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Hi [NAME],
A note from Angus…
The Branch includes news from Trees4Scotland and Carbon Offset Scotland as well as some updates from within the environmental industry. If you are receiving this newsletter but would prefer not to then we apologise and you may remove yourself from our distribution list by clicking the link at the bottom.
If you do we are sorry to see you go, as we hoped you would enjoy the new format of our newsletter!
The Discussion…
Windfarms and Woodlands - is there conflict? What are the power companies doing to replace the woodlands that they are clearing? And is the situation going to affect the attainment of our climate change targets? Read more…
Wood news is good news…
Teaghlach’s March Winner!
Marie Matheson and Jonathan Strickland who planted 5 trees during March!
All of you who plated trees in March entered a draw to win a luxury Burns night food hamper packed with all sorts of tasty morsels from The Foodie Company. The Foodie Company’s Peter McLean kindly agreed to do the draw and picked out Marie Matheson and Jonathan Strickland from Atlanta, Georgia in the US as the lucky winners. Well done to you both and to Peter who now has to expand his market to the US!! Your Foodie Hamper will be winging its way to you soon.
What we have been up to…
A live Sat Link with Prince Charles
Angus Crabbie attended the Prince’s May Day summit at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh recently. The May Day Network is a group of companies committed to taking action on climate change. It provides a hub for businesses to share their experience in tackling the issue and to engage suppliers, customers and sector peers to do the same. Read more…
Miss Earth Scotland Gets Dirty!
We had the absolute pleasure of welcoming Miss Earth Scotland, Courtney St John, to plant a few trees with us in Teaghlach Wood! Courtney braved the rain, jumped fences and got stuck right in. Click here to read more and for some fabulous photos!
Mongol Rally Car goes Green!
Two students from Edinburgh University are embarking on one of the most adventurous and dangerous journeys on the planet! It certainly will be in the car they are driving anyway - at least they will be planting some trees! Read more…
Angus appointed to the British Council’s Challenge Europe Team
Angus Crabbie has been appointed onto the British Council’s Challenge Europe Team to represent Scotland.
In 2008 the British Council launched the European element of its global climate programme; Challenge Europe. The Challenge Europe project is a three year project that aspires to make a definite and lasting impact on the climate change debate, and is ambitious in its aim to accelerate change to a low carbon future. In the summer of 2009 they are starting the second year of the project, with activity in 15 countries across Europe. Read more…
The Tree Amigos - Our Primary Schools Project is ‘Officially’ Launched!
Carbon Offset Scotland's primary schools community project was officially launched in January at Edinburgh Airport by Gordon Dewar - Managing Director of the Airport! Each of the schools will be working on five mini-projects and coming on a field trip to Teaghlach Wood! Read more…
Can we also say a special thanks to Macbackpackers for supplying the buses for the forthcoming field trips to Teaghlach Wood. They have given us great rates which is helping to make the whole thing possible.
Scottish Environmental Technology Network - Green ITC
Angus attended the SETN’s Green ITC event on 19th February to promote Carbon Offset Scotland and Trees4Scotland. There were some really interesting speakers at the event and you can find out more by clicking here.
Our woodland projects…
Teaghlach Wood
It is now spring time in Scotland and the weather is typically indifferent! All good news for our trees. The first phase of Teaghlach Wood has come away brilliantly with most of the trees now in leaf. To read more about the fabulous new honours boards and the plans to develop the next stage of Teaghlach Wood please click here.
The Whispering Wood
Like Teaghlach Wood, The Whispering Wood continues to thrive. There are now many messages from those in memory of loved ones to ones celebrating weddings and births. Read more…
The Green Team is Growing…
Membership of Trees4Scotland continues to grow as more and more companies are seeing the benefits of adopting a greener approach.
This month we are delighted to welcome on board Chivas Brothers, Festival Hotels, The Old Waverley Hotel, White Van Gentlemen, Graham + Sibbald, Go Green Bags, Davidson Chalmers, 39 Steps, Wildcat Solutions, Macbackpackers, The Foodie Company and DM Hall.
We see Teaghlach Wood as being a symbol of all that is good, green and innovative about Scotland and Scottish business and we look forward to welcoming many more companies and organisations into the fold.
Prize Time
This month two of our newest members are putting up fabulous prizes.
Anyone planting 5 or more trees before 20th June will win either:
- 2 nights dinner bed and breakfast in the fabulous Old Waverley Hotel. Situated in Edinburgh's New Town area, the Old Waverley Hotel is on Edinburgh's famous Princes Street with its many excellent shops, by the financial district and of course all the top sights of Edinburgh, making it the ideal location for Edinburgh city breaks and business travellers. Please visit www.oldwaverley.co.uk
- One night in a Festival Hotel of your choice. Festival Hotels offers a wide variety of rooms to suit all budgets. They have 7 properties all located in the capital - so the choice is yours! Please visit www.festival-inns.co.uk to find out more.
Scottish companies going green
We always work closely with our clients to enable them to embrace the green agenda and make some money at the same time. We work hard to use our imagination in order to bring such projects to life. Such an example is highlighted below:
Brother Colour Lasers to come with extra green…
Edinburgh Office equipment supplier Welgo has added a few extra branches by planting a tree for every colour laser printer that it sells!
Click here to find out more.
Hitting the headlines
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Rich and green
SupplyChainStandard.com - Tue, 05 May 2009 17:38
Sustainable sourcing and supply chains offer true competitive advantage, argue Jeremy Hammant and Alan Braithwaite of LCP Consulting. Over the past 40 years global supply chains have evolved to create and sustain growth and demand through their economic scale - delivering both lower costs and superior value.
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Climate bill boosted with 2020 targets
News.Scotsman.com - Wed, 06 May 2009 00:48
STEPS have been taken to beef up Scotland's proposed climate change laws after critics said a draft bill did not set early enough targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
Villagers stun developers by demanding extra turbine
Guardian Unlimited - Environment - Sun, 10 May 2009 09:37
Fintry in Scotland claims to be first community in UK to run its own wind turbine to cut carbon emissions and energy bills |
Scottish Agenda: Mandelson waters green seedlings of hope
Times Online - Sun, 10 May 2009 06:47
Where the global economy is concerned, Lord Mandelson is an unreconstructed optimist. On a flying visit to Auld Reekie last Friday, the Labour peer, who rejoined the cabinet as business secretary last October, had the air of a missionary. |
Green IT 'still on the agenda'
British Computer Society - Fri, 08 May 2009 17:28
Deteriorating financial conditions have not led to green IT being taken off the shelf, it has been claimed. Tracey Rawling Church, director of brand and reputation at Kyocera Mita, said that she is often asked whether sustainability issues are as important as they were pre-recession. |
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Finally…
We do hope that you have found this first edition of The Branch interesting, and any feedback that you can give us is very welcome.
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