Even greener PCB(a)s for VEDS through partnership Trees for All

20-01-2020

Sustainability and climate change are hot topics - both literally and figuratively - at any discussion table. VEDS has also been reducing its footprint for a long time. We are already doing this, for example, by purchasing power via solar panels, recycling and reusing materials and, of course, by developing products for third parties to ensure better climate conditions. In addition, VEDS Group has had a CO2 partnership with Trees for All since 1 January 2020.

At the end of 2019, VEDS Group provided insight into how many parcels we receive on an annual basis. We receive many parcels from Asia, which raised the question: 'What can we as a company do to reduce or compensate for these CO2 emissions?' After research it turned out that Trees for All would be a good partner for us. This is a company that offers individuals and companies the opportunity to offset their CO2 consumption by planting trees. They do this by starting various projects in different places in our world, such as one of their projects which is being carried out in Uganda. These projects are carried out under the Dutch CBF certificate. In addition, Trees for All goes one step further.

They say about this: "The capture of CO2 in our project in Uganda is VCS and CCB certified. VCS is a certification standard that guarantees the actual amount of CO2 sequestration. CCB is a standard for monitoring the ecological and socio-economic added value of the project. ( ...) The local population also benefits from the Kibale forest project. The people help with the planting and management, which gives them extra income, they also work in the nurseries that supply trees to the project and they are trained in independent management from these nurseries. The saplings are grown locally from seedlings from the old-growth forest."

All parcels that VEDS Group will receive from the beginning of this new decade will be compensated in a socially responsible manner by the partnership with Trees for All, which promotes the ecological recovery of the earth. As a result, the already literally green PCB(a)s also become greener in a figurative way. This is of course a reassuring thought for our customers and partners who are also consciously working on this issue. VEDS is and remains innovative and progressive, also in reducing our footprint.

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