RETI Center

QBE Foundation partners with RETI Center (The Resilience, Education, Training and Innovation Center) to help support the re-establishment of aquatic ecosystems in New York City. RETI Center educates, trains and collaborates with local youth, industry experts, and community members to promote a balance of equity, ecology, and economy as they work to restore the built and natural environment. 

QBE employees volunteer their time by collecting corks and helping to create “floating gardens” for local wildlife. Floating Gardens are a modular system inspired by lilypads, built entirely of salvaged and reclaimed materials, and float on a bed of recycled corks.