| 8/24/2006 - Courier Co. Urges Industry to Care for Environment |
Elite Worldwide, which claims to be the UK`s first carbon-neutral courier service, delivered saplings to 100 companies in England this month, in a bid to encourage them to convert to being carbon neutral, too.
Mark Dean, managing director of Elite explains that the logistics and freight industries are of particular concern because they are responsible for pumping fumes into the atmosphere every minute of the day. He feels strongly that there are some very simple steps these businesses can take to neutralize the damage and even have a positive impact on the environment.
"We want to breathe new life into the approach of the logistics industry to sustainable business,” says Dean. “What better way of encouraging companies to take heed than delivering a living tree that will grow as business does, whilst also converting carbon dioxide into oxygen."
Since going carbon-neutral last year, Elite Worldwide says it has planted around 1,000 trees, totally offsetting its annual carbon emissions.
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