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Carbon Offsets 5,000t: Nike Mata no Peito

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:13:53 +0000

5,000 tons CO2e, offset sale for Brazilian reforestation.

Nike Mata no Peito is the companys long-term commitment to work with local organizations and communities to protect and replant forests throughout Brazil. Through the sale and retirement of carbon offsets to corporations and individuals seeking to reduce their carbon footprints, Nike will generate funds which it will fully donate as seed investments to innovative forestry projects in Brazil. Eligible projects are those that reforest degraded lands and reduce deforestation by providing alternative incomes and demonstrating sustainable land use practices. Â These projects will generate ACR-certified forest carbon offsets, which will be sold by the project to provide ongoing funding and ensure sustainability. Take the challenge, become a partner and score a goal for the environment.

About the Nike carbon offsets: In 2006 Nike completed a decade-long voluntary GHG emission reduction project to replace the gas in the air bags in their athletic shoes, which were originally filled with sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), a greenhouse gas 22,200 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. The project reduced millions of tons of CO2 Â equivalent, producing carbon offsets (Voluntary Emissions Reductions or VERs) which are registered on Winrock Internationalâ€™s nonprofit American Carbon Registry (ACR).

KATIKA of Switzerland, INDIGO model

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:45:38 +0000

KATIKA of Switzerland presents the INDIGO table, highlighting the natural beauty of wood and the quality of Swiss traditional craftsmanship, making this a table with soul - and beauty. Each KATIKA product is designed and handcrafted to the highest quality standards from the finest European solid wood. Sustainably replaced production (two trees planted for every one taken).

Reservation: Hotel Booking

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:01:22 +0000

Ask a valet to make a hotel reservation for you. We use our global network of hotel booking partners to secure great rates at only the world's best properties. Please be ready to provide full information including name, dates of your stay, passport, hotel membership programme number when your valet contacts you.

Ven Buildings Deal Fund

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:06:00 +0000

This is a contribution to a new type of crowd-sourced deal finance, by creating social tools to raise Ven capital to deploy toward projects. Built environments, and urban areas in particular, are a major source of carbon emissions, pollution and environmental hazard, not just for the earth, but for the people who inhabit them. Â New building approaches, from carbon eating concrete to sustainable grids and solar, waste management and integrated systems, are changing the impact buildings create.

Benefiting organizations will include, Architecture for Humanity, Inveneo, and others as determined on a grant or VC basis by a panel of selected experts.

Buying this deal module allows investors and facilitators access to IP related to specific projects arising from the deal in a group oriented format.

Ven Forests Deal Fund

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:00:07 +0000

This is a contribution to a new type of crowd-sourced deal finance, by creating social tools to raise Ven capital to deploy toward projects. The world's forests provide enormous benefits to us intact, and efforts are underway to restore habitat and corridors to aid wildlife and stop deforestation.

Benefiting organizations will include, the World Land Trust, the Nature Conservancy, and others as determined on a grant or VC basis by a panel of selected experts.

Buying this deal module allows investors and facilitators access to IP related to specific projects arising from the deal in a group oriented format.