Beyond caring for the green spaces and the trees that clean our air, we are committed to being responsible stewards of our environment, our employees, and our communities.
Click the icons below to jump to content related to each topic. To read more about the goals and calls to action, read our Corporate Responsibility Report.
As an industry leader in arboriculture, horticulture and environmental services, we remain responsible stewards of our planet’s natural resources. This is our 13th Corporate Responsibility Report.
We strive to show our employees, clients and communities that we are a leader of social good.
Across service lines and our wide geographic footprint, we aim to engage and inspire our employees, providing them with education and development opportunities to help them grow personally and professionally.
We work hard to put policies in place to make everyone feel safe and respected. We expect our people to treat others with respect, no matter their beliefs, gender, race and orientation. In 2021, Davey established a Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) team in recognition that encouraging diverse ideas and perspectives is critical to achieving our vision and mission.
80% of employees in the Residential/ Commercial service line have been impacted by Human and Organizational Performance training, an approach to safety that focuses on strong communication as a foundation.
The Davey Institute of Grounds Management (D.I.G.M.), a long-standing training program, has been offered in Spanish since 2023. Now in its third year, the program educates Spanish-speaking employees in their native language on Davey Commercial Landscape Services operations.
600+ employees participated in Factors and Forces training in 2024, a new record. The course trains employees to safely inspect and determine the risks associated with working on, in, or near a specific tree.
As an employee-owned company, we think safety starts with each individual employee, and that when people believe in a culture that values their well-being, great things can happen.
We emphasize Human and Organizational Performance, a holistic approach that involves teaching new ways of thinking around error, success and accountability, along with an examination of what failed, instead of who failed, when mistakes occur.
Employee-ownership allows us to share financial success with our hard-working employees. It has differentiated us in our industry and beyond, enabling us to provide superior tree, landscape, and environmental service to our clients. Because we work for each other, we share accountability, passion, and a sense of purpose.
We believe strongly in making employee-ownership accessible to all. Every Davey employee can now enroll in the Employee Stock Purchase Program after six months of consecutive service.
I’ve learned a lot at this company, and I know being an employee-owner means there are even more opportunities for me to explore. I get to not only invest in the company I work for, but also in my personal career efforts.
My wife and I are in our mid-70s and we have no worries. We moved back to Indiana, and we’ve put our two daughters and three of our grandsons through college. Davey’s employee-ownership has been very good to us.
Throughout our history, Davey has been synonymous with environmental awareness and stewardship. We hold ourselves accountable to managing and mitigating our impacts on the environment, and we help our clients do the same.
Davey operates biomass recycling facilities in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Northeast Ohio, turning waste into environmentally friendly resources and revenue.
Learn about the operation in Minneapolis, Twin Cities Wood Products:
Davey’s new telematics program will support environmental goals by providing data-based insights into fleet and fuel management.
Motive devices are being installed across Davey's fleet throughout 2025 and will help us track idling, evaluate new initiatives, and inform new purchase decisions.
Davey's biochar facility in East Dundee, Ill., opened in 2024, and recycles wood waste from client properties, turning it into the environmentally friendly soil additive, biochar.
We strive to be a leader and force of good in the green industry.
Science-based approaches inform our work across service lines, and our partnerships further showcase our commitment to building a more sustainable future.
The Davey Tree SEED (Science, Employee Education and Development) Campus is scheduled to open in 2025. The nearly 200-acre property is designed with the goal of being a net-zero site with LEED certification, and to ensure that Davey continues to attract and retain the most qualified, well-trained and engaged employees possible.
Training features will include:
Davey's new indoor climbing center at the SEED Campus will be part of the ENSA (Education Now Safety Assured) network, opening doors to training opportunities for Davey employees across the country and for other industries.
In 2024, Davey employees shared expertise with the public 565 times through publications, speaking engagements, podcasts, media interviews, and more.
The Davey Institute has released fact sheets for 13 regions in North America, detailing projected climate change impacts on trees and the green industry.
