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By nickt on 21/06/2012 15:07
Listed companies welcome mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting.

Stock Exchange-listed companies are to be forced to publish data on their greenhouse gas emissions form next year, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced. This will link their share prices of the 1,800 or so firms listed on the main UK stock market to the cost of emitting climate-warming gases. They will have to include the data, in a universally consistent format, in their corporate earnings reports from next April. Two years later, the rules will be extended to include all large companies. The intention is to encourage them to improve their impact on the environment, their energy consumption, and to make public the link between profitability and greenhouse gas emissions growth. "Using resources responsibly is in business's own interests too. Pepsi depends on water, Unilever depends on fish stocks and agricultural land, and every firm relies on a stable fuel supply," Clegg wrote. "While nine out of ten chief executives say sustainability is fundamental to their success, only two out of ten record the resources they consume."

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By nickt on 01/05/2012 20:00
Being Green is Key to a Happy Working Life

More than half of the UK’s workers feel they would be happier and more positive at work if the companies they work for were more supportive of their efforts to be green, a national survey has found. Commissioned as part of Avery Green Office Week, the new research demonstrates that companies who take their environmental responsibilities seriously are far more likely to benefit from a productive, happy and motivated workforce.

Despite the clear link between being green and being happy, 41% of workers said they had previously found themselves in an awkward situation with their bosses in the past simply for trying to positively implement green practices at work. A further 40% say they would avoid suggesting greener working initiatives because they wouldn't want to be seen as ‘nagging’, which could reflect badly on their career prospects. 

The importance of companies supporting their employees’ environmental efforts doesn't stop there. One...
By nickt on 29/03/2012 16:59
Tree Planting With OxTreeGen Businessmen and women donned their wellies to plant trees in Lower Radley, Oxfordshire.  

Companies who have been working with OxTreeGen to reduce their carbon emissions attended the annual OxTreeGen out door networking event to enjoy a bacon sandwich and get thier hands dirty planting some trees. 152 trees were planted at the networking event, a mixture of Ash, Silver Birch, Sycamore and Oak.  Click here to read more....     ...
By nickt on 27/03/2012 18:21
Four Pillars Hotels has also recently introduced another green initiative for companies concerned about the effect of their carbon footprint when it comes to hosting events and conferences. Through a partnership with OxTreeGen (who offer sustainable woodlands in the UK) Four Pillars has devised a solution to mitigate the effect of an event’s carbon footprint, by calculating what it would take to make the event carbon neutral and then planting the requisite number of trees. www.meetingsfouryou.co.uk has an online calculator tool to determine how many trees would need to be planted to offset an event or meeting. Click here to read the full story on how the Prime Minister, David Cameron, presents Four Pillars Hotels with Green Tourism Business Scheme silver award for all six hotels

By nickt on 22/11/2011 19:05

In a first for the British High Street, Clinton Cards now offer the Help for Heroes tree dedication gift card which supports our service men and women as well as the environment.

OxTreeGen has produced a gift card available at Clintons Cards for just £10 with £2.13 of each sale going directly to the Help for Heroes.

By nickt on 22/11/2011 19:05

In a first for the British High Street, Clinton Cards now offer the Help for Heroes tree dedication gift card which supports our service men and women as well as the environment.

OxTreeGen has produced a gift card available at Clintons Cards for just £10 with £2.13 of each sale going directly to the Help for Heroes.

By nickt on 10/10/2011 17:33
Nick Thomas, OxTreeGen decided to take some time out inspecting trees planted last season.

Nick Thomas, OxTreeGen inspecting trees planted last season OxTreeGen Trees, looking good OxTreeGen Trees, close up Getting the family involved...
By nickt on 20/09/2011 09:15
Mark, Director at OxTreeGen managed to overcome his fear of heights on Sunday by taking part in a sponsored Abseil from the top of the John Radcliffe Hospital. Mark said “ I felt it was probably the safest place to do it.......” Mark was helping to raise funds for The Fund for Children.  The Fund for Children supports: Oxfords Children's Hospital Children's Intensive Care Unit Newborn Intensive Care Unit Children's areas in the JR and Horton A&Es Plus other areas where children are treated or assessed Please if you have some spare cash, not much about now days I know, please help him raise more money for a great cause at   www.justgiving.com/Mark-Lay0  Mark from OxTreeGen looking a little worried  ...
By nickt on 05/04/2011 13:49
Fitzharrys School Council have teamed up with Fone Twigs to recycle old and unwanted mobile phones. Not only are the old phones recycled in an environmentally friendly way, but for every phone received a tree will be planted thus helping to create new woodlands on sites throughout the UK. The aim is to create bio-diverse habitats that will help to reduce Co2 and provide enjoyment future generations to come.

Our first collection ran from 18-25 March and yielded 31 phones.   The ‘phones were collected from their boxes at lunchtime on Friday and by the beginning of the afternoon a group of Fitzharrys students were planting the saplings in the glorious sunshine.

Fitzharrys school planting trees with OxTreeGen in Oxfordshire

To find out more visit Fitzharrys and OxTreeGen tree planting

Re: Nick Thomas out inspecting some of OxTreeGen's trees planted last season
Hi Nick
You are doing great job. You should best of luck. Your campaign may successful.
Re: OxTreeGen planting Trees with the Four Pillars Hotels
Planting tree is a great news. Produce more oxygen and save our environment there is no alternation.
Thank you for your nice blog.
Re: OxTreeGen planting Trees with the Four Pillars Hotels
Planting more and more trees must be help ourselves.
Nice blog.
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Re: Tree Planting day with OxTreeGen and our Customers
Great news. You have done great job. Your all hard worker.
Thank you So much.
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Re: Nick Thomas out inspecting some of OxTreeGen's trees planted last season
Hi Sarah, we could do something to help i'm sure, but we also have a campaign called Fone Twigs, which is a mobile phone recycling project that results in a tree being planted for each handset sent to us.

Give me a call on 07702806499 or nick.thomas@oxtreegen.com and I can go through it with you.

Thanks for reading our OxTreeGen blog
Re: Nick Thomas out inspecting some of OxTreeGen's trees planted last season
Is it possible to have some trees, we are looking for around 12 for a local school to pant at the bottom of the playing field
Re: Mark Lay, Director at OxTreeGen raising money for The Fund for Children
Well done you. I have also just got 5 Christmas packs from your web site, keep up the good work on all counts.

BR

John
Re: The White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre taking up the Fone Twigs Challenge
Whatever helps the planet im in! great cause

 

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