Description

Looking for carbon offsetting solutions to mitigate the carbon footprint of your business?

Trees grow using carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It’s calculated that one tree can typically absorb 3.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide during the first 40 years of its life.

Planting trees with us will offset your carbon footprint … and so much more!

For the future, not profit

Our trees are planted with biodiversity in mind. Native trees, planted naturalistically, in the right place, to encourage wildlife. Eventually they will become the ancient woodlands of the future.

Our track record

We started planting trees in 2011, with our first woodland of 20,000 trees. We have now planted over  100,000 trees, in our own protected nature reserves in North Yorkshire and at our partner sites across the UK. So we know what we’re doing!

Which location?

Your trees will be planted on one of our protected nature reserves. You can choose the location. Perhaps you would like them to be near your base, so that you can visit the trees? You can pick from North Yorkshire, Norfolk or The Peak District.

No preference? No worries. We’ll just choose the site on your behalf.

Choosing the right level of carbon offsetting for your business

A quick estimate

The typical amount of carbon dioxide a business might choose to offset each year is:

• 20 tonnes for a small business
• 100 tonnes for a medium-sized business
• 1000 tonnes for a large business

Check out our business carbon offsetting menu to help you add up your emissions.

Calculate your carbon footprint

To make a start, use our simple carbon calculator.

Or we can calculate the carbon footprint of your business activity. Just email info@makeitwild.co.uk

How it works

We sell our carbon offsetting for businesses in multiples of 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide. After approximately 40 years the trees will have offset the carbon.

Step 1. Decide how many tonnes of carbon dioxide you want to offset, either by estimation or calculation. Choose your preferred location. Then make your online purchase.

Step 2. We’ll do all the work! we will:

• either assign recently planted trees to you, or plant new trees on your behalf. This depends on the time of year and the number of newly planted trees we have available
• send you a certificate showing:
  • the number of tonnes of carbon dioxide you have offset
  • the location of the trees on a map
  • an annotated aerial photograph showing the trees we have planted for you
• plant enough ‘extra’ trees to allow for natural losses
• protect and look after your trees for the foreseeable future, to ensure they reach maturity
• send you a digital badge that you can use to show customers and employees what you are doing to help the environment

Testimonial: Helping to protect nature

“As part of our continued efforts to be net carbon zero by 2030, we have recently joined the Make It Wild project.

Make It Wild is a family run project simply born out of a love of nature and wildlife and a desire to actively preserve it.  The organisation’s nature reserves are now thriving with wildlife and rare flowers, helping to protect nature and encourage businesses to offset their carbon footprint.”

Richard Hodson, Operations Director, Footasylum 

Frequently asked questions

What’s your VAT number?

Our VAT number is:  281 9479 58

Can we read your Terms and Conditions?

Absolutely  – take a look here:   Ts & Cs are here.