How we offset the CO2 from every parcel

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a gas present in the atmosphere, and if too much of it is produced it can give rise to phenomena that cause serious damage to the planet we live on. In recent decades, an excessive amount of carbon dioxide has contributed to climate change, causing a number of environmental disasters as a result.

For that reason, it is our duty to try to hold down CO2 emissions, by cutting consumption and by producing energy without fossil fuels.

How did we decide to offset the CO2 we release into the air?

We are aware that our business contributes to CO2 air pollution. For every parcel we send and for every trip we make, we release carbon into the air.

That is why we recently signed up for a service that, through the payment of a fee, lets us offset the amount of CO2 released by the delivery.

It is a financial contribution with which we fund the Jari Para Forest Conservation project in the Amazon rainforest, covering roughly 1.2 million acres (500,000 hectares) of tropical forest in Brazil, a large area that is home to more than 2,400 species of flora and fauna.

Protecting existing forests, as well as planting new trees, is essential, because they absorb 30% of CO2 emissions every year, even though they are gradually losing their absorption capacity due to drought and rising temperatures.

Carbon offsets are not the final answer to the problem, but for now they are a workable way of reducing the amount of carbon released into the air. This is our contribution.

If you shop in our online shop, you contribute too.