Want to be part of an ambitious project to plant 1 billion trees and make a positive impact on the planet? Giraffe Digital is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with a company called MoreTrees. They use an advanced API integration system that automatically plants a tree for us when we raise an invoice for over £500. Giraffe Digital is committed to leading the way in operating an eco-friendly and sustainable practice. MoreTrees helps us to do just that. MoreTrees really stood out to us because, not only are they are based locally in Milton Keynes, they have amazing API software, which makes the process so easy. They have a great digital webpage, which shows a virtual page for all the trees that we have planted. As a company we feel that it is vitally important that we offset more carbon than we emit.
Climate change is our biggest threat. Everyone knows that they should be helping but they just aren’t sure how. The simple act of planting trees not only helps to offset your carbon footprint but also benefits communities across the world that may not be as fortunate as we are here. But it has to be the right tree in the right place. Planting the wrong tree in the wrong place could cause more harm than good. This is the recent stark warning issued by our scientists and experts at Kew Gardens. They have just published 10 golden rules for mass tree planting to increase carbon capture and effectively tackle climate change. At the heart is the idea of recreating the natural forests working closely alongside the local communities. This is where organisations such as MoreTrees comes in.
What is MoreTrees?
MoreTrees is an exciting tech-led platform solution that makes is easy for individuals and businesses to plant trees to offset their carbon emissions and play their part. Not all businesses, especially the smaller and medium-sized businesses, have the dedicated resources to address and offset their unavoidable carbon emissions. With backgrounds in ecommerce, tech start-ups, law and copywriting co-founders Niki Tibble and Alan Wilson successfully launched MoreTrees in November 2020 after they discovered there was a gap in the market for a tech-led tree planting solution.
Using technology MoreTrees have made it surprisingly easy to be greener by planting trees for yourself or on the behalf of others, for example customers, clients, family and friends through the click of a button. Encouragingly many businesses planted trees through MoreTrees last year instead of sending out company Christmas cards. It is a win, win. It makes you feel that you are making a positive impact. MoreTrees work with local dedicated tree planting teams across Madagascar, Kenya, Nepal and Haiti. They make sure the right trees are planted in the right areas at the right time of year and boast strong survival rates of up to 80%. In addition, they make sure the impact on the local community is always positive and that the workers receive a fair wage for a fair day’s work. Alleviating global poverty is a strong motivator for MoreTrees although they are also keen to get a UK based project up and running. Niki would love this to be in Milton Keynes.
How does it work?
MoreTrees have easy solutions for all scenarios from gifting a tree to a friend for as little as a £1 to gifting trees every time you hit a certain number of orders or run your payroll. Doing your bit for the environment can just become part of an automated process. You can see what progress you are making by viewing your company dashboard or looking at the new and exciting virtual forest page, which gives you a great visual of what you have achieved so far. You can choose the tree you would like to plant and the location or just leave these decisions to MoreTrees and they will let you know what they have planted and where on your behalf. It really could not be easier.
Why is it important that companies like Giraffe Digital work with More Trees?
MoreTrees are excited to be working with a wide variety of individuals and businesses from personal trainers to roofers and window cleaners. With their enthusiasm and strong belief that the planet can’t wait MoreTrees are keen to expand and reach their target of getting 1 billion trees planted. We want to play our part, spread the word and feels good about planting trees automatically through More Tree’s API option.
