Sustainability is just a part of what makes up “responsible finance”, according to Kirsty Taylor, FCMA, CGMA, commercial finance manager for Evergreen Garden Care.
Evergreen also prioritises social responsibility and fundraising work with charity partner Green Fingers, which supports children in UK hospices by creating gardens for them. Meanwhile, Evergreen’s finance team has focused intently on workplace wellbeing. “This has definitely come to the forefront during the pandemic and the lockdown[s]. We’ve recently [had] three of our team who have trained up as mental health first-aiders, including myself,” Taylor explained.
In May, Evergreen’s UK finance team took the Responsible Finance Team of the Year award in the ENGAGE Europe Finance Awards 2021. At a virtual ceremony, Nick Jackson, FCMA, CGMA, now CIMA immediate past president, presented a series of awards that also included Student of the Year, Finance Business Leader of the Year, and Finance Transformation Project of the Year.
Evergreen’s business, operating in 20 countries outside the US, makes lawn…
