![]() ![]() They also publish monthly financial reports and tree-planting receipts to show exactly how much money is made from searches and how much of the money is going towards planting trees. enable some tracking, but it’s very simple to turn off and select “Do Not Track” in the settings.don’t create personal profiles based on users and they anonymize all searches within one week.( Plaine Products is proud to have been a B Corp since January, 2018.) To date, Ecosia reached a milestone of planting 86 million trees and built its own solar energy plant to power every single search. They then became Germany’s first B Corporation in 2014. But Ecosia has only really started gaining traction and we want to help spread the word!Įcosia was started in 2009 in Berlin, Germany after the founder saw the problems of deforestation around the globe. I know, right? I’ve considered myself a pretty savvy person in the sustainability world and I am a digital native (aka a Millennial/Echo Boomer). They use the profit made from the searches to plant trees all over the world – particularly in Haiti, Brazil, Peru, Indonesia, Spain, Kenya, Ghana and more. Thank you to everyone who’s used Ecosia and helped us reach this milestone.Ecosia, quite simply, is a search engine that plants trees while you search the web. I’m always proud when I hear of the great work going on across Co-op to improve sustainability or tackle climate change, but the work we’re doing with Ecosia is especially exciting to me as it’s such a simple way we can all make a difference, with each little search contributing to something much bigger.īy using the default search engine when you use microsoft edge on Co-op devices you’re contributing to our treeplanting but you can also download the Ecosia extension and mobile app to make even more of your searches and trees count towards to Co-op total. You can find out more about where, why and how Ecosia plants trees here. The trees have already started going in the ground and will improve access to green spaces, which will support the long term mental and physical wellbeing of NHS key workers and patients whilst also providing cleaner air for local communities. To show our appreciation for NHS key workers in the pandemic, Ecosia users funded the planting of over 2,000 trees outside of UK hospitals, including Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Last year, Ecosia also launched its first tree-planting project in the UK. providing alternatives to palm oil in Indonesia.protecting endangered species in Brazil.planting native trees with smallholder farmers in Rwanda.regreening the desert in one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, northern Burkina Faso and southern Mali.restoring the home of the last remaining chimpanzees together with the Jane Goodall Institute in Uganda.Watch this video to understand more about the importance of forests and Ecosia work’s to protect them.Īmong the 49 locations Ecosia plants in, Co-op’s trees will go towards: It’s currently planting across 26 countries across the globe, ranging from Brazil, to Australia and Indonesia. ![]() Where have the trees been planted?Įcosia prioritises tree planting in biodiversity hotspots and areas where planting trees will improve biodiversity and enrich the soil for farmers. Find out more about how Ecosia works here. ![]() ![]() Each colleague can now track the number of searches they’ve done, that contribute towards tree planting and the small but valuable contribution they’ve made to fighting climate change, just by searching using Ecosia.Ĭo-op is the first major UK retailer to plant trees with Ecosia, and it’s largest UK partner and supporter. We made Ecosia Co-op’s default search engine across more than 14,000 Co-op devices. Each search with Ecosia also removes roughly 1kg of CO₂ from the air. At least 80% go towards planting trees in biodiversity hotspots and areas affected by deforestation. How does Ecosia work?Įcosia is a green, privacy friendly search engine that uses 100% of its profits from advertising revenue to fight climate change. I was so pleased to hear that since the launch, Co-op colleagues have planted approx 13,000 trees. In December 2020 Co-op launched a partnership to plant trees with Ecosia, the award-winning green search engine, which has so far planted over 124 million trees in biodiversity hotspots around the world. By Samantha Tweedale – Supplier Relationship Manager ![]()
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