{"id":3086,"date":"2010-09-30T12:58:51","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T11:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/?p=3086"},"modified":"2010-09-30T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T12:08:38","slug":"environmentally-conscious-delivery-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/company-news\/environmentally-conscious-delivery-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmentally Conscious Delivery Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4111\/5038340905_9eb536fb3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"196\" \/>We love to make ethical shopping easier for all, with a selection that hopefully includes everything you might need, all in one place. We also aim to dramatically reduce the impact of shopping on the environment compared to  traditional high street stores and supermarkets, by avoiding having a big energy-intensive store, or contributing to  the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/search\/reusable-shopping-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\">plastic bag problem<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re constantly working on new ways to become more eco. Through our partnership with the award winning Scottish conservation charity, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treesforlife.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Trees For Life<\/strong><\/a>, we have developed our new Environmentally Consious Delivery Option. To support this programme, you can add \u00a31 to your order during the checkout process, and we will donate this amount to Trees for Life,  supporting their environmental conservation work restoring the native Caledonian Forest, rebuilding ecosystems and protecting natural habitats. In turn, this works to  combat the carbon emissions related to the delivery of your order.<\/p>\n<p>This \u00a31 donation isn&#8217;t much to add to an order, but added together, it makes a huge difference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> \u00a31 propagates a seedling in the Trees For Life nursery<\/li>\n<li>\u00a31 sponsors a square metre of land on the Dundreggan Estate<\/li>\n<li>Five \u00a31 donations will plant a tree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since its founding in 1989, Trees for Life have planted over 800,000   trees across their target area, and have assisted in the regeneration of   more than 4,500 hectares of land.<\/p>\n<p>Trees for Life works in partnership with other organisations, such as The Forestry Commission Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, The National Trust for Scotland, and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to establish an integrated strategy for forest regeneration, achieving practical results through a selection of projects:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working for Biologicial Diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4127\/5038355297_85ac6aea3b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>The Dundreggan Estate<\/strong> is a 10,000 acre (4,000 hectare) estate situated in Glen Moriston that  contains a remnant of the Caledonian Forest, and is particularly noted  for its exceptional birch-juniper woodland. As such it is an important  site for biological diversity in Scotland, and Trees for Life aims to  enhance this through the restoration work they will carry out there in  the coming years.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodland Ground Flora Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4111\/5038974690_5d2b31ca33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Trees for Life&#8217;s <strong>Woodland Ground Flora Project<\/strong> seeks to enhance populations of plants which have become scarce in  established woodland. 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