Working with Business - contact Mike Hitchcock on 01234 762610 or mike.hitchcock@marstonvale.org

The Forest of Marston Vale presents outstanding opportunities for business to develop and engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) both within the business and externally with customers and stakeholders. The Forest has developed outstanding partnerships with the corporate sector which have resulted in cost savings to the business and significant improvements to the landscape, biodiversity and quality of life for those that live and work in the Marston Vale, Bedfordshire.

The Forest Team is currently working with:

Timberland UK, HSBC, Earthwatch, Ikea, Pearce Recycling, Cawley, Nissan, The Carbon Neutral Company, Norwich & Peterborough Building Society, The Conservative Party, Berkley Homes, David Wilson Homes, Barclays Bank, Avis Car Rental, Emerald Acorn, F&R Cawley, Pearce Recycling, British Car Auctions amongst many others.

Case Studies:

F&R Cawley

To celebrate F&R Cawley's 60th Anniversary in 2007 and to demonstrate F&R Cawley's commitment to the environment, we have entered a partnership agreement to plant 6000 trees by February 2008. F&R Cawley's clients can help make the last phase happen by coming to plant trees on 3rd February 2008 and by registering to receive the F&R Cawley newsletter (Waste Matters) electronically by e-mailing kate.moore@frcawley.co.uk with your name, company and e-mail address or visit www.fracawley.co.uk

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Pearce Recycling

Pearce Recycling have a strong brand in the name of Paper Planet and pledge to plant a tree for every 50 bags of waste paper that is recycled by their customers who include NHBC, and Mothercare. Pearce Recycling and their customers have just completed a very successful second year's planting. More than a hundred customers and staff planted over one thousand trees at Rectory Wood Phase lll on 29th November 2007. We look forward to their return next year www.pearce-recycling.co.uk

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Timberland UK

In 2001, we launched the Marston Vale Timberland Trail www.marstonvale.org/timberlandtrail Following the successful launch of the new Regent Street store and the 'plant one on us' campaign, Timberland UK have now expanded the 'plant a tree for every pair of boots sold' campaign across all their UK retail outlets from November 2006 220 Timberland employees created a new wetland marginal habitat at the Forest Centre on September 21st 2006 as part of Timberland's global celebration of Serv A Palooza. In December 2006, 10 hardy Timberland staff planted 350 trees at the Kill On February 21st 2007, Timberland sent teams from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Spain to complete the planting of Bedford's Green Gateway at Wiles Wood. In November 2007 Timberland announced sponsorship of a further 30,000 trees at Rectory Wood and Shocott Spring

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Emerald Acorn

Phil Briggs of Emerald Acorn first approached the Forest in 2003 to create a 5 year planting partnership. In 2006, Phil agreed to extend the partnership to 2013. Emerald Acorn along with clients, friends and families have now completed tree planting at Rectory Farm, Cranfield (2003), Buttons Ramsey, Kempston Wood End (2004), Shocott Spring, Eastcotts (2005) and at Lidlington (2006). In December 2007 Phil, Susie and 41 other completed a 5th year of planting back at Rectory Wood, Cranfield. The Forest Team look forward to Susie's bacon rolls and enthusiastic, warm hospitality.

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HSBC

	Our relationship with HSBC has gone from strength to strength with a combination of funding and planting partnerships. In 2004, we set up an arrangement with HSBC to enable their on-line customers to opt for electronic bank statements and save paper - after just 3 months, 100,000 customers made the switch.
	HSBC have now funded the planting of over 24,000 native trees and HSBC staff have helped plant trees at Buttons Ramsey (2005), Shocott Spring (2006) and Wiles Wood (2007). HSBC has donated £30,000 to match a WREN bid for the creation of 20ha of new woodland at Rectory Farm, Cranfield which is being created over the winter of 2007.

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Ikea

Ikea's project to reduce the number of plastic carrier bags used in their stores netted the Forest £1500 to plant trees. A sponsored walk along the Greensand Ridge has raised a further £1000 in support of our annual Woodworks! event.