Keeping Teesside Green
Back to Environment Case Studies
Employees from Johnson Matthey Catalysts in Billingham, UK helping out at Nature’s World.
A group of volunteers from Johnson Matthey Catalysts in Billingham, UK spent a Sunday morning in February 2008 ‘regenerating the River Tees’. The Tees in question is the scale model at Nature’s World at Acklam. Nature’s World, a local centre which provides a model for a sustainable future, opened in 1992 and has been educating children on environment issues ever since.
In 2007 Johnson Matthey became a member of Nature’s World’s corporate partner scheme to help maintain efforts to educate children in the need to combat climate change. But making a financial contribution is only one part of the partnership, and the ambition is to develop a long lasting relationship with the centre and to contribute to its educational work.
The River Tees exhibit was one of the first attractions at Nature’s World. It is a scale model of the river, from source to sea. Over the years it has suffered from wear and tear, and it provides the perfect engagement project for Johnson Matthey people and their families who have an interest in ‘saving the planet’.
John Dunleavy, Managing Director of Johnson Matthey Catalysts’ Refinery and Gas Processing Business is enthusiastic about the project. “We believe that Nature’s World is the ideal partner to engage with as so many of our own products contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions,” he says. “We make a real contribution to the effectiveness of our customers’ manufacturing plants, but this is through the products and services we offer. Coming down to Nature’s World and getting our hands dirty is another way that we can make a real contribution to the cause of climate change. It is a great way to spend a morning and we all get a sense of achievement from our efforts.”
Other Environment Case Studies