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In recent years, wildfires, flooding and extreme weather events have propelled environmental concerns into the mainstream. Yet there is one aspect of environmental change which often receives less attention, mostly because it is less immediately visible: biodiversity loss.

Biodiversity is the variety and variability among living organisms and the ecosystems in which they are a part of. It includes the diversity within species, between species, and within ecosystems.
There are four main ways in which we measure biodiversity: 
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<li aria-level="1">Genetic diversity &#8211; is the variety of genes within a species. Each species is made up of individuals that have their own particular genetic composition. Variation in genetic diversity is essential to the long-term survival of a species, as it enables evolution and adaptation within a changing environment.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Species richness &#8211; is the variety of different species within a habitat or region. So far about <a href="http://cbd.int/convention/guide/#:~:text=Scientists%20reckon%20that%20there%20are,crops%20and%20breeds%20of%20livestock.">1.75 million species</a> have been identified, although scientists reckon that there are actually about <a href="http://cbd.int/convention/guide/#:~:text=Scientists%20reckon%20that%20there%20are,crops%20and%20breeds%20of%20livestock.">13 million species</a> (estimates range from <a href="http://cbd.int/convention/guide/#:~:text=Scientists%20reckon%20that%20there%20are,crops%20and%20breeds%20of%20livestock.">3 to 100 million</a>).  </li>
<li aria-level="1">Ecosystem species diversity &#8211; is the variety of species with a specific habitat or region that occur nowhere else in the world.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Ecosystem diversity – is the variety of ecosystems in a given place, such as those that occur in deserts, forests, wetlands, lakes and agricultural landscapes. An ecosystem is a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together. </li>
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Biodiverse environments provide us with a wealth of natural resources. All our food systems depend on biodiversity, and natural ecosystems provide us with fuel, water, medicines and many other goods. Healthy ecosystems also provide us with ecosystem services such as soil formation, nutrient storage, and protection against natural hazards and disasters.
Reversing the trend of biodiversity loss is also an important part of the solution to tackling the climate crisis. <a href="https://www.cbd.int/gbo/gbo5/publication/gbo-5-spm-en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Around one third</a> of the net reductions in greenhouse gas emissions required to meet the Paris Agreement goals could come from ‘nature-based solutions’; actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems.

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Biodiversity is declining faster than it has at any other time in human history. The <a href="https://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-report-2020/save-the-axolotl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">current rate of extinction</a> is tens to hundreds of times higher than the average over the past 10 million years, and it is still accelerating. Although the entire human population represents just <a href="https://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-report-2020/save-the-axolotl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">0.01% of all living creatures, humanity has already caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals biomass and half of all plants</a>. 
Since the industrial revolution, human activities have increasingly destroyed and degraded forests, grasslands, wetlands and other important ecosystems. 75% of the Earth&#8217;s ice-free land surface has already been significantly altered, most of the oceans are polluted, and more than 85% of wetlands have been lost. 
Many scientists believe that we are at the start of a sixth mass extinction &#8211; defined as when <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50267709_Has_the_Earth%27s_Sixth_Mass_Extinction_Already_Arrived_Nature" target="_blank" rel="noopener">over 75% of all species disappear </a>within a short space of geological time (typically less than 2 million years). There have been<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50267709_Has_the_Earth%27s_Sixth_Mass_Extinction_Already_Arrived_Nature" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 5 mass extinctions in the last 540 million years,</a> according to the fossil record. The most recent was when the dinosaurs became extinct <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mass-extinction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">66 million years ago.</a> 
Extinction is a natural phenomenon, however human activities are accelerating the rate at which these extinctions occur. Human activity endangers biodiversity in at least five main ways: 
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<li>Changes in land and sea use &#8211; This refers to the modification of the environment in which a species lives, by complete removal, fragmentation or reduction in quality of key habitat. Multiple human drivers such as agricultural and industrial expansion have already led to the loss of <a href="https://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-report-2020/save-the-axolotl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">85% of wetlands, altered 75% of land surface, and impacted 66% of ocean area</a>. </li>
<li>Over-exploitation of plants and animals &#8211; through harvesting, logging, hunting and fishing. For example, fishing is one of the most significant drivers of declines in ocean wildlife populations, with more than <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/overfishing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one-third of the world&#8217;s assessed fisheries</a> currently pushed beyond their biological limits.</li>
<li>Pollution &#8211; habitats are being destroyed by untreated waste; by pollutants from industrial, mining and agricultural activities; and by oil spills and toxic dumping. </li>
<li>Invasive species &#8211; are species that are found outside of their natural distribution range as a result of human intervention. They can compete with native species for space, food and other resources; can be a predator for native species; or spread diseases that were not previously present in the environment. The occurrence of invasive species increased by <a href="https://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-report-2020/save-the-axolotl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">40% globally since 1980. </a></li>
<li>Climate change &#8211; affects biodiversity as climate variables largely <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-019-02420-x" target="_blank" rel="noopener">determine the geographic distribution range </a>of species. When climate is no longer suitable, species either have to move, or they go locally extinct. Climate change exacerbates nature loss, which in turn reduces nature’s resilience to climate change &#8211; a vicious circle.</li>
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While most of us are now familiar with the Paris Agreement, and its goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C,  the Convention on Biological Diversity and the international targets to tackle the biodiversity crisis are less well known. 
The <a href="https://www.cbd.int/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Convention on Biological Diversity</a> (CBD) is the international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity. It opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and entered into force in December of 1993. This treaty has been ratified by 196 nations and seeks to address all threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services. It has three main objectives:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The sustainable use of the components of biological biodiversity</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources. </li>
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<h2>Failure to reach the 2020 Aichi biodiversity targets</h2>
In the 2010 UN biodiversity Conference in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the CBD adopted a revised and updated Strategic Plan for Biodiversity which included 20 Aichi Biodiversity targets for the 2011-2020 period. 
These <a href="https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets</a> were targeted around 5 strategic goals, setting benchmarks for improvements across drivers of biodiversity loss, pressures on biodiversity, the state of biodiversity, the benefits derived from it and the implementation of relevant policies and enabling conditions. Parties agreed to translate the overarching international framework into revised and updated national biodiversity strategies and action these plans within two years. 
Come 2020, at the global level <a href="https://www.cbd.int/gbo/gbo5/publication/gbo-5-spm-en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">none of the 20 targets were fully achieved</a>. Six of the targets for biodiversity loss were partly achieved, however on the whole progress was shocking, and the other 14 targets , such as eliminating subsidies that are contributing to biodiversity decline, or halving the rate at which natural ecosystems are being destroyed, were completely missed.

