Carbon Positive Challenge

The Carbon Positive Challenge: environment team building

The increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has been described as "the greatest social, economic and environmental threat of this century." So why not make sure that your next team event aims to reduce corporate carbon footprint levels with some environmental team building?

Increasingly teams want to ensure that their next away day doesn't add to this threat. To this end we've come up with a carbon footprint activity that results in more greenhouse gases being absorbed than are emitted during a team building experience. A truly positive environment team building event!

The woodland trust has calculated that it takes seven trees 100 years to offset 1.4 tonnes of carbon. This is the equivalent of one round trip to New York.

With the Fresh Tracks Carbon Positive Challenge your team can reduce corporate carbon footprint levels through a single day's hard graft out in the fresh air.

By measuring the amount of air travel, heat, light and power the team's activities consume within a year a calculation can translate this into the quantity of trees that should be planted to offset the carbon deposited into the atmosphere.

Under the guiding hand of woodland professionals, groups can choose to right their wrongs and benefit from a unique shared experience whilst gaining a greater appreciation of how to live a more 'carbon neutral' life at the same time.

We will source the location, trees, tools and experts needed to achieve a positive outcome to your environment team building.

Overview of your carbon footprint activity:

The environmental team building event starts in a country pub or hotel alongside a warming log fire with an introduction outlining the benefit of trees to our environment. This is followed by instruction in tree-planting and an explanation of the importance of woodland as a habitat for wildlife.

The group then calculates their carbon emissions and considers what could be done to reduce their corporate carbon footprint over the coming year, perhaps even agreeing a target to work towards.

The team takes part in a site survey before being provided with all the tools and information they need to get planting! An event manager or facilitator will ensure that energy levels remain high allocating new tasks to team members throughout the course of the day so that each individual gets to experience a wide range of activities and to work alongside several colleagues.

This carbon footprint activity is both educational and hugely rewarding, with the focus on getting back to nature and understanding the importance of our environment.

Programme details

Duration: Full or half day during the planting season (winter onlyl).
Please not that we usually need a minimum of 4 weeks' notice to run this event, which is run during winter months only.
Location: Currently in Hertfordshire. Other areas can be researched for suitability and available projects.
Dress: Warm weather proof layers and stout boots (outdoor clothing can be provided on request).
Investment: Approximately £160 + VAT per participant with a minimum fee of £1750 + VAT (discounts for large groups).
Facilitation: If required, facilitation is charged at between �1050 + VAT and �1900 + VAT. For more information click here.

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If you would like more details about our Carbon Positive Challenge then please call us on 01920 822 220, or email us mail@freshtracks.co.uk to speak to one of our team.