Pictured above: Sarah Stevenson-Olds from Fenns receiving the coporate membership certificate from Yvonne Stevens of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Following hot on the heels of promoting Green Office Week to the local business community in April, Staffordshire office supplies company Fenns is doing even more for the environment by pledging financial support to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

Pledging its support to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust for a second year running, Fenns, one of the area's oldest companies, is committed to supporting the local area in which it operates and has made a commitment to make year on year sustainable improvements in environmental goals both in the products its supplies, the way in which the company operates and the charitable donations the company makes. 

Fenns work closely with many national organisations helping them to make simple cost effective changes that result in positive outcomes for the environment but wanted to do something at a grass roots level and so back in 2008 chose to support Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and become a Corporate Member.

Fenns Sales Director, Martin Harris comments: "We believe that business profitability and environmental responsibility go hand in hand. We strive to achieve this in both principle and practice and have developed two basic principles; wherever we do business, we will operate with respect and sensitivity to the environment and we also encourage our employees to take individual steps to protect and restore the environment.  Fenns is dedicated to researching and developing new ways of working to reduce disruption to the environments we work in, and our partnership with the Trust will enable the sharing of best practice and the development of a close working relationship.  The corporate membership will ensure that the wildlife charity is able to carry on with its vital conservation work throughout the Staffordshire Region and we would encourage more local companies to support them."

Regional Corporate Manager for Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Yvonne Stevens comments: "It is wonderful that such a recognised and respected company such as Fenns is supporting us.   Our corporate members financial support will enable us to protect the natural heritage of the region for future generations to enjoy.

In Staffordshire there are currently 49 companies supporting the Wildlife Trust. The businesses come from a wide variety of sectors including colleges, universities, prisons, manufacturing, developers and aggregate and cement.

The income generated by the Corporate Membership Scheme supports conservation, education and community programmes throughout Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.  The contribution made by companies such as Fenns helps us to make our county a much better place for wildlife and the people who live, work and visit Staffo