Revitalising the forests

Samskip is partnering with Ecobal, in order to maintain and protect new seedlings being planted in 50,000 square metres of woodland in Poland, Italy and Spain.

“Forests are a crucial part of the Earth’s ecosystem and we are proud to announce our partnership with Ecobal in support of its mission to inspire the betterment of the planet, one tree at a time,” said Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, Group CEO at Samskip.

“This partnership will boost our sustainability goals and have a positive impact on our brand and the customers we serve by restoring critical forest ecosystems around Europe and ensuring that the benefits can be felt by future generations.”

Carbon offsetting

Whilst many companies recognise the importance of sustainability, reducing climate impact or compensating for CO2 emissions is often challenging.

Ecobal currently manages forest projects in Spain, Italy, Poland and Romania.

In Spain, it is restoring a former orange plantation to the forest it once was and in Poland it’s replanting a large forest that was destroyed years ago.

The organisation supports companies like Samskip with practical insights into the company’s ecological footprint and provides forest conservation certificates for their own allocated plots.

By doing this it aims to increase environmental engagement by giving companies access to their own projects. All revenue is reinvested in the protection and maintenance of private Ecobal forests in Europe.

Samskip will be able to track the regeneration of its plots using geofencing technology.

Ecobal will also verify its carbon offsetting and forest conservation efforts by issuing ECO2 compensation certificates.