Clean Coasts Corporate Volunteering Program
The Clean Coasts Corporate Volunteering programme is a great opportunity for your company to make a tangible and immediate improvement to the coastal environment. It is also a fantastic team building and personal development opportunity for employees outside of the normal working environment. The day will involve a beach, river or canal clean depending on what suits your group. We will also provide a safety talk at the start of the day and then break up the clean up with educational talks and team building games.
The Benefits
- Make a practical and positive impact on the coastal environment & waterways
- Learn about Ireland’s extensive coastline and freshwater systems
- Understand the effect that marine litter has on our environment
- Getting involved in the local community
- Survey biodiversity and assist with citizen science projects
- Help to restore fragile dune systems
- Have a fun team building day while contributing to a worthwhile coastal conservation initiative
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How does it work?
Action days can be organised throughout the coastline of Ireland and we can facilitate 2 to 3 hour sessions, and these can include an online webinar, a clean-up or a combination of both. The logistics of the CSR action day will be organised by Clean Coasts, which include liaising about a specific location, timing, providing a briefing document, arranging for rubbish collection point, providing all equipment needed and leading the group in all activities on the day.
What does the CSR action day look like?
You have two options to join our scheme:
- Ocean Webinar: Embark on an enlightening journey with Clean Coasts staff in a captivating webinar focused on our ocean. This engaging session includes interactive games, quizzes, and informative talks tailored to your company’s interests. Topics include Clean Coasts’ mission, marine pollution, recycling challenges, individual actions, and more.
- Beach Clean Event: Join us for a rewarding clean-up activity along the beach, river, canal, or harbour. Our team will organize and lead the event, incorporating team-building exercises and educational discussions. All PPE materials will be provided, and cleanup activities typically last 3 hours .
The valuable action day will be promoted through our social media platforms and through the 2,000+ network of community Clean Coast groups in the country.
How many people can join?
We can facilitate small groups of less than 10 people to large groups of up to 300.
As we are able to facilitate all sizes of groups and to ensure appropriate engagement and management we stick to the ratio of one facilitator to approximately 30 volunteers. With larger groups, the donation we ask for would increase to cover costs.
How do donations work?
For our corporate volunteering days, we ask for a donation depending on the group. As a charitable organisation, we ask for a donation to cover the cost of facilitation of the beach clean with the majority going towards our Clean Coasts grants scheme.
See the section below to find out about projects that Clean Coasts volunteering groups around Ireland have been able to carry out through our grants scheme.
When can you do it?
The corporate volunteering days are available to book Monday to Friday starting at 10am or 1pm (these times are flexible) and they are ran throughout the duration of the year. We book up very quickly during the warmer months so we advise booking with as much advance notice as possible.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility refers to the concept of organisations and businesses can integrate their social and environmental responsibilities into their core business operations and base business decisions on wider sustainability issues. Please keep in mind that is not a sponsorship with Clean Coasts Corporate Volunteering Programme.
Please register your interest for a Corporate Volunteering day by emailing csr@eeu.antaisce.org.
Businesses that took part in our corporate volunteering program or contributed to our in previous years
Here is a flavor of the companies who have took part in our Corporate Volunteering Program in previous years or provided a significant contribution to our Grants Scheme.
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Clean Coasts Grants
The Clean Coasts Corporate Volunteering – together with donations from individuals and companies – programme helps us offer support to Clean Coasts volunteering groups, by helping us provide them with a Grant Scheme.
There are many reasons why a Clean Coasts group might require financial support for projects/activities. A Clean Coasts grant may help get a project started, support a project which is already underway or may help where finance is a concern.
Take a look at how groups used of our Grants Scheme over the past 2 years.
Keep Our Beaches Clean – Co. Mayo
Mayo based Clean Coasts group Keep Our Beaches Clean used their Clean Coasts grant to tackle smoking related litter.
Alpha Dive S.A.C – Co. Meath and Westmeath
Alpha Dive SAC are a recreational scuba dive club as well as an active regional search and rescue unit for the northeast.
Tomhaggard Clean Coasts – Co. Wexford
Tomhaggard Clean Coasts Group are a Wexford based group who have been focusing on a project to divert lobster pots from landfill.
Doonbeg Tidy Towns – Co. Clare
Doonbeg Tidy Towns received a grant aimed at revitalising a key focal point in their village, the Rhynagconnaught bed, as part of their ongoing efforts to preserve and enhance their community.
Dunkineely Community Ltd – Co. Donegal
Dunkineely Community Ltd used the grant to join the Killaghtee Festival in their area for the second year. On the first day of the festival, the group were joined by artist Heather who led a Sea Sculpture Workshop using plastic waste.
River Moy Search and Rescue Ballina CLG – Co. Mayo
River Moy Search and Rescue Ballina CLG used their Clean Coasts grant to remove the scrub and overhanging foliage from an Annex I tufa habitat on the bank of the river Moy.
Sea Synergy Ltd – Co. Kerry
Sea Synergy Ltd run beach cleans at their nearest beaches. However, some of the people with a keen interest in taking part lack transport to get to these sites. As a result, the group asked for support to hire a minibus to run four Beach Clean Trips.
Crumlin Community Cleanup – Co. Dublin
Crumlin Community Cleanup were awarded a grant to create an awareness campaign to reach a wider audience.
Seal Rescue Ireland
Seal Rescue Ireland are a registered charity in Gorey, Co. Wexford who continuously do amazing work in rescuing orphaned and injured seals while engaging the public in conservation initiatives. Since becoming a Clean Coasts group in 2018 they have carried out numerous beach cleans as well as immersing themselves in a number of An Taisce’s Clean Coasts Week events.
Union Hall Tidy Towns
Union Hall Tidy Towns is organised and run by a group of unpaid volunteers who are passionate and proud of the beautiful village they live in. Since 2018 they have been part of the Clean Coasts group network organising parish wide beach cleans.
Rush Clean Coasts
Rush Tidy Towns continue to do great work in their local area with a team of dedicated volunteers all year round contributing to the upkeep of coastal North Dublin.
Maherees Conservation Group
Maharees Conservation Group is an active voluntary community that works towards the sustainable management of the Maherees by addressing key conservation issues and needs in the region such as raising awareness of Ireland’s fragile dune ecosystems.
Inishbofin Clean Coast Group
Off Galway’s coast this beautiful island is treasured by the local community as it boasts a ‘leave no trace’ ethos as it attracts many visitors every year. Formed in 2012, the Inishbofin Clean Coasts group do a fantastic job at keeping their island beaches clean and litter-free.
Clean Coasts Ballynamona
Winners in the Volunteer of the Year and Group of the Year categories in this year’s Ocean Heroes awards, this group have continued to show their active care of their local marine environment in Ballycotton Bay and East Cork.
Dive Academy Scuba Diving
This Clean Coasts Group who have been members since 2018 offer a wonderful way to discover the Atlantic Ocean on the beautiful west coast but they also see close up the damage that marine litter can cause to marine ecology and help to raise awareness of the issue.
Royal Canal Clean Up Group
Dunkineely community group is a non-profit group who have been active as Clean Coasts volunteers since 2018. They aim to bring their community together to provide educational, economic, social and spiritual growth to build a positive future in their area.
