Flower Power – ID’s First Sustainability Project Finalized

What began in summer as a collaborative project by ID employees was already completed in October with a large-scale planting initiative. ID’s first sustainability project is now temporarily entering its winter dormancy. However, all participants are already looking forward to the first warming rays of sunshine next spring.

In retrospect, things progressed quite rapidly. In April, Lea Gottschalk and Jens Janke successfully completed their training as “SDG-Scouts® – business – Employees for Sustainability in Companies” at Ideenfabrik Euskirchen, having already developed project ideas for ID during the course. Between April and June, these concepts were elaborated and discussed with the management.

The first project was initiated and completed between June and October. Following the planning specifications of the SDG-Scouts® – business, a nature-oriented employee lounge was established in August on the company premises in the Euskirchen industrial area “Am Silberberg”.

In October, the project was finalized with a planting campaign. The selection of more than 100 plants* was based on the principle of sustainability. Additionally, the participants planted numerous flower bulbs.

ID employees are already eagerly anticipating next spring, when everything sprouts and blooms, and the employee lounge becomes a meeting point during lunch breaks or after work. In the meantime, SDG-Scout Lea Gottschalk is focusing on her Master’s degree in Sustainability Management and Leadership and, together with Jens Janke, is preparing for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

*List of Plant Species:

1. Anthemis tinctoria, Dyer’s Chamomile
2. Campanula rotundifolia, Harebell
3. Centaurea jacea, Meadow Knapweed
4. Dianthus deltoides, Maiden Pink (Young plants)
5. Dipsacus fullonum, Wild Teasel (Biennial)
6. Galium verum, Lady’s Bedstraw
7. Knauta arvensis, Field Scabious
8. Origanum vulgare, Common Oregano
9. Origanum vulgare, Common Oregano (Young plants)
10. Scabiosa columbaria, Small Scabious
11. Silene vulgaris, Bladder Campion
12. Althaea officinalis, Marsh Mallow
13. Dianthus carthusianorum, Carthusian Pink
14. Echium vulgare, Viper’s Bugloss
15. Primula veris, Cowslip
16. Sedum telephium, Orpine
17. Sedum acre, Biting Stonecrop
18. Calamintha sylvatica, Wood Calamint
19. Campanula rapunculoides, Creeping Bellflower
20. Verbascum, Mullein (Large plants)
21. Wildflower Seed Mix “Garden & Balcony”
22. Individual Seed “Red Poppy”