For 135 years, The Davey Tree Expert Company has
been pioneering excellence in arboriculture, horticulture
and environmental services. Our name is synonymous
with outstanding client care and our employees bring
unmatched expertise to their work.
As we continue toward our strategic plan, Vision 20/20,
it is important we stay focused on our mission to deliver
superior tree, landscape and environmental service
experience to every residential, utility, commercial and
government client. It is as our founder, John Davey,
reminds us: "Do it right or not at all."
Corporate responsibility is a component of this "do it
right" philosophy, and we remain committed to our
corporate responsibility pillars.
Safe Business Practices
Sustainable Environment
Innovative Thinking
Engaged Employees
Davey Tree is uniquely situated to contribute solutions
for some of our most pressing environmental and
community challenges. The benefits of trees and
landscapes that we maintain extend to mitigating effects
of climate change, reducing air pollution and storm
water runoff, lessening building energy use and
stimulating local economies. For this reason, our
industry—and the innovation we contribute—is more
important than ever.
As such, we are enthusiastically renewing our
commitment to innovation and thought leadership
throughout every facet of our operations. We are actively
developing new ideas and solutions to bring innovative
products, processes and service offerings to market.
I challenge every employee to keep innovation in mind
when reading about each of the topics covered in this
report, as the next generation of innovation and growth
at Davey Tree will come from within.
On behalf of the entire Davey Tree organization, I invite
all stakeholders to read this report and learn how we are
advancing our commitments to each of our corporate
responsibility pillars.
Sincerely,
Karl Warnke, Chairman, President & CEO
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