The Occasionall Group Plants Trees for Every Staff Member Booked

Sustainable Staffing Model

The Occasionall Group operates two specialist staffing brands targeting different segments of the events industry. Occasionall Staff focuses on conferences, exhibitions, experiential events and corporate occasions, while Festivall Staff serves festivals and festive events. Both brands share the same operational approach centered on local recruitment and staff welfare.

The company prioritizes recruiting staff local to each event location wherever possible, which reduces travel footprint and accommodation costs while providing clients with team members familiar with the area. This approach represents what the company describes as "sustainability and commercial sense working together, not in tension."

Environmental and Social Commitments

For every staff member booked through The Occasionall Group, the company plants a tree through the Carma programme, which also channels funding into veteran support. Clients can participate through the Trees for All programme by matching the company's tree-planting efforts.

The company has set a long-term goal to become "the industry's first carbon-negative staffing solution," moving beyond net zero carbon emissions from staff travel. The Occasionall Group has maintained Living Wage Accreditation since its founding, paying staff above minimum wage rates.

Staff Welfare Measures

The company implements several welfare policies for its workforce. Team members receive enhanced break provision and seasonal welfare packs, with no individual working more than six consecutive days. All full-time team members complete Mental Health First Aider training within their first year of employment.

The company encourages onsite leads to complete the same mental health training and provides anonymous reporting through Stamp Out. According to The Occasionall Group, these measures address the physical and mental demands of the events industry while building staff loyalty and reducing turnover in casual staffing positions.

Based on reporting by Event Industry News. Read the original article.