The pupils and staff at the new St Ninian’s Lower School are delighted to now have the appropriate clothing to begin work on their new garden. As part of the Nedbank Private Wealth Sustainability Forum’s campaign to raise awareness of the environment, the bank were pleased to provide the staff and children with overalls, wellington boots and gloves so they can begin work on their new garden area.
Jim MacGregor, a Geography teacher at St Ninian’s School, was working with a group of pupils in the garden, when Janet Taylor of Nedbank Private Wealth arrived with the donation. The children put on the overalls and gloves and got to work straight away. The plans for the garden will attract local wildlife with bat boxes being made by the Technology Department, produce and educate the pupils on the origins of fruit and vegetables and become a pleasant, quiet social and study area for pupils. Jim MacGregor adds “It is great to get help early on with the project. Currently it requires quite a lot of imagination to see the end product but a great start has been made. With fantastic donations given to us like the clothing from Nedbank Private Wealth the children now get stuck in without worrying about their uniforms.”
Janet Taylor, Senior Executive to the Managing Director, commented “Nedbank Private Wealth is committed to practising, encouraging and enabling environmental sustainability throughout the bank, and it is very rewarding to be able to assist one of our local schools in making our future generations more aware of their environment and how we can all influence it.”
Nedbank Private Wealth set up its sustainability forum over a year ago to serve as a platform to raise awareness of sustainability among staff within the organisation. It promotes awareness, encourages staff to manage their own impact by focusing on environmental issues, provides understanding of how each individual can reduce carbon emissions, and promotes sustainable living. The staff have successfully targeted paper, electricity and water usage within the business and also recycle print and photocopier toners, old mobile phones, cartridges and used stamps (for local charity funds) within all their offices and has introduced recycling of all glass, aluminium, plastic, ring-pulls and vegetable matter, including their teabags. With offices in the Isle of Man, Jersey, UK, Dubai and South Africa, the bank’s aim is to have sustainability at the forefront of staff’s minds and allow each office to work together to make Nedbank Private Wealth a ‘greener’ organisation.
Photo - Janet Taylor, Nedbank Private Wealth, Jim MacGregor, Hayley Thomas and pupils from St Ninian’s Lower School.
