Logistics and shipping play a significant role in global carbon emissions. Our Shipping Offset solution allows your business to turn these emissions into a positive action, reducing your environmental impact by planting trees to offset the emissions generated by your shipping operations. This solution is designed to seamlessly integrate with your supply chain, helping your business make measurable progress toward sustainability goals.
Reduce Emissions. Rebuild Forests.
Why Offset Your Shipping Impact?
- Environmental Responsibility: Take proactive steps to reduce your carbon footprint and meet environmental standards. With our Shipping Offset solution, your business can make a positive environmental impact and show dedication to sustainable practices.
- Customer Appeal: Today’s consumers are increasingly eco-conscious and value brands that make tangible contributions to sustainability. By promoting your shipping offset efforts, you differentiate your brand, making it more attractive to customers who prioritise environmentally responsible businesses.
- Operational Efficiency: Sustainable practices often lead to improved logistics and efficiency. Integrating carbon offsets can help streamline processes, optimise routes, and reduce overall costs, contributing to both environmental and financial gains.
How It Works
Calculate
We assist you in calculating the emissions from your logistics operations, so you can offset these emissions by planting an appropriate number of trees. These calculations are customised based on your business’s specific shipping needs and volume.
Integrate
The tree planting initiatives can be integrated directly into your supply chain, creating a smooth and efficient process for managing offsets. Our goal is to ensure the integration is straightforward, enabling you to focus on your core business operations.
Transparency
We provide you with data on your offset efforts that can be shared with customers, helping to build trust and loyalty. By linking each shipment to a tree-planting initiative, you demonstrate tangible environmental action, fostering a connection between customers and your sustainability journey.
Additional Benefits of Offsetting Shipping Impact
- Brand Storytelling: Incorporate the story of your shipping offset programme into your marketing efforts. Share with customers the specific environmental impact of their purchases, making their support feel more meaningful and building loyalty.
- Marketing and Communication Tools: We provide recommendations on how to communicate your offset initiatives to customers, whether it’s through your website, social media, or order confirmations, strengthening brand awareness and enhancing customer engagement.
What you get...
Planting Assets
Gain access to an array of resources from our planting sites, comprising captivating images, videos, geo-locations of your trees and inspiring stories.
Upon reaching your tree-planting milestone, receive a personalized video showcasing the site’s progress!
Planting Certificate
Receive an official Leaving a Legacy tree planting certificate and out digital partner badge as a token of appreciation for your contribution to reforestation endeavors.
It’s our gesture of gratitude, and a tangible symbol for you to demonstrate your impact to your employees, users, and beyond.
Partnering with Leaving a Legacy ensures your Legacy for a lifetime.
Tree planting is a nuanced endeavor, demanding precision and dedication. At Leaving a Legacy, we’ve honed our craft through collaboration with local stakeholders, experts, and communities to excel in our mission.
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Forestry Experts
We have curated a team of forestry experts to oversee and maintain transparency across our planting sites.
Native Species
Exclusively plant endemic and non-invasive native species to preserve biodiversity.
Restore & Conserve
Prioritise restoration and conservation over afforestation.
Reject Monocultures
Reject monocultures, recognizing their limited ecological value.
Guarantee Stewardship
Ensure land ownership by local communities, fostering and guaranteeing sustainable stewardship for generations.
Regular Monitoring
Regularly check on our trees to monitor survival rates and forecast for replanting requirements.
Benefits Local Community
Ensure projects deliver both environmental and social benefits to the local community.
Ensure High Standards
Vigorously vet all projects and planting partners to ensure the highest standards are maintained.
Trust that your trees will be cared for and reach their full life.
Before launching any project, we conduct a meticulous vetting process to ensure it aligns fully with our values and maintains the highest standards of integrity. This includes comprehensive site visits by our dedicated team based in Kenya, who carefully verify all land ownership details and compliance with local regulations.
Our commitment is to partner exclusively with projects that offer exceptional environmental and social benefits, focusing on initiatives that empower local communities and promote sustainable growth. From providing employment for widowed women to spearheading conservation education in nearby schools, our holistic approach distinguishes us from larger tree-planting organisations.
Unlike many others, we’ve invested in our own team on the ground in Kenya, enabling us to build strong relationships with each project and community—without depending on third-party evaluations.
Holistic benefits of planting trees
By thinking of Trees in a more holistic way, we can ensure that every £ spent on the Trees, is delivering a wider measurable suite of impacts in local communities.
Food Security
Biodiversity &
Ecosystem Restoration
Economic Opportunity
(Job Creation, Income Creation)
Water Security
Regenerative Agriculture
Reviving Cities
& Recreation
Sustainability Tailored to Your Business
No matter your industry, we recognise that sustainability needs to seamlessly fit your unique business goals and operations. Our Fully Customisable Tree Planting Solutions offer the flexibility to incorporate meaningful environmental action that aligns perfectly with your business model. Whether you’re a travel agency, an adventure sports company, or a producer of outdoor gear, our solutions are tailored to suit your specific needs and values.
Restore a Hectare for Just £500
With an investment of £500 per year, your business can help restore a hectare of land, creating a significant positive environmental impact. This cost-effective solution enables you to make a lasting difference for ecosystems while supporting your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.
Next Steps
Ready to make your workforce climate-positive? Get in touch with our team to learn more about how this programme can help you meet your sustainability and employee engagement goals.