we're carbon negative
Last year, we stopped 122 tonnes of carbon entering the atmosphere. Our business isn't just carbon neutral – it's CARBON NEGATIVE.
We turn felled city trees into furniture – trees that would otherwise be burned.
It keeps the carbon those trees have sucked out of the air over many decades locked in the wood, and out of the atmosphere.
Like any business, our operations generate some CO2 emissions – we transport timber and use electricity to operate our mill, for example.
But the amount we use is less than a third of the amount we save. It means we aren't just carbon neutral; we're carbon negative.
the numbers
In 2023, we stopped 181 tonnes of CO2 being released into the atmosphere by salvaging 120 urban trees. In that time, our company's total emissions were 59 tonnes of CO2.
This equates to a net saving of 122 tonnes of CO2 in the year; approximately 3 tonnes for every tonne expended.
By way of comparison, the CO2 we saved in one year would:
- Fill 27 hot air balloons.
- Be emitted by 73 cars driven for a year.
- Take 610 newly-planted trees over 20 years to absorb.
It means that every single cubic metre of kiln-dried timber we produce has a negative carbon footprint of 0.95 tonnes – that's enough CO2 gas to fill 4 articulated lorries.
It feels good to be able to say - the more wood we sell, the more carbon we keep out of the atmosphere.
Quantifying our savings
As a small business, we chose to calculate our carbon footprint using tools and government data available online.
We've been supported by Dr Joe Jack Williams, a partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley, one of the UK’s top architect practices, where Joe leads environmental research.
With his help, we're confident we've been able to quantify our carbon footprint accurately and gain valuable insights into how we can reduce it further.
our thoughts
Patrick talks about what it means to be carbon negative and why it's much more than just a number.
the nitty gritty
Want to see our workings? We're happy to share what we've learned and encourage others to calculate their own carbon footprints.
