Why we need your help:
The engagement of businesses in the Crane Valley is crucial for allowing the Crane Valley Partnership (CVP) to fully achieve its objectives of restoring the River Crane catchment area. Businesses play a pivotal role in environmental sustainability and community development, providing essential resources, expertise, and funding necessary for successful conservation efforts and habitat restoration projects. Additionally, businesses operating within the catchment area have a vested interest in maintaining environmental health, as it directly impacts their operations, employees, and customers.
What's in it for the businesses?
Engaging in environmental corporate volunteering and conservation efforts in the Crane Valley, your business will:
- Boost Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Support Local Biodiversity and Sustainability
- Enhance Positive Community Relations
- Align with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Goals and benefit from several tax breaks and incentives
- Attract Environmentally-Conscious Talent
- Increase Employee Engagement and Team Building
- Improve Physical and Mental Wellbeing of Employees
- Create engaging Social Media content and PR material
By participating in these efforts, companies can contribute to the protection of a vital natural area while simultaneously strengthening their workforce, community ties, and environmental credentials.
Explore our current menu of activities and discover the many ways you can get involved (click on the image to enlarge):
N.B. All activities can be tailored to suit the needs of your business and/or team.
Why do some of the activities have a fee? Corporate Volunteering explained.
High-quality volunteering doesn’t happen by accident — it requires skilled planning, expert supervision, appropriate tools, and activities designed to deliver measurable ecological and community benefits. Most charities lose money on corporate volunteering unless the experience is funded.
However, if a fee is necessary, please understand that it’s not for profit - this fee simply helps cover the genuine costs of ensuring the day is impactful, safe, and measurable. Without this structure, group volunteering often provides low-impact or even counterproductive outcomes.
But when a fee is required, please know that this fee doesn’t pay for profit — it covers the actual cost of making the day meaningful, safe, and measurable. Without this structure, group volunteering often provides low-impact or even counterproductive outcomes.
What the fee pays for:
- Planning + project design
- Materials, equipment, and space
- Safeguarding, briefing, risk assessments
- Staff supervision and training
- Making sure the impact of habitat, local species, and soil is beneficial
- Capturing impact data for your ESG reporting
- Professionalism
By funding the experience, your company guarantees that:
- The volunteering is genuinely helpful
- The charity isn’t financially burdened
- Your team gets a well-run, high-quality experience
At CVP for Business, we shape every volunteering day so your team’s effort directly improves the Crane Valley catchment and supports the recovery of species like the water vole, ensuring the impact is meaningful, safe, and lasting.
Examples of partners and local groups delivering programmes and activities:
- TCV - The Conservation Volunteers (Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond)
- Habitats & Heritages (Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond)
- London Wildlife Trust (Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond)
- Lampton Services (Hounslow)
- Gurseva (Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow):
- Creative and Connected Communities CIC (Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow)
- Harrow Heritage Trust and Harrow Nature Conservation Forum (Harrow)
- The Friends of Headstone Manor Park (Harrow)
- Sunshine of Hounslow (Hounslow)
Who's the right match for you?
Share your goals and requirements by completing our Brief Form below. We’ll use this information to connect you with the partner(s) best suited to design and deliver Corporate Volunteering programmes and events that align with your needs.
In the meantime, do check out our "21 Things to Do in the Crane Valley during your Lunch Break" booklet!
Contacts
Email: business@lgoal.org.uk
Tel: 075 182 49083
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