{"id":6067,"date":"2021-12-24T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chevinfleet.com\/en-au\/?p=6067"},"modified":"2022-02-22T16:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:35:12","slug":"weve-planted-over-150-trees-for-customers-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chevinfleet.com\/en-au\/blog\/weve-planted-over-150-trees-for-customers-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ve planted over 150 trees for customers this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"content-section animated fadeInUp\" >\n    <div class=\"container container--small  user-content fadeInUp__1\">\n        <p>Christmas is said to be the most wonderful time of the year \u2013 but it\u2019s also the most wasteful. Did you know that an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/money\/saving\/christmas-waste-revealed-in-400m-of-unwanted-gifts-20191118-p53bnv.html#:~:text=Novelty%20items%2C%20candles%2C%20pamper%20products%2C%20pyjamas%2C%20slippers%2C%20underwear,the%20gifts%20that%20can%20end%20up%20in%20landfill.\">$400 million was spent on 10 million unwanted gifts last Christmas in Australia!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104701\/Tree-Planting-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104701\/Tree-Planting-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104701\/Tree-Planting-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104701\/Tree-Planting-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104701\/Tree-Planting-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104701\/Tree-Planting-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As an organisation we believe that creating a more sustainable world is essential for future generations to thrive and will continue to carry out initiatives that are environmentally responsible.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why this Christmas we decided to replace corporate gifting with planting each of our\u00a0customers a tree via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moretrees.eco\/\">MoreTrees<\/a>, who work\u00a0with tree planting partners and\u00a0local communities across the world\u00a0with\u00a0projects in\u00a0Madagascar, Haiti and Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>Planting trees helps sequester CO2 emissions while providing co-benefits such as water filtration, shelter, food sources, poverty alleviation and biodiversity as well as contributing to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\">UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>\u00a0and this year our Christmas gifts have offset 44.4 tonnes of CO2!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104833\/CO2-Tree-Planting-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104833\/CO2-Tree-Planting-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chevin-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/24104833\/CO2-Tree-Planting.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We all know climate change is harming our planet, but if we all make a small change, we can make a big impact and there are many\u00a0things you can do to be more sustainable during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our current\u00a0\u200binitiatives and plans for the future with our blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chevinfleet.com\/en-us\/learning-zone\/our-journey-to-sustainability\/\">\u2018Our Journey to Sustainability\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"content-section \">\n    \n    <div class=\"container container--small u-text-center animated fadeInUp\">\n        \n                            <h3 class=\"fadeInUp__1\"><b>You may also be interested in<\/b><\/h3>\n                                <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"container container--no-pad fadeInUp__2\">\n        <div class=\"post-type-wrapper\" data-behaviour=\"featured-slider\">\n                            <a class=\"post-type unstyled post-type--transform \" 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