Environmental Initiatives in Europe: Growing the Travelers Europe Forest

Within our European operation, we partner with OnHand, a “tech for good” organization that facilitates community and environmental sustainability initiatives in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including the “Travelers Europe Forest” tree-planting program.

Established in 2021, the Travelers Europe Forest is made up of multiple forests around the world. OnHand plants saplings on our behalf where trees are needed most, such as farming communities and wildlife areas. The trees help reduce carbon emissions, increase biodiversity and prevent erosion, while also providing communities with economic opportunities, increased food security, and protection from landslides and other naturally occurring events.

Employees help grow the forest by carrying out volunteering or environmental sustainability activities via OnHand’s mobile app, and OnHand then plants trees in return. Activities range from mentoring disadvantaged youth to taking part in team eco-cleans near our offices. Travelers also pays for additional trees to be planted in the forest as incentives or gifts – for example, for employee long-service awards.

Since we launched the program, we have planted more than 18,000 trees in Brazil, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique and Nepal.