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If we carry on our current trajectory, biodiversity will continue to decline. However, <a href="https://www.cbd.int/gbo/gbo5/publication/gbo-5-spm-en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">available evidence</a> says that despite the failure to meet the Aichi biodiversity targets, it&#8217;s not too late to slow, halt and eventually reverse current trends. 
The first part of the UN biodiversity conference took place online in October 2021. The second part is currently scheduled to take place in the third quarter of 2022 in <a href="https://sdg.iisd.org/events/un-biodiversity-conference-cbd-cop-15-part-2/">Kunming Yunnan Province, China</a>. This will be the fifteenth meeting of the parties (COP-15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and during this conference global leaders will set the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. 
According to the most recent <a href="https://www.cbd.int/gbo/gbo5/publication/gbo-5-spm-en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Biodiversity Outlook report</a>, this framework must include a portfolio of actions in the following areas, each of which is necessary but none on its own is sufficient: 
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<li aria-level="1">Conservation and Restoration &#8211; Efforts to conserve and restore biodiversity need to be scaled up at all levels using methods that will depend on the local context, but include setting up protected areas, large-scale habitat restoration and improvements in the condition of nature across farmed and urban landscapes as well as inland water bodies, coasts and oceans.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Climate Action &#8211; Globally climate change has not been the most important driver of the loss of biodiversity to date, yet in the coming decades it is projected to become as, or more, important than the other drivers. Efforts to keep climate change well below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C as possible are needed.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Reducing environmental pressures &#8211; Measures are needed to address all remaining pressures driving biodiversity loss including invasive species, pollution, and the unsustainable exploitation of biodiversity.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Sustainable production &#8211; Transformations are needed in the production of goods and services, especially food. This includes adopting agricultural methods that can meet a growing global demand, whilst reducing negative impacts on the environment.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Reduced consumption &#8211; Transformations are similarly needed to limit the demand for increased food production by adopting different diets and reducing food waste, and in limiting the consumption of other material goods and services that affect biodiversity, for example in forestry, energy and provision of fresh water.</li>
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Humanity stands at a crossroads. Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, and the pressures driving this decline are intensifying. 
In ‘business as usual’ scenarios the trend of biodiversity decline is <a href="https://www.cbd.int/gbo/gbo5/publication/gbo-5-spm-en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">projected to continue until 2050 and beyond</a>, due to the increasing impacts of land and sea use change, overexploitation, climate change, and invasive species introductions. This projected decline will affect all people, but in particular will have a detrimental effect on indigenous people and local communities, and the world&#8217;s poor and vulnerable, because of their heavy reliance on biodiversity for their livelihoods and wellbeing.
We need to act on the biodiversity crisis. At Ecologi, we plant <a href="https://ecologi.com/articles/updates/year-2-of-the-ecologi-forests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">native and biodiverse trees,</a> helping to restore forest cover and bringing biodiversity back to areas where it has been lost. We also fund projects to <a href="https://ecologi.com/projects/forest-protection-in-northern-zimbabwe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protect existing forests</a>, and to restore other ecosystems including <a href="https://ecologi.com/projects/peatland-restoration-in-indonesia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">peatlands</a>. You can read more about how our projects are helping support biodiversity <a href="https://ecologi.com/articles/blog/how-does-deforestation-impact-wildlife-and-biodiversity-what-you-need-to-know">here</a>, or <a href="https://ecologi.com/plan">sign up</a> to Ecologi and help contribute to these projects.  
We have an opportunity to act, and turn this trend of loss around. Let&#8217;s make this the decade that we take meaningful action on the biodiversity crisis.
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Hopescrolling: The good news timeline

