Biodiversity is in rapid decline. The primary cause of this decline is human activity such as through habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. So we’re partnering with Den Danske Naturfond – an environmental organisation that protects and restores wild nature in Denmark. How do they do this? They buy land through voluntary agreements with private landowners and preserve nature, so that nature can do what it does best – thrive. The best thing is that this land can never be sold.

Protecting and restoring wild nature doesn’t only preserve the beauty of our planet. Healthy ecosystems are also fundamental to our health. To bring more awareness to this connection, we combine our contribution to protect nature with our internal health initiatives. For every 6km run, we protect 1m2 of land. For every 8km biked, we protect 1m2 of land. For every 10km walked, we protect 1m2. For every 15min meditated, we protect 1m2 of land. In 2023, our health initiatives from all country offices will count towards our contribution to buy and protect wild nature in Denmark with Den Danske Naturfond.

Picture credit: Jesper-Edvardsen

Let’s face the elephant in the room, shall we? Our industry is pretty male-dominated. The biz world is full of glass ceilings, inequality and invisible barriers for women. Despite the fact that women are natural leaders and often develop the most innovative strategies for building strong and productive business cultures. So women are told it’s all about getting a seat at the table. And if there isn’t a seat at the table, women should drag their seat there. That doesn’t work for us. Forget a seat at the table. We need to build a whole new table. So that’s what we did. We introduced our Women in Leadership Coaching program.

With this program, we want to uplift women’s voices and support them in discovering their authentic leadership style. Here’s what it looks like:

• We selected 6 women from across our country offices to join this program.
• They will attend 6 group sessions facilitated by our coach to share experiences and connect with other women. We deep-dive into goals, beliefs, self-image & confidence, actions, wall of fear & the knowing-doing gap.
• They also have 4 one-on-one sessions with our coach for personalised development. During these sessions, they explore in-depth individual needs and desires, limiting blocks, and focus on creating productive and positive habits.
• There will be a follow-up call after 3 months for continued support and keeping up the momentum.

Hear more about this program from our Chief Impact Officer Solvej:

Together with Rotary, our Swedish team volunteered and met with people from Ukraine who fled to Helsingborg for their community day. Team members had personal meetings to answer all the participants’ questions about life in Sweden. The questions concerned, for example, job searching, education and how to access and receive healthcare when living in Sweden. It was all about providing support and information on settling and integrating into Swedish society.   

Are you curious to know more about Local Community Days? Then head over to this page. 

A little bit about Rotary:

Rotary runs and supports projects around current social problems. It is a global network of 1.4 million neighbours, friends, and leaders who volunteer their skills and resources to solve problems and address community needs. The members usually meet once a week to broaden their horizons and make good contributions to communities near and further afield.

The mission of Rotary is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Rotary, see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, our communities, and ourselves. 

Get more information about Rotary here.