JD Carbon Balance all their paper

Carbon balancing is one of the many ways that we can all help work towards net zero carbon emissions. As part of our commitment to this, we have collaborated with our paper merchants to ensure we carbon balance all the paper we purchase.

We work with three carbon balancing organisations, Forest Carbon, The Woodland Trust and the Woodland Carbon Scheme, who support a range of initiatives such as tree planning schemes in the UK and community schemes internationally.

Alongside tree planting in the UK, which so far has enabled the planting of approximately 1200 trees, our involvement supports the following two schemes;

• Projects in the Amazonian Rainforest, Brazil, including protecting the rights of the Amazonian people, supporting economic development and making a stand against climate change.

• Cooking stoves project in Kenya, providing household stoves, which are locally produced in a solar-powered factory in Kenya. The innovative natural draft technology reduces fuel consumption and cooking time by up to 50%, freeing up income which would have otherwise been spent on fuel. The climate benefits mean saving on coal and firewood fuel and the social benefits involve creating new jobs in disadvantaged Kenyan rural communities. From September 2021 to May 2022, we facilitated the purchase of 80 household stoves and saved 267 tonnes of coal and firewood.

If you would like to learn more, please contact us to find out how we can support you in your own sustainability journey by offering products, materials and advice as well as reassurance that by working with us you will partner with a company that has sustainability at its heart.