Green Future

 KODA AUTO contributes to the environmental policy through a number of measures arising from the Green Future strategy, including a grant programme with its “One tree for each car sold” motto. This year, the carmaker will enrich the Czech Republic with new greenery for the 15th year in a row. Through the ŠKODA Trees project, it intends to plant the 1,093,000th seedling by the end of 2021, which corresponds to more than 227 hectares of new forest. Such an area would cover 347 football fields.

In recent years, the project has involved not only ŠKODA AUTO and its employees but also family members, trainees and vocational school students. In 2017, the carmaker’s customers joined the tree planting initiative for the first time, in Mariánské Lázně. The first ŠKODA Alley was also created in the Bradlec municipality in the Mladá Boleslav region. To date, almost 70 places have been designated in this way across the country. Thanks to this project, planted greenery can be enjoyed in Vrchlabí, Kvasiny, Solnice, Rychnov nad Kněžnou, in the vicinity of Mladá Boleslav in Plazy, Boseň, Březno and in many other places. In addition to the regions surrounding the plants, this project also involves South Moravia (Rohatec near Hodonín) and the Šumava National Park, among others.

Dealer community activities

Last year, ŠKODA car dealers took part in a project conceived as a community activity. The ADIV dealership in Opava supported the “Animals in a shelter have more shade” event when, in cooperation with the local town council, it planted cherry, maple, birch and linden trees in the city park. This dealer plans to continue organising similar events in the future so that additional places are created in the region where it will be pleasant to meet, spend free time and hold cultural events. The AR SERVIS dealership in Jindřichův Hradec supported the project in the Dolní Pěna municipality, where in November 2020, because the measures against COVID-19 prohibited public participation, they planted the so-called Green Trail made of fruit trees: apple, pear and cherry. ED

Grant programme

Municipalities, educational institutions, non-profit organisations, hunting associations and civic and interest associations can participate in the ŠKODA Trees project through a grant. Its call for this year will be published through the link below. The grant amounts will range from CZK 10,000 to CZK 70,000, and project applications can only be submitted electronically via the Grantys system.

You can learn more about the ŠKODA Trees project grant announcement, planting and volunteering here.