London estate agent Chestertons has become the first corporate partner to sign up to London e-bike operator Forest’s employee scheme in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint even further.

Forest runs one of London’s sustainable shared e-bike schemes, powered entirely by certified renewable energy and pedal power.

Now staff at the estate agency will be encouraged to swap their electric cars for Forest’s e-bikes to conduct viewings and for their commute.

CERTIFIED

Chestertons has been certified as Carbon Neutral since 2020 and this latest partnership was spearheaded by one of the company’s ‘Green Champions’, Fion Wang (main picture, on bike). She was also responsible for signing Chestertons up to the Camden Clean Air Initiative in June of this year.

She says: “There is a lot of interest from staff across the company about how we can further reduce our carbon footprint and have a positive impact on the environment and we have formed a group of Green Champions to discuss and implement our ideas, with the support of business.”

John Ennis, Chief Executive of Chestertons, says: “We are always looking at ways we can contribute to a healthier and cleaner planet but I am incredibly proud of the energy and drive displayed by our staff in developing partnerships like this with Forest.

“Having announced the partnership at Chestertons’ Summer Party last week (pictured), we have had a fantastic response from branch staff and are hoping to further expand the partnership over the coming months”.

350 TONNES

Since it launched in 2021 Forest has helped avoid 350 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into London’s atmosphere – the equivalent amount of CO2 that almost 200,000 trees absorb in one month.

Jamie Richards, Head of Sales at Forest, adds: “As a leading London estate agency Chestertons has a lot of people moving around the city and it’s promising to know that Forest can help more companies move from A to B in a fun, active and sustainable way.”