In honour of Earth Day 2021 and as a vital component of our sustainability mission, we forged a powerful alliance with One Tribe. This innovative digital platform empowered us to champion our planet with every purchase you made. Through this collaboration, each online order you placed became a force for good, resulting in a meaningful donation to safeguard 100 square meters of precious rainforest. We’re proud to announce that this initiative came to a close in September 2023, and together, we played a pivotal role in preserving nearly a quarter of a million trees. Your unwavering support has significantly diminished our carbon footprint and lent a hand in the ongoing battle against the climate crisis. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution.
Who are One Tribe?
One Tribe are a certified B corporation, enabling charites such as the Rainforest Trust to protect: Amazonian rainforests, biodiverse habitats, indigenous communities, and endangered species. Visit their website to find out more.
How does One Tribe help?
One Tribe provide a link between rainforest protection projects and ecommerce businesses. Charities they support such as The Rainforest Trust have protected more than 23 million acres of rainforest since 1988 and are funded in a way that ensures 100% of the money goes directly to on-the-ground projects rather than covering costs for the charity. They work closely with NGOs to create protected spaces and indigenous communities to gain legal rights to protect their ancestral land.
Why Protect Trees?
Forests are the lungs of our planet, storing and removing CO2 from the atmosphere. They also release Oxygen into the atmosphere which animals and humans depend on for our survival. They are the natural solution to climate change but are being cut down at an alarming rate for logging, mining, oil and gas extraction, and colonisation for agriculture. It is our job to protect them.
Although planting new trees is a great long term strategy, One Tribe make the biggest impact right now, by protecting what we already have. Studies have shown that halting tropical deforestation and allowing for regrowth could mitigate up to 50% of net global carbon emissions in the next 30 years.
“Saving our planet is within reach, we have worked out all the problems, we are working on all the solutions, most of them we can do now, and, over time, all of them help the economy. We have a plan, we know what to do. There is a path to sustainability.”
Sir David Attenborough
The Somerset Toiletry Company was founded in 1999 and has been developing beautiful body care and gifts ever since. Please read our about us page to find out more, or explore all our scented toiletries, home fragrances and more on our website.
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