Antalis supports forest growth with tree planting

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In partnership with Forest Carbon, Antalis recently hosted a tree planting day at its woodland creation project in Cumbria

Antalis, which has worked with Forest Carbon since 2014 and is its longest standing current partner, hosted customers Coventry Building Society, Egan Reid and The Printroom at the tree planting day at The Croft on the Lowther Estate in Penrith, Cumbria.

The day saw the planting of a native oak, adding to the 9000 plus broadleaf and coniferous trees. Antalis and its customers have already planted on the six hectare site as part of the carbon offsetting scheme offered by the company. Through the planting and management of these trees, over 2500 tonnes of carbon dioxide will be captured.

The Croft is one of four schemes the company supports through the partnership with Forest Carbon. In addition to The Croft, 4000 native broadleaf trees have been planted on a 2.5 hectare site at Thorney Coppice near Kettering, Northants, with 1000 tonnes of CO2 capture underway. A further 31,557 broadleaf and coniferous trees have been planted on just under 16 hectares at Doddington North near Wooler, Northumberland, meaning a further 4308 tonnes of CO2 will be captured.

Antalis has also partnered with Forest Carbon on an international project: Eco2 Rubber in Guatamala. The project has supported the restoration of over 2000 hectares of degraded and over farmed land and created more than 300 permanent jobs in low access communities.

A dedicated and long standing partner, Antalis first contacted Forest Carbon in 2014 to see how they could work together to support forest growth and carbon capture. Director of Forest Carbon, Stephen Prior, says of the partnership: ‘At the time Antalis first made contact with us, the UK voluntary carbon market was in its infancy. The partnership with a company like Antalis was critical in helping us to continue our pioneering work, and in giving other organisations the confidence to work with us.’

To date, the company has planted almost 50,000 trees, restoring 30 hectares of ecosystem and capturing over 9000 tonnes of CO2.

Sustainability manager Matthew Botfield commented, ‘Our partnership with Forest Carbon helps us provide our customers with a quality assured and transparent means of contributing to nature based carbon reduction projects – offering a way of addressing the carbon generated through the manufacture and delivery of the wide range of Antalis products they use. Together, we are helping to restore indigenous woodland and biodiversity, which in turn supports flood mitigation and soil and water protection. Customers also have peace of mind that Forest Carbon’s projects are certified under the UK government’s Woodland Carbon Code.’