It’s not all bad. While there’s a lot of negative news about the climate, let’s not forget the good stuff. Find climate wins, reasons to be hopeful and plenty of positivity in our good news timeline.

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We know that funding high-quality carbon credits provides vital funding to impactful projects <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/2023/03/20/press-release-ar6-synthesis-report/">which prevent and avoid emissions</a>.
However, it’s vital to look at the bigger picture: how carbon credits are being used is critical in taking meaningful climate action for our planet.
Simply using carbon credits to offset our business-as-usual emissions (often referred to as becoming ‘carbon neutral’) without taking steps to reduce those emissions directly <a href="https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/40875/EGR2022_KR.pdf?sequence=3">will not solve climate change</a>. In addition, there’s increasing pressure on businesses following recent crackdowns on green claims, such as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/uk-advertising-watchdog-to-crack-down-on-carbon-offsetting-claims-aoe">claiming ‘carbon neutrality’ through offsetting alone</a>. So, across our industry, we need to rethink carbon offsetting completely, from the ground up.
Let’s unpack this.

Offsetting to compensate for business-as-usual emissions is OUT

Science is clear that minimising global warming requires substantial emissions reductions globally. The IPCC has called for <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/">50% reductions in emissions by 2030</a>, and global net-zero emissions by 2050, if we are to limit the global temperature increase to below 2°C, and as close as possible to 1.5°C. Every year that we continue to increase emissions, the steeper the curve needs to be for the world to decarbonise in time, 
Traditional carbon offsetting involves paying for carbon credits, each representing one tonne of emissions reduced or avoided by a project (like a solar farm). To offset, you would produce one tonne of greenhouse gas emissions through your business activities, and then offset that tonne by buying a carbon credit. 
However, traditional offsetting also gives free licence to businesses to continue generating emissions, or even increase them! Provided that they are also paying to offset them. You can see this in the visual below.
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Even when businesses fund high-quality projects and offset their emissions in full, those direct emissions are still taking place. The benefits of avoided emissions are effectively cancelled-out if the projects funded are only being used to offset your business’s continued emissions. The same is true, even if you are doing your offsetting with carbon removal credits &#8211; because the climate impacts of emitting and then removing greenhouse gases are not the same as simply not emitting them.
This is unsustainable. We need to reconsider completely the way we think about offsetting.

Reducing emissions whilst committing to fund high-quality climate‌ action is IN

For businesses to align their operations with <a href="https://www.iema.net/articles/ghg-management-hierarchy-updated-for-net-zero.">the science of climate change</a>, making direct emissions reductions <a href="https://ecologi.com/articles/blog/charting-the-path-to-net-zero-for-businesses">across your supply chain is paramount</a>. That’s a separate process, which offsetting doesn’t contribute toward.
Funding impactful projects through carbon credits still has a huge role to play. The SBTi (Science Based Target initiative) deems <a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/blog/net-zero-urgent-beyond-value-chain-mitigation-is-essential">funding carbon credits as an &#8220;essential&#8221; step</a> in the journey towards global net-zero. 
Supporting these high-quality carbon avoidance projects (that’s the same kinds of projects which are traditionally used for offsetting) is a perfect entry point for businesses to start their climate journey &#8211; whilst these businesses gather their plans to reduce their emissions directly.

Reducing your business emissions is a marathon, not a sprint

One of the SBTi’s core requirements for a business to achieve net-zero is to achieve a <a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/net-zero">minimum 90% reduction in emissions in most sectors</a>. This emissions-reduction journey will not be easy, since that’s a BIG task!

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Imagine having to reduce your financial budget by 90% &#8211; it would require a lot of planning, researching, and implementation, over a long period.

