Aldi has launched an initiative to plant 100,000 trees over the next five years.
Staff of the supermarket chain were joined by the Minister of State for Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform, Patrick O’Donovan in Limerick, where they have begun planting 16,000 oak, birch, hazel and alder trees, covering a five hectare site.
Working in conjunction with Green Belt, the site underwent a Forest Carbon Woodlands Benefit Assessment and this latest step will see 150t of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere over a 15-year period.
Carbon neutral
The supermarket chain achieved carbon neutral status in 2019 and it plans to plant a further 84,000 trees by 2025. Speaking at the launch, Minister O’Donovan said: “The Government has recently laid out our priorities under the Climate Change Agenda. This includes a major emphasis on planting millions of trees across the country. It is important that companies and individuals play their part to help reduce the amount of carbon we emit, so this initiative by Aldi is very welcome.”
New chapter
John O’Reilly, CEO of Greenbelt said: “This could herald a new chapter for Irish forestry, with corporate Ireland helping Ireland to establishment new native woodlands by recognising, valuing and compensating land owners for the ecosystem services provided by these woodlands.”
Aldi has signed up to the Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) Low Carbon Pledge, committing to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by the year 2030.
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Aldi has launched an initiative to plant 100,000 trees over the next five years.
Staff of the supermarket chain were joined by the Minister of State for Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform, Patrick O’Donovan in Limerick, where they have begun planting 16,000 oak, birch, hazel and alder trees, covering a five hectare site.
Working in conjunction with Green Belt, the site underwent a Forest Carbon Woodlands Benefit Assessment and this latest step will see 150t of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere over a 15-year period.
Carbon neutral
The supermarket chain achieved carbon neutral status in 2019 and it plans to plant a further 84,000 trees by 2025. Speaking at the launch, Minister O’Donovan said: “The Government has recently laid out our priorities under the Climate Change Agenda. This includes a major emphasis on planting millions of trees across the country. It is important that companies and individuals play their part to help reduce the amount of carbon we emit, so this initiative by Aldi is very welcome.”
New chapter
John O’Reilly, CEO of Greenbelt said: “This could herald a new chapter for Irish forestry, with corporate Ireland helping Ireland to establishment new native woodlands by recognising, valuing and compensating land owners for the ecosystem services provided by these woodlands.”
Aldi has signed up to the Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) Low Carbon Pledge, committing to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by the year 2030.
Read more
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