What is The Mighty Oaks Initiative?
A not-for-profit undertaking, the Mighty Oaks Initiative, launched at the beginning of 2025 and supported by Iceni International, aims to play a part in securing the future environment by planting future oak forests at strategic locations around central Europe, thereby helping to secure the future of an essential and dwindling environmental resource
Why is the Mighty Oaks Initiative Important?
There is no getting away from the fact that our planet is suffering an environmental crisis, and that significant efforts are essential in order to reverse the rapid environmental decline which we are witnessing all around us. The time for burying ones corporate head in the sand is over, and while at one time it was accepted that governments were best placed to address the problem, it is now up to us all, on both a corporate and individual level, to act. Only by playing our part as responsible businesses can we hope to leave the planet in a condition whereby our children, grandchildren and all future generations will have a planet able to support them. We owe our descendants no less than such a legacy.
From a business corporate responsibility perspective, it makes sense to incorporate the Mighty Oaks Initiative into your environmental and sustainability strategy:
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Improved Brand Image:
Brands that are dedicated to sustainability are more likely to receive support from consumers. Your business can improve its brand and increase client loyalty by making an investment in corporate tree planting.
Participation in the Mighty Oaks tree planting initiative demonstrates to your target audience your environmental dedication.
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Positive Impact on ESG Scores:
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics are increasingly important for investors. Corporate tree planting can significantly improve your ESG scores, making your company more attractive to investors who prioritise sustainability.
Participation in the Mighty Oaks initiative allows you to monitor and report their tree-planting contributions easily, providing transparency and accountability.
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Employee Engagement and Retention:
Employees want to work for companies that share their values. Engaging in corporate tree planting initiatives can boost morale, increase job satisfaction, and reduce turnover.
Participation in the Mighty Oaks initiative demonstrated your corporate responsibility as a caring employer, thereby helping to set you apart from your rivals and competition.
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Compliance and Risk Management:
Governments and regulatory bodies are tightening environmental regulations. Corporate tree planting can help your company comply with these regulations and mitigate risks associated with non-compliance.
Participation in the Mighty Oaks initiative helps you stay ahead of regulatory changes.
At Iceni, we have always taken a long term view in regard to our client relationships and product viability. And at this time, more than ever before, taking a long term view to environmental sustainability is vital. With this in mind, Iceni International will sponsor the planting of one oak sapling for each new member of one of our employee benefit plans, across our product range. And when two or more employee benefit plans are purchased, Iceni will sponsor the planting of two oak saplings per new member. This is Bronze Plan membership. It costs your company nothing, and will be sponsored entirely by Iceni International as a joint contribution to achieving a sustainable future for us all.
And for those companies who wish to join us in actively contributing to the future sustainability of our collective environment, Iceni corporate clients may elect to sponsor the planting of up to five oak saplings per employee per year under our Silver Plan, with the first saplings being planted during the Autumn of 2025.
Corporate membership of our Silver Plan initiative is available for the following:
Silver 1 - £17.50 per annum per employee (£17.50 per tree)
Silver 2 - £34.00 per annum per employee (£17.00 per tree)
Silver 3 - £43.50 per annum per employee (£15.50 per tree)
Silver 4 - £52.00 per annum per employee (£13.00 per tree)
Silver 5 - £57.50 per annum per employee (£11.50 per tree)
And for those companies who wish to provide a still greater level of contribution, Platinum Plan is available for those companies who would wish to contribute ten trees per employee at a flat rate of £100.00 per annum per employee.
By working together we can make a positive and lasting impact on our environment. Please contact us for additional details and to talk through any questions.
A not-for-profit undertaking, the Mighty Oaks Initiative, launched at the beginning of 2025 and supported by Iceni International, aims to play a part in securing the future environment by planting future oak forests at strategic locations around central Europe, thereby helping to secure the future of an essential and dwindling environmental resource. Not only are oak trees one of the most efficient ways of removing excess Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere by capturing the CO2 within the tree and root system itself, but oaks are one of the most efficient converters of Carbon Dioxide into life sustaining oxygen. Additionally, oaks are one of the most critical tree species for the wider systemic environment, the typical European oak forest providing a natural habitat for a bewildering array of interconnected species, each benefiting from the presence of each other in an environment that an oak forest is most suited to providing.