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Near-term targets are going to be crucial to break down those larger long-term goals. SBTi <a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/reports/sbti-progress-report-2021">research in 2021 showed that</a> if your business had set its science-based targets that year, you would need to make emissions reductions of just 4.2% per year &#8211; a much more understandable and manageable target for most businesses.
Remember as well that, even if simply offsetting your business emissions was your goal, then the higher your emissions are, the more it will cost to your business to offset them. This means that whilst there’s an enormous challenge in reducing emissions over a sustained period, it will be much better in the long run, both for your business and for the planet.

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This is a long-term commitment which all businesses need to undertake. That’s why funding high-quality climate action is crucial at the same time. You can give back to our planet throughout the process &#8211; and by doing so, you can have a real, measurable impact <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals">on people, communities and biodiversity</a>.

High-quality climate action that ‘goes beyond’

This funding of high-quality climate action outside of a business’s operations is referred to by the SBTi as ‘<a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/blog/going-above-and-beyond-to-contribute-to-societal-net-zero">beyond value chain mitigation</a>’ or ‘BVCM’. They highlight this as a critical contribution to reaching societal net-zero because it has a positive climate impact outside of your business’s direct sphere of influence. Your company can leverage its BVCM strategy to generate positive global change for our planet.
The great thing about BVCM is that it allows your business to select project types and locations that matter to you: you can build your own mix of projects to support.

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Don’t be put off by the scientific terminology. Simply, it means continuously funding climate action via high-quality carbon avoidance credits (and other types of impactful climate projects) whilst reducing your business emissions on your journey to net-zero.

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At Ecologi, we select the carbon avoidance projects we support according to our<a href="https://ecologi.com/articles/updates/how-ecologi-finds-and-funds-the-most-impactful-climate-solutions"> climate impact regionalisation strategy</a>, which focuses on directing funding towards locations and projects with the greatest potential impact.
This approach allows our in-house team to identify which, out of the ~200 quotes for carbon credits we review every month, are the most impactful.
The projects we support &#8211; which you can fund through <a href="https://ecologi.com/impact-shop">our Impact Shop</a> or through <a href="https://ecologi.com/business/integrations">our automations and integrations</a> &#8211; are also independently scrutinised by organisations like our friends at <a href="https://www.sylvera.com/">Sylvera</a>.

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Reframing carbon offsetting in a way that makes a real difference

Don’t let your business fall into the trap of thinking that buying carbon credits gets you off the hook by compensating for emissions which you haven’t attempted to reduce. That way of thinking is all wrong.
<a href="https://sciencebasedtargets.org/net-zero">The net-zero pathway</a> allows you to fund carbon removal credits to ‘offset’ your unavoidable emissions. However, you need to reduce your emissions as much as possible first, and only use removals for up to a maximum 10% of your initial emissions, and it has to be carbon removal, which is very expensive!
Think about your BVCM as funding climate action, full stop. It’s not about compensating to let your business keep producing emissions. It’s just one cost of running a responsible business, whilst you work to reduce your emissions directly. 
Don’t think about it in the context of letting your business carry on emitting as it was before &#8211; because that won’t contribute toward solving the climate crisis.

How to take the first step on your climate journey

Every business is different, and that means that although reducing emissions is vital, funding climate action might be the most suitable entry point for you, on your climate journey.
Through Ecologi, you can do this and more:

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If you’re still not sure where to start, <a href="https://ecologi.com/business/overview#get-in-touch">reach out to our friendly team of experts</a> who will be more than happy to find the right climate solution for your business and for our planet.

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Ecologi - Our story

How Ecologi grew from a climate action subscription to the ultimate climate companion for businesses. Read our story here!

<h2>The thought that turned to action</h2>
The story of Ecologi started one morning in 2019, when our founder <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotcoad/">Elliot</a> picked up his morning coffee and wondered what would happen if he instead spent that money on addressing the climate crisis? 
As a keen ‘armchair environmentalist’ and self-confessed nerd, his research took him down a few rabbit holes and geek out sessions, as he explored the potential impact of just 10% of the world redirecting their loose change from cappuccino to climate action. 
He soon realised that there are ample climate solutions already available to address climate change and restore nature, and the world’s pocket change is more than enough to fund them. The idea just needed to galvanise support and turn into collective action. 
Ecologi began as a family and friend business. Elliot is experienced in product and development, and his wife <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyjackk/">Lucy</a> is a website designer who is a deft hand with illustration and branding. They were joined by their friend <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/remotealex/">Alex</a>, a talented developer and entrepreneur who had just finished building a subscription product of his own.
Ecologi was born!

