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Growing Nature-Connected Organisations
Weaving Nature into our workday helps unite an organisation’s staff wellness, cultural integrity, and sustainability goals.
Through our Taking Root process, we offer a bespoke, 12-month programme that combines group experiences in nature and facilitated sessions, with strategies and activities that can be undertaken at the workplace.
Cultivating your
Nature-Connected Organisation
Taking Root helps your organisation interlace nature into its culture, employee wellbeing, and ESG and net-zero goals - bringing your business into closer alignment with the wisdom of the natural world.
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Drawing on pioneering research by The University of Derby on Nature-Connectedness, our programme combines immersive experiences in nature with tailored group facilitation to place nature at the root of your organisation's purpose and values - supporting leadership, cultural cohesion, and your business' wider environmental impact.
Programme Objectives
Our Taking Root programme is designed to:
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Cultivate emotional intelligence and resilience through nature-connected practices
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Enhance nervous system regulation for personal and professional wellbeing
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Foster a heightened understanding of the interconnectivity between individuals, organisations, and nature
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Deepen pro-nature values and inspire behaviours to support and protect nature and planetary health
The Business Case
The Taking Root Programme delivers measurable ROI through:
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Reduced absenteeism (11+ fewer sick hours annually per employee)
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Enhanced productivity (15% increase)
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Improved cognitive performance (12% better)
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Strengthened team cohesion
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Increased sustainability commitment
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Lower healthcare costs through stress reduction (21.3% cortisol decrease)
What to Expect from our
Taking Root Programme
Supporting
Healthy Employees
Through our 12-month
nature-connection programme your employees receive continuous exposure to transformative forest nature encounters that reinforce and strengthen the positive health and wellbeing effects that regular engaged experiences in nature provide.
Supporting
Healthy Cultures
The combination of team building experiences in nature with ongoing organisational-wide
nature-connected activities supports community, injects social interactions, and builds cultural cohesion in the workplace. And also improves employees’ focus, creativity and innovation.
Supporting a Healthy Planet
Taking Root unites your net-zero efforts with tangible benefits for your employees and your organisation. It ties individual health to the health of the environment. And supports a company-wide injection of enthusiasm and connection for your sustainability strategy.
Programme Overview
These are the elements included in each bespoke 12-month programme.
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Quarterly seasonal, immersive Nature-Connected experiences
Each session is based at The Hive site in Epping Forest.
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Tailored 12-month schedule of Nature-Connected practices and activities
These include:
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Guided 'nature-connected' practices (online or in-person)
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Group challenges and team building activities
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Facilitation of 'nature-connection' peer support groups
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'Nature-fying' the workplace
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Interactive webinars
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Journaling exercises and photography competitions
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Strategy integration
This includes:
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Carbon literacy training workshops
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Leadership workshops for nature-connected practices
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Customised wellbeing toolkits
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Monthly check-ins and progress tracking
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Recognition opportunities to foster buy-in
We​ also offer full day Employee Wellbeing Forest Bathing Experiences, Leadership Away Days, Carbon Literacy Training and Nature-Connected Away Days.
As mentioned it was nice to take the time to concentrate on the different elements of the natural environment and the senses in such a methodical and focussed way. I don't think I had done that before, not to that extent and for such a prolonged time. I felt I really got in touch with nature in a deeper way, as if a channel of communication had been opened, or rather I felt that I found a channel of communication with nature that had been there all the time but that I had been often too busy to connect with.