Press release

8thFebruary 2021

Yolk Recruitment launch 'Yolk's Oaks' with a new tree planted in woodland for every candidate placed

The tree-planting scheme is part of 'Yolks in Cloaks' drive to champion social responsibility.

Yolk Recruitment has announced that it will plant a new oak tree in woodlands for every candidate it successfully places. 

The scheme forms part of the company's drive to champion social responsibility through its 'Yolks in Cloaks' initiative, where staff members become superheroes by suggesting ideas that will help give back to the wider community.

In its biggest social responsibility campaign to date, Yolk will plant one oak tree in Blaen Bran Community Woodland in Cwmbran, south Wales for every candidate it places. Each tree will absorb, on average, a whole tonne of CO2 through the little sapling's lifetime. 

Blaen Bran Community Woodland is a 100-acre area of privately owned woodland above Upper Cwmbran in Torfaen, run and maintained by a local community group.

Yolk's Oaks is the brainchild of Nici Jones and Gareth Jones who head up Yolk's newly launched Public Sector and Not-For-Profit team. The team was established to support public sector organisations across the UK with recruitment solutions.

Nici Jones, Director of Yolk's Public Sector & Not-for-Profit division, explained:

"At Yolk, we are committed to using our success to influence and foster a brighter, sustainable and more accessible future for all. By working with our local communities and business networks, we aim to ensure the future of recruitment is as inclusive as possible. We also want to play our part in ensuring that the cities, towns and villages we work in and call home, can continue to flourish and inspire us.

"Yolk's Oaks is all about striving to ensure that our beautiful nature spots and greenery continue to grow. It means that while our day-to-day work as recruiters helps the business landscape to bloom, so will the natural environment.

"We want to play our part in tackling the climate crisis, which is one of the biggest challenges facing Wales and the world today. Planting new trees has been proven to be an effective way to fight the current crisis and helps us in the journey to stabilise our climate. 

"Thanks to this new campaign, our clients can enjoy the warm glow of helping to protect the planet while finding the best available talent for their teams. Not only are they growing their organisations, but together we are helping to grow Wales."

David Williams, Chair of Blaen Bran Community Woodland group, said:

"We are delighted to work with Yolk Recruitment to plant a new oak tree for every new candidate they place. The vital work we do to protect and maintain this cherished community woodland is only possible thanks to our volunteers' hard work. Yolk's support and funding of our tree-planting work will make a massive difference to the woodland, the local environment, and the ongoing battle against climate change.

"As well as helping us all through cleaning our air, planting trees also means we're creating more dense nature spots, providing extra space and home for the diverse wildlife within the area to flourish."

Yolk Recruitment was founded in 2009 by Dale Williams and Duncan Powell. The firm employs a rapidly growing team of 35 people across a wide range of sectors including legal, clerical, marketing, finance, the public sector and technology at a state-of-the-art head office in Anchor Court, Cardiff. 

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For further information on the Yolks Oaks campaign click here.

Picture caption: Gareth Jones and Nici Jones of Yolk Recruitment