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ABOUT
THE REPORT
MORE THAN A CENTURY OF CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Since John Davey founded The Davey Tree Expert Company in 1880, we have worked tirelessly to deliver superior
environmental services and outstanding client service in every endeavor. In 2007, we created our Corporate
Environmental Responsibility (CER) team to establish governance and oversight of our environmental sustainability
commitments. In 2012, we began codifying these commitments through Davey Tree's environmental policy and
our first public CER Executive Summary Report.
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY PILLARS
As the CER team continued to evolve, in 2013, we engaged internal stakeholders to better understand Davey Tree's
environmental, social and governance priorities. This process began with a comprehensive list of potential topics
collected from internal interviews, internal and external surveys and stakeholder feedback. We define any person or
group of persons that is affected by or affects our business as a 'stakeholder,' including employees, clients, suppliers,
industry associations, regulators and the communities in which we work.
We analyzed and prioritized these topics using client satisfaction surveys and bidding questionnaires, peer
sustainability reports, client requirements, regulatory requirements and trade association and industry research.
Through this process, we expanded our thinking beyond environmental stewardship, leading to the development
of our corporate responsibility pillars:
Innovative
Thinking
We are leaders in leveraging
our research, experience
and people to address
challenges facing the natural
environment through product
and service innovation.
Sustainable
Environment
We commit ourselves to
environmentally responsible
practices that sustain the
planet, our communities
and our business. We take
pride in the fact that our
environmental practices
can complement our
business growth.
Safe Business
Practices
Our behaviors and actions
ensure that the safety of our
employees and clients is a
core value of our business.
Engaged
Employees
As an employee-owned
company, we create an
environment to fully engage
our employees in their
work and our purpose as
a company. We invest in
them as they invest in us.
Together, we grow personally
and professionally.
