Keeping bees buzzing

Monday 20 October 2014

With concern growing around the rapid global decline of bees, staff at Nedbank have been helping to do their bit by planting bee-friendly wildflower seeds.

The company’s Sustainability Forum provided all staff at Nedbank Private Wealth and its trust division, Nedgroup Trust, in Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and London with packs of seeds, encouraging them to help in any little way they can.

The packs contained various wildflower seeds, including birdsfoot trefoil, cornflower, field poppy and oxeye daisy - all known to be nutritious to bees so they can continue to pollinate food crops. Without bees, daily food items we take for granted, such as the essental basics, vegetables and fruit, would become scarce and expensive.

Linda Swales, Head of the Sustainability Forum at Nedbank Private Wealth said: “It has been encouraging to see so many staff getting involved with this latest initiative. We hope that by running this internal campaign we have raised enough awareness within Nedbank Private Wealth for the message to filter out further into our communities and encourage others to do the same, creating an even bigger impact.”

Nedbank Private Wealth’s Sustainability Forum, which was set up at the beginning of 2012, serves to raise awareness of sustainability among staff within the organisation. Each quarter it introduces a new campaign to promote awareness of different issues and how staff can manage their own impact by focusing on environmental issues, understanding how each of them can reduce their carbon footprint, and promoting sustainable living.