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Carbon offset partnership

It's that time again! Lime Sustainable Supplies has recently partnered with leading environmental organisation Ecologi to tackle the carbon challenge. Not only to measure the impact of our own sustainable journey, but to empower you to make informed choices and embrace change for a greener future. As of January, we are well on our way towards achieving our goals through reforestation efforts, and making a tangible impact through our contributions. Ecologi provides SMEs like us with support to sponsor whatever type of environmental projects mean most to a business, which in our case would be the funding of tree planting schemes and community-based carbon offset projects. Here at Lime, we side with Ecologi’s mission to inspire and empower businesses to accelerate global climate action. So, we are here to show you how our impact feeds into collective action.

In this together

Every sustainable order you place through Lime contributes to the certified planting of trees on your behalf. By offsetting carbon emissions, you’re demonstrating your commitment to sustainability. As well as building trust with your clients and prospects that will ultimately help you to retain and win new business.

Don't forget...

Each tree is tracked and receipted, promoting gender equality, employment, new income streams, and more diverse food sources.

Small changes, big impact

Both Lime and Ecologi work together to support projects that are certified to reduce & offset carbon. These contributions will continue to grow through our sustainable commitments, driven by your highly valued custom and support. We believe in transparency, so we will continue to update you on Lime’s progress each month with our carbon offset records. Your first look at the projects Lime have successfully had a positive impact on during November 2023 are below.

Certified & audited carbon offset programmes

Every tree we plant is receipted and traceable and every Carbon offset programme we support has to meet the highest of standards and is VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) or Gold Standard approved.

As of January 2024, Lime has:

Planted 1,926 trees
Supported funding for 3 new verified carbon avoidance projects (7 in total)
Avoided 71.65 certified tonnes of CO2e

Carbon offset projects we have supported throughout January

Lime Supply Ltd has supported the prevention of 14.16 tCO₂e from being emitted through 3 new verified carbon avoidance projects below.

Benban Solar Zoba Debub Community Boreholes Project (Repairing water boreholes in Eritrea)

This project will provide long term access to safe and clean drinking water to hundreds of households within the Zoba Debub district in Eritrea, using borehole technology. Eritrea is a small coastal country in northeast Africa, in which only 19% of the population have access to clean water close to home. This lack of clean water and sanitation has profound health impacts, and is the second biggest driver of death and disability in the country. Boreholes are used to access safe clean water from underground. Holes as deep as 100m are drilled into the ground, and drilling pipes are installed. A hand pump is then fitted meaning that water can be pumped out by hand. For more details on this project follow this link.

The Manoa Project (Conserving the Amazon in Brazil)

The Manoa project was established in 2013 with a 30 year crediting period. The project activities include:

Environmental education for local communities
Research and monitoring (partnerships with research institutions)
Sustainable forest management practices

The Brazilian Amazon Forest plays a crucial role as a primary carbon sink, contributing significantly to our fight against climate change. The main objective of this project is to develop activities to mitigate climate change, reduce GHG emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation, promoting social well-being and conserving local biodiversity. For more details on this project follow this link.

Ouarzazate II Concentrated Solar Power Project (Solar Power Project in Morocco)

The Ouarzazate II concentrated solar power project maintains up to 7 hours of solar energy storage which can be used to deliver power even after the sun sets. The region selected for the project is highly favourable for solar energy generation, receiving among the highest amounts of annual sunlight of any region in the world. The Ouarzazate solar power station is one of the largest concentrated solar projects in the world, making use of thousands of concave mirrors to concentrate solar energy and produce 750 GWh of power per year. For more details on this project follow this link.