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Nov

Zalando to become carbon neutral

The online retailer Zalando wants to operate carbon neutrally in the future, both at their locations and in shipping. Additionally, Zalando will encourage its manufacturers and customers to act more environmetally responsible. CO2OL will accompany Zalando along this pathway. The commitment to become carbon neutral is embedded in a comprehensive sustainability and climate action strategy: the power supply at all company locations is being successively converted; 90 percent already come from renewable sources; emission that cannot be avoided are offset. Waste should be minimized and materials reused. And the use of disposable plastic is abolished. A core issue at Zalando...

Sep

Climate Action Now – On the streets 20 September

The facts are known. It’s time to act. That’s why we at ForestFinest and CO2OL support the global week for climate action (20-27 September) and will join people from around the world on Friday, 20 September 2019. In Berlin, at the same time, the German government is meeting to discuss new climate policies, and in New York the UN Climate Summit will be prepared which will take place next week. We hope that these meetings will set the course for ambitious climate protection. Important information for our customers and partners: Our office will be closed on Friday, 20 September, from...

Aug

Forest protection is climate protection!

Since 20 years, CO2OL has been supporting companies in their climate-neutral business activities For more and more companies in Germany and Europe, carbon offsetting is an important component of their climate strategy. Whether climate-neutral products, processes, services or events – companies are becoming increasingly involved in offsetting CO2 emissions that they cannot yet avoid. Over the past two and a half years, the demand for CO2OL, the business unit for corporate climate protection of ForestFinest Consulting GmbH, has tripled to 1,500 medium-sized and industrial customers. The focus is on solutions for natural carbon storage in forests, peatlands and mangroves. Since...

Jul

Dutch airline KLM on responsible aviation

We share the vision and philosophy of our partner KLM; and we congratulate the company to its commitment and embark on this sustainable journey. See and read here: https://flyresponsibly.klm.com/en#home

Jul

Study: Reforestation most effective climate action

Reforestation on a global scale is one of the most powerful weapons against climate change. This is the result of a new study by Swiss university ETH Zurich. The researchers state that the goal set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees can still be achieved through large-scale reforestation and afforestation efforts. Therefore, we as ForestFinest and CO2OL develop, finance and market forestry and agroforestry projects in Latin America and Africa. These projects increase the natural carbon storage capacity of biomass and soil and help mitigating climate change. Besides this, they improve social,...