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<h2>Ecologi 1.0</h2>
Ecologi started as a subscription service for individuals to take climate action and was founded as a for-profit social enterprise to scale this idea rapidly. In a world of Netflix, Spotify, Headspace and countless other affordable subscriptions, we figured that there must surely be room in the market for something that could literally change the world? 
We decided on the name ‘Ecologi’ in awareness of two great threats to humanity; global warming, and biodiversity loss. These issues are interconnected, and we cannot solve one without the other. Therefore, the projects that we offer give our customers the opportunity to support both climate action and nature restoration in conjunction.
With an ethos based on transparency and putting our planet ahead of profit, we’ve grown a passionate community of over 18,000 businesses and 40,000 members in under five years. Through the support of our community, we’ve funded the planting of over 60 million trees, prevented over 2.5 million tonnes of CO2e from entering our atmosphere through certified carbon avoidance projects and achieved B Corp Certification. 
Our <a href="https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/adfb141d-4153-4c22-b6b4-976f7f3930b2/page/p_9zis9oxt3c">Public Impact Ledger</a> lifts the lid on what goes on behind the scenes here at Ecologi and delves into the evidence and detail of all things climate impact. Check out our <a href="https://ecologi.com/transparency">Transparency page</a> for evidence of our impact and finance, and meet the teams driving us forward.

<h2>The next chapter </h2>
We’ve had a great start, but there is still a lot of work to be done, and we can’t do it alone. So we’ve reset and refocused, with a bold new mission to inspire and empower businesses to accelerate global action on climate and nature. 
SMEs make up 99% of the UK business population and contribute half of all business-driven emissions in the UK. But according to a 2021 survey by the British Business Bank, only 6% are likely to have measured their carbon footprint in the last five years. <a href="https://ecologi.com/articles/blog/climate-commitments-survey">Our own research</a> also found that over four in 10 (41%) of SMEs would like their business to have a net-zero strategy, but feel confused about how to get started.
In the years ahead, the team at Ecologi will champion SMEs as green revolutionaries, empowering them on their journey to reduce emissions and take climate action. There are millions of SMEs in the UK and we believe that with the right support, they can help turn the tide on the climate crisis. 
SMEs are powerful enough to make an impact, agile enough to act fast, and unstoppable when working collectively. Just imagine what would happen if every SME rose up and took action as one? 
<h3>Check out our Climate Commitments Report</h3>
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 📁 Download the PDF report <a href="https://cms-assets.offset.earth/app/uploads/20230328090053/Ecologi_BBB_Report_V6.pdf">here</a>

<h2>Supporting the revolution</h2>
We’ve recently concentrated our efforts on being the ultimate climate companion for SMEs, no matter what stage of the journey to net-zero they&#8217;re on. From calculating their carbon footprint, to reducing their emissions, to funding climate projects, to sharing their impact with their community. And we’ve developed a suite of products to support that journey.
<a href="https://ecologi.com/business/zero">Ecologi Zero</a> is our free and easy-to-use carbon footprinting tool for UK-based SMEs. It’s designed to remove the high-cost, technology and skills barriers to carbon footprinting by connecting seamlessly with Xero accounting software to calculate emissions from existing business data, and requiring no expertise or experience. We’re really proud of it and its potential to be a game changer in enabling SMEs to take the first step on their net-zero journey. 
We’ve also launched our all-new <a href="https://ecologi.com/business/impact-shop">Impact Shop</a>. This pay-as-you-go store for climate impact lets businesses make a purchase for our planet with no strings or subscriptions attached. This allows SMEs to support whatever type of projects mean the most to them, and fund as much impact as they like, whenever suits them. From funding tree planting in specific countries to supporting community-based projects, SMEs can choose from a range of high quality climate solutions and know that they are making a positive impact.
Finally, <a href="https://ecologi.com/business/climate-positive-workforce">Climate Positive Workforce®</a> allows SMEs to bring their employees along on the journey of climate action. This product operates like a regular subscription, compensating for the approximate carbon footprint per number of employees in your business country of operation, while also funding the planting of trees through our trusted reforestation partners. In doing so, your organisation will visualise their impact in their virtual forest, learn more about the different carbon avoidance projects they support each month, and share their impact online.
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<h2>For our planet </h2>
Our planet. This is what brought us together. It’s why we started Ecologi. It’s the purpose of our community. The reason we take collective action. And when we speak to our community, they often say that they work with us so they can do something positive for our planet. 
As we look ahead to the next chapter of Ecologi, these three small-but-mighty words have become our north star, and the core of our brand. 
Now is the time to act together. Let’s rewrite our future. For our planet. 
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