The impacts of climate change will and are impacting us all. We hope that by certifying as a carbon neutral organisation we can bring greater awareness to the need for a low carbon future.
We will be reporting against the standard in arrears, so our baseline certification covers calendar year 2019 with calendar year 2020 also certified. Our CY19 offset strategy combined 2,500tCO2-e of Verified Carbon Units produced by a wind power project in Rajasthan (India), matched with 2,500tCO2-e of Greenfleet NSW reforestation and revegetation credits across two separate projects focused on restoring NSW wildlife corridors and species habitat. We chose this combination of initiatives to make the greatest positive impact on reforestation and revegetation in NSW. Increasing habitat, protecting species and enhancing carbon sequestration are central to our commitment of achieving net positive biodiversity outcomes.
Our CY20 offset strategy included the purchase of 100% Australian Carbon Credit Units from the rehabilitation of the Darling River Eco Corridor near Lowan in NSW. This site is a degraded sheep farm which was showing serious signs of overgrazing, feral animal impact and soil erosion due to the overgrazing and loss of the land’s original Brimble Box, Cypress Pine, Yarran and Turpentine tree species which act as carbon sinks.
Both these strategies align with our Sustainable Development Goal commitments.
Image: Cumberland Plain Woodland
