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What a great end to the year! As someone that carries the belief that those that can do more should do more (especially businesses) I’m excited to share the partnership between Ecologi | B Corp™ @giffgaff MG OMD launching The Up to Good collective Fund. The aim to bring other industry partners together to do good and mitigate residual emissions that cannot yet be reduced or removed. We are working alongside a robust net zero plan and will use the fund to deliver long term social impact and environmental benefits. A little bit about the programmes: 🔥 Distributing fuel efficient cookstoves in Kenya, the ‘Jikokoa’ cookstoves, reduce charcoal consumption by 64%, helping to ease the impact on local forests, and saving local families money. The stoves reduce indoor air pollution by 65%, generating health benefits for the families. All of the stoves are made locally in a solar-powered facility, which provides over a thousand jobs for local people 💦Installing and maintaining community water boreholes in Eritrea in Africa. One in nine people around the world do not have access to clean water. Only 19% of the population have access to clean water in this area. This project will provide long term access to safe and clean drinking water to hundreds of households. The safe water ensures households consume less firewood during the process of water purification, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 🌏Restoring mangrove ecosystems in Pakistan. The project’s activities assist these communities to adapt to the probable impacts of climate change. The region is home to globally threatened species including the Indus River dolphin and the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin We're excited to continue this work with our partners next year to make a positive impact. More on that to come... Amazing to work together 💚 Tim Pritchard Georgina Bramall Lisa Boyles Stephen Dickenson #UptoGood #ESG #Sustainability #NetZero
