More than 70 staff at Standard Chartered Jersey helped clean up parts of Jersey’s prime coastal areas over the course of September, through a new partnership between the Bank and local charity Littlefeet Environmental.
Throughout September, a total of 76 volunteers from Standard Chartered Bank’s Jersey office took part in a series of beach clean events at Long Beach in Grouville, Ouaisne Bay in St Brelade, and Sands in St Ouen, in collaboration with the St Helier-based charity. During the clean-up events, the employees collected and removed more than an impressive 90kg of rubbish from across the three sites.
A Jersey-registered not for profit organisation, Littlefeet Environmental, works to combat marine and costal pollution in Jersey through beach cleaning initiatives, community involvement and innovative thinking. The charity’s aim is to provide a platform that encourages individuals and organisations to take small steps towards building a more sustainable future by thinking globally and acting locally.
Henry Baye, CEO of Standard Chartered Jersey, said: “We are acutely aware that, living and working in Jersey, we have the privilege to enjoy our natural coastlines on a daily basis – but plastic pollution continues to pose a significant threat to our marine and coastal ecosystems. At the same time as a business, we have a clear objective to care for the local communities we operate in, and it was therefore fantastic to partner with local charity Littlefeet Environmental to play a part in caring for our beaches. I’m delighted so many of our team took the time to get involved.”
Courtney Farmer, Project Coordinator, Littlefeet Environmental, added: “We thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with this hardworking and authentic group of volunteers. Standard Chartered Jersey’s staff, who took part in a three-beach clean partnership with Littlefeet Environmental, were eager to learn about our island’s natural environments and braved all weather to keep our beaches clean. Whilst we’re seeing successful preservation and mitigation practices at the community level here in Jersey, the effects of marine pollution on our coastal and oceanic ecosystems continues to be a pressing global issue. Education and action are key in establishing a sustainable future for all.”
