Calling all Randstad Group NL green heroes!
Inspired by Randstad’s goal of reaching a net zero footprint by 2050, we – your Randstad NL net zero ambassadors – created the net zero community to regularly involve you. We are very happy to invite you to take part in a new green initiative to contribute to Randstad’s sustainability progress and to a better world.
Building on the success of creating our 1,300-tree own Randstad forest in Markelo – a thriving ecosystem of Scots pine, English oak, and Beech, testament to your 2023 & 2024 generosity – we invite you to continue growing the Randstad green legacy by further greening the planet and securing a verdant future for generations to come, globally.
In 2025, we are expanding our impact:
Recognizing the critical need for reforestation in the Global South, we will dedicate half our donations to tree-planting projects in Argentina (home of the Andes Mountains, the Pampas grasslands, Patagonia). Our planet’s health relies on a greener Global South, where immense carbon capture potential and irreplaceable biodiversity are under critical threat.
The other half of our donations will be invested in planting fruit and nut trees in an emerging Dutch food forest in North Brabant, creating a resilient ecosystem that enhances local biodiversity, provides sustainable food, and fosters community connection.
This dual approach allows us to address global climate challenges while enriching our local environment, ensuring a greener, more sustainable future for all.
On this page you can donate until October 15th 2025. You will then be invited to a half-day on the field to plant the Randstad trees at the Dutch food forest and experience the importance and beauty of such an initiative. This should take place in October-November 2025, for which you can use your Randstad With Heart hours.
And please do not hesitate to spread the word to our Randstad Group NL colleagues!
Thank you so much,
on behalf of your net zero community and our planet.
Why trees you may ask? 🌳 Because they contribute to a better climate (there is no time to waste to do that, and trees store carbon and help cool the environment #fightclimatechange), more biodiversity (forests are the habitat of countless species of plants and animals), and healthy living conditions for everyone (trees provide oxygen, food, water, medication (guess where aspirin was born?) and jobs).
Why the Global South? 🌍 Planting trees in the Global South is urgently needed to combat climate change, deforestation, species extinction as well as poverty. These regions often face the harshest impacts of environmental degradation, including extreme weather events and soil erosion. Critically, they are also home to incredible biodiversity hotspots that are rapidly disappearing. Trees restore vital ecosystems, provide food and economic opportunities, and sequester carbon at a crucial time. Immediate action is essential to create lasting, positive change for both people and the planet, and to protect the irreplaceable biodiversity that makes our planet so unique.
Why trees you may ask? 🌳 Because they contribute to a better climate (there is no time to waste to do that, and trees store carbon and help cool the environment #fightclimatechange), more biodiversity (forests are the habitat of countless species of plants and animals), and healthy living conditions for everyone (trees provide oxygen, food, water, medication (guess where aspirin was born?) and jobs).
Why the Global South? 🌍 Planting trees in the Global South is urgently needed to combat climate change, deforestation, species extinction as well as poverty. These regions often face the harshest impacts of environmental degradation, including extreme weather events and soil erosion. Critically, they are also home to incredible biodiversity hotspots that are rapidly disappearing. Trees restore vital ecosystems, provide food and economic opportunities, and sequester carbon at a crucial time. Immediate action is essential to create lasting, positive change for both people and the planet, and to protect the irreplaceable biodiversity that makes our planet so unique.
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- Support this Randstad project with any multiple of €3 to make a bigger difference for the future of the planet!
- Your generous donations are split 45-55% between projects in the Netherlands and Argentina respectively. While both regions benefit, your contribution will have an even larger impact in Argentina. This is because the cost of planting and maintaining a tree is approx. € 6 there, compared to approx. € 10 for a food-producing tree here in the Dutch food forest.
In 2023 & 2024, our generous donations made it possible for Randstad Group NL to give birth to our own Randstad Forest in Markelo, by sponsoring the planting of 1,300 trees! We even had a group of colleagues join the planting day in November 2023 and going back in December 2024 for maintaining those growing trees.
What our tree planting projects look like: Netherlands & Argentina
