“In the long-term, increasing the number of trees in the region will also help reduce flooding as they’re an amazing natural barrier when planted in the right place.
“All-in-all, we’re really excited about this scheme, especially as it backs up the triple carbon pledge we made earlier this year to move to all electric vehicles, all renewable power and zero emissions by 2030.”
The trees, which are all native species, will be paid for by Severn Trent but supplied by the Woodland Trust. Find out more here.
