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#WelcomeToTheTeam - New hire or team member

Plant a tree for each new joiner — and celebrate their arrival to the team.

📊 Overview

  • Total trees planted: Over 20,000

  • Active users: More than 100 companies and HR teams

  • Action type: Tree-Gift

  • Target audience: New employees, freelancers, or team members

  • Available setup modes: Manual and Automated

  • Setup time: ~10–15 minutes (manual)

  • Commitment level: Occasional or recurring (per hire)

🏢 Use case

This planting habit is especially well-suited for onboarding moments, where it reinforces company values and creates an emotional first impression that connects the new joiner or employee to your company’s sustainability goals.

Perfect for:

  • New hires

  • Interns or freelancers

  • New sport clubs or community member 

  • New students

📍 What is this planting habit about?

#WelcomeToTheTeam is a planting habit designed to mark the beginning of a professional journey. By planting a tree in the name of each new team member, you show that growth, care, and sustainability are part of your company DNA.

It’s a small gesture with lasting roots — one that new employees won’t forget.

🎯 When to use it

This habit is ideal for:

  • Corporate onboarding

  • First day of work

  • Welcome kits (digital or physical)

  • HR rituals and employee milestones

  • Sport clubs & communities

Each time you welcome someone, you can welcome new trees too.

🔧 How to implement it

Best practice setup: Tree-Gifting via manual input or list upload
Trigger: Send trees on the employee's first day or during onboarding week
Rule: 10 tree per new team member

Step-by-step:

  1. Log into your Tree-Nation account (or create an account)

  2. Define your budget: 10 trees per team member (select a species that fits your preferred price range)

  3. Visit the Plant page

    1. Select your project and tree species

    2. Choose “Yes, I want to offer these trees”

    3. Enter the recipients name and email address - if welcoming multiple people: Upload their emails and names under “Offer to a large group”
    4. Select 10 trees per recipient

    5. Customize the message, image, and include the hashtag #WelcomeToTheTeam

    6. Proceed to checkout and confirm

  4. Send the Tree-Gift on the first day — digitally, or include it in a welcome pack

✨ Tip: Prepare your list of new hires and the message template ahead of time. You can even schedule the tree gift in advance for their first day.

🔄 Alternative ways to offer the trees

Adapt the experience to your team culture:

  • First-day surprise: Include the Tree-Gift in your onboarding email

  • In welcome kits: Pair the tree with a reusable item or note

  • In team meetings: Announce it during a welcome round for new joiners

📌 Tip: Make it part of your onboarding ritual — and document it to share with future candidates or the public.

📈 Track impact and communicate

After planting, you'll be able to:

  • Monitor results via your Planting Habit dashboard & Impact page

  • Create and share a dedicated forest page (e.g., “Our Growing Team Forest”)

  • Be part of the #WelcomeToTheTeam leaderboard

  • Use visuals for employer branding

  • Celebrate your commitment to sustainability across channels

📣 Share message template

"Welcome to the team, [Name] 🌳
As part of your journey with us, we’ve planted a tree in your name.
Let’s grow together — in every sense.

#WelcomeToTheTeam"

 

🤖 Automation

Want to set it and forget it?

  • Talk to your account manager to automate via onboarding tools

  • Use Zapier to trigger planting from tools like BambooHR, Notion, or GSheet

  • Build a custom integration with our API (See API docs)

🚀 Ready to get started?

👉 Plant a tree for your next hire
Let’s grow a stronger, greener team — one welcome at a time 🌱

⚙️ Support

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