Global warming is the topic of the moment and whether or not you believe the current reports, we feel that, as a large user of wood and pulp based products, we should be doing as much as we can to ensure that we are acting responsibly.
We do not have the time, knowledge or resources to accurately estimate our “Carbon Footprint” so twelve months ago we decided that we should take more immediate and direct action to reduce any effect we may be having on the environment.
The decision was taken in late 2006 to buy our own land in the Bordeaux region of South West France. In January 2007 we completed the process of buying 5 separate plots of land totaling 66 acres. We chose this area as it was close to one of our wood production facilities with the hope that in years to come, we may end up growing the trees used in the production of some of our boxes !
Winebox is directly managing the whole project with the help of local experts and one of our directors, Andrew Wilson, regularly visits the site to check its progress. We have as a company found this an extremely rewarding exercise as the ‘hands on’ approach we’ve adopted allows us to actually see the positive impact as it happens, rather than buying into carbon offsetting initiative and letting someone else do it for us.
Not all of the land required planting as nine acres was an ancient mature mixed forest of mainly oak trees that are in a protected area surrounding a medieval chapel on the old pilgrim’s route to Santiago de Compostella. We will be managing this woodland to ensure that it continues to flourish but will not be planting any new trees on it.
Please contact info@winebox.co.uk if you wish to discuss the project in more detail
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