We\u2019ve become Carbon neutral!<\/p>\n
Having already smashed our recycling targets year on year, going Carbon Neutral was the next natural step for Blue Jelly.<\/p>\n
We believe that all companies have a responsibility to help rebuild nature. Remember in 2020 when the rainforests were on fire, just before the pandemic hit?\u00a0 Large amounts of rainforest were lost in South America, Africa, and Australia due to fire, not to mention the vast areas across the rest of the world that have been lost to deforestation.\u00a0 These forests are responsible for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is vital to slow climate change.\u00a0 CO2 emissions trap heat in the atmosphere (greenhouse gasses) which contributes to smog, air pollution, extreme weather, food supply disruptions, and increased wildfires when they are out of balance.<\/p>\n
The construction industry on a global scale was responsible for 39% of the energy and process-related CO2 emissions in 2018.\u00a0 We felt we could make a difference by becoming carbon neutral.\u00a0 Carbon Neutral Britain assisted with our calculations and helped to work out how much carbon Blue Jelly produces.\u00a0 The process looks at everything, from the refuse and recycling in the office to the way that we travel to work and meetings.<\/p>\n
By offsetting we are supporting the woodland fund.\u00a0 They run various projects around the world which are all attributed to at least one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.\u00a0 The projects in reforestation in Nicaragua, Uganda, Australia, and Hydro Power projects in the Andes to name but a few.<\/p>\n