- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Timberland Kicks off Earth Day Season with Greening Event in Zhongshan China https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/245566?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/245566?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/245566?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Timberland Kicks off Earth Day Season with Greening Event in Zhongshan China&body=ESG News from Timberland https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/245566?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Environment](/CSR-News/environment-0) # Timberland Kicks off Earth Day Season with Greening Event in Zhongshan China ##### Earth Day service events planned in 27 cities around the globe for April and May Apr 18, 2019 11:00 AM ET Campaign: [Timberland’s Commitment to the Outdoors](/news/campaign/timberlands-commitment-outdoors) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Timberland_ED_1.png "To kick off Earth Day season, Timberland associates from Zhongshan take time out of their workday to add beauty and color to an entrance of the Dongguan Botanical Garden in Guangdong. The event was organized as part of Timberland’s Path of Service™ program, which gives full-time employees up to 40 paid hours per year to give back to their communities.") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Timberland_2_0.png "Employees of Timberland’s Zhongshan office install a shrub and perennial bed at the entrance to a large botanical garden in Dongguan, to kick off the Earth Day season. The park is heavily frequented on weekends, giving city-dwellers a respite from city life and offering a relaxing space to hike, bike, or enjoy a picnic.") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Timberland_3_0.png "Native perennials, planted by Timberland associates in Zhongshan, China, add color and beauty to the entrance of the Dongguan Botanical Garden. This service event kicked off greening events being planned in 27 cities around the globe by Timberland in celebration of Earth Day.") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Timberland_ED_1.png?h=cb97990b "To kick off Earth Day season, Timberland associates from Zhongshan take time out of their workday to add beauty and color to an entrance of the Dongguan Botanical Garden in Guangdong. The event was organized as part of Timberland’s Path of Service™ program, which gives full-time employees up to 40 paid hours per year to give back to their communities.") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Timberland_2_0.png?h=88d57a6f "Employees of Timberland’s Zhongshan office install a shrub and perennial bed at the entrance to a large botanical garden in Dongguan, to kick off the Earth Day season. The park is heavily frequented on weekends, giving city-dwellers a respite from city life and offering a relaxing space to hike, bike, or enjoy a picnic.") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Timberland_3_0.png?h=8f611446 "Native perennials, planted by Timberland associates in Zhongshan, China, add color and beauty to the entrance of the Dongguan Botanical Garden. This service event kicked off greening events being planned in 27 cities around the globe by Timberland in celebration of Earth Day.") While associates at Timberland’s global headquarters in New Hampshire eagerly await the arrival of spring, employees in the brand’s Zhongshan, China production office got a head start on Earth Day by installing a colorful perennial bed at the Dongguan Botanical Garden in Guangdong, China. Tina Tong, a product developer in Timberland’s Zhongshan office, assembled a group of 67 volunteers to plant 3,000 perennials and shrubs, creating an inviting entrance for visitors to the park. The Dongguan Botanical Garden is open to the public and offers city-dwellers of all ages a welcome respite from city life. The park features large open areas for walking and biking, woodland areas for hiking or a picnic, and a family-friendly children’s play area. Tina is a member of Timberland’s Global Stewards Team, a group of passionate and dedicated employees who, in addition to their regular job responsibilities, drive service and sustainability in Timberland locations around the world. Through the brand’s award-winning Path of Service™ program, full-time employees receive up to 40 paid hours each year to serve in the community. Earth Day has been a Timberland service tradition for 21 years, where employees worldwide pull on their boots to make a difference for the environment around the globe. “It’s exciting to serve locally and know that my contribution is part of a much larger series of events happening around the world,” said Atlanta McIlwraith, Timberland’s senior manager of community engagement and communication. “A shared sense of purpose to step outside, work together and make it better transcends borders and unites us as an employee community on Earth Day and every day.” While the team in Zhongshan celebrated Earth Day early in the season, employees in other locations will serve at Earth Day projects throughout April and May, such as: - Timberland volunteers from Asia will convene in China’s Horqin desert on April 22 to plant trees in Inner Mongolia’s Horqin Desert. Since 2001, teams of Timberland volunteers, in partnership with Japanese NGO Green Network, have planted over 2,000,000 trees to return the desert to the verdant grassland it was before over-population and over-grazing led to the desertification of the area. - On May 8, at the brand’s EMEA headquarters in Stabio, Switzerland, 180 Timberland and VF associates will join forces to clear and restore a local park that was devastated by fire. - On May 16, 300+ volunteers from Timberland’s global headquarters in New Hampshire will serve at five different Earth Day projects to improve local trail networks and outdoor learning spaces for local school. For more about Timberland’s commitment to step outside, work together and make it better, please visit [ww.timberland.com/responsibility/community](https://www.timberland.com/responsibility/community.html) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/TBL_Logo_black.jpg)](/profiles/timberland) ### More from Timberland ###### [Timberland Supports Communities of Color and Releases the Hip Hop Royalty Boot To Commemorate 50th Anniversary](/news/timberland-supports-communities-color-and-releases-hip-hop-royalty-boot-commemorate-50th) Mar 31, 2023 10:30 AM ET ###### [Celebrating the Bold Women of Timberland](/news/celebrating-bold-women-timberland) Mar 30, 2023 9:00 AM ET ###### [Timberland Works To Close the Skilled Trades Gap](/news/timberland-works-close-skilled-trades-gap) Mar 29, 2023 8:00 AM ET ###### ['Your Calling Is Calling': New Timberland Pro Campaign Celebrates Those Who Follow Their Passion and Find Purpose in the Skilled Trades](/news/your-calling-calling-new-timberland-pro-campaign-celebrates-those-who-follow-their-passion-and) Aug 10, 2022 5:20 PM ET ###### [Eco-Conscious Summer Style: Timberland Introduces the GreenStride™ Solar Wave ST Collection](/news/eco-conscious-summer-style-timberland-introduces-greenstridetm-solar-wave-st-collection) May 9, 2022 10:05 AM ET ###### [Timberland Celebrates Earth Day With Launch of Timberloop™ Trekker City Hikers, Designed for Circularity](/news/timberland-celebrates-earth-day-launch-timberlooptm-trekker-city-hikers-designed-circularity) Apr 22, 2022 1:00 PM ET ###### [BIPOC Designers Apprentice at Timberland Headquarters as a Part of the DiverCity X Design Program, in Partnership With PENSOLE Academy](/news/bipoc-designers-apprentice-timberland-headquarters-part-divercity-x-design-program-partnership) Apr 18, 2022 3:30 PM ET ###### [Timberland Brings Eco-Innovation to New Footwear for SS22](/news/timberland-brings-eco-innovation-new-footwear-ss22) Apr 13, 2022 5:05 PM ET