Volvo Argentina decided to raise awareness on consciousness of waste separation and responsible consumption among its employees and dealer network through a training program. By involving the non-governmental organization Cascos Verdes, inclusiveness is also promoted.
Cascos Verdes works with social inclusion of persons with different intellectual abilities through environmental education. This is achieved during a four years program hosted and certified by the main Argentinian universities and where 50% of the graduates actually have gotten formal jobs.
In this project, ten graduates visited the 20 Volvo Group locations in Argentina. Lucas Puente, Executive Director of the Cascos Verdes said:
"Thanks to the support from the Volvo Group, our Environmental Educators are living a wonderful experience that generates a tremendous impact on their personal, family and work life. Having the opportunity to travel throughout our country providing training on environmental care promotes the autonomy and independence of our educators while allowing us to carry the double message of inclusion and environmental care that we promote from Cascos Verdes."
Some 500 persons from the Volvo Group network will receive the training by end-October. All participants receive useful materials to be able to cascade and to put the information into practice at home.
Casa Verde (Green house) offers environmental and cultural workshops for the community in Brazil
Casa Verde is a non-governmental organization focusing on environmental preservation. It was established in 2007 and is located in a native vegetation area next to Volvo Group's plant in Curitiba, Brazil.
Casa Verde is open to the surrounding community as well as to society in general. Environmental preservation is the foundation for its activities such as ecology trail walks, education and environmental research projects. They also arrange cultural classes including theater and music.
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