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This week, RS Clare & Co are pleased to announce that we have offset the typical carbon emissions produced by our manufacturing site in 2022. This was achieved as part of our ongoing partnership with Ecologi – an environmental organisation who support businesses to provide carbon offsetting and other environmentally beneficial projects around the world.
Carbon offsetting is a way to balance out the greenhouse gas emissions produced by business activity, through investing in projects that reduce or remove an equal amount of emissions from the atmosphere. It involves taking responsibility for the carbon footprint and supporting initiatives that help combat climate change.
As part of our work with Ecologi we have funded over 11,000 planted trees, along with supporting several other global projects. Our planted trees are in the UK, Uganda, Madagascar & Kenya. Since 2022, we have supported the prevention of 1000 tCO2 e from being emitted through several verified carbon avoidance projects including :
In addition to carbon offsetting, we also invest significantly in research and development to make sure that our products are devised in a way that limits environmental damage where possible. This helps us adhere to the environmental standards set out by the ISO 14001 framework. As part of our constantly reviewed environmental policy, we aim to:
If you have any questions about our range of environmental activity, we would encourage you to get in touch and a member of our team would be happy to assist.