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VEON Oak forest CSR Project

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VEON completed the planting of this Oak and native tree forest in County Wexford as part of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project. A good Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) tree planting project should have the following elements: Purpose: The project should have a clear purpose, such as promoting sustainability, mitigating climate change, or improving local … Read more

The Irish Tree Society Visits a Resurgent Coollattin

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The Irish Tree Society Visits a Resurgent Coollattin

On an idyllic June morning, The Irish Tree Society met at the Coollattin Estate for the first time since the Society’s successful battle to save Tommnafinnogue Wood for the Nation. That battle lasted over twenty years and won a reprieve for the last stand of native Irish oak in an ancient woodland setting, thus preserving … Read more

Veon Announces New PEFC Certification Scheme for their Clients

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PEFC Certification at Veon

Veon Limited and PEFC Ireland are delighted to announce that a significant portfolio of forests managed by Veon on behalf of their clients has successfully been awarded PEFC certification. William Merivale, National Secretary of PEFC Ireland, stated “we are delighted with this achievement – it represents a significant development for PEFC in Ireland. We congratulate … Read more

Baby Elegance planting 25,000 native trees in Roscommon forest

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Native Woodlands Scheme

Little Buds Forest, Co. Roscommon Sustainability initiative is being carried out in conjunction with Veon Baby Elegance is planting one tree for every cot or bed sold this year. With a target of planting 25,000 native trees over the next 12 months, the sustainability initiative is being carried out in conjunction with Veon, Ireland’s leading … Read more

Ecologists note pawprints signalling spring is coming

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Pawprints such as these are one of the many signs that spring is on its way. They belong to the European badger (Meles meles), a well-known native species here in Ireland. Over winter, Badgers enter what is known as ‘winter sleep’. During this time, their activity levels are significantly reduced, and they rarely venture outside … Read more

Implications of Brexit on demand for tropical wood in the UK

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(Source: ITTO TTM Report: 25: 2 16 – 31 January 2021)  The long term effects of Brexit on UK imports of tropical wood products are still far from certain. At present, even the short term effects are obscured by the unprecedented disruption to supply chains, shipping operations and markets during the COVID pandemic. However, it … Read more

Implications of UK post‐Brexit Tariff Schedule on wood products

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Implications of UK post‐Brexit Tariff Schedule on wood products Extract from Tropical Timber Market Report (Source ITTO TTM Report: 24:23 1-31 December 2020) Major implications for timber trade as Brexit endgame nears The long drawn-out process of the UK breaking ties with the EU, which started with the referendum of July 2016, is finally in … Read more

The Right Tree in the Right Place

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Virgin Media partners with VEON to plant 50,000 trees

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Broadband, cable and television group Virgin Media has started the planting of over 50,000 trees, which it said will be completed early next year. It has partnered with forest management experts VEON to help boost national tree-planting and support the fight against climate change. Over 50,000 native broadleaf trees will be planted, creating new native woodlands in … Read more

Minister Hackett welcomes Virgin Media’s renewed Low Carbon commitment

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Minister Hackett welcomes Virgin Media’s renewed Low Carbon commitment as group announces Tree Planting Partnership with VEON Forestry

From Broadband to Broadleaf – Virgin Media’s new initiative will increase native tree cover and benefit native wildlife, in addition to ongoing wider climate action measures.

Friday, 11th December, 2020 – Ireland’s leading broadband, cable and television group Virgin Media has today made a further major commitment to climate action by starting the planting of over 50,000 trees which will be completed early next year.

Virgin Media has partnered with forest management experts VEON to help boost national tree-planting and support the fight against climate change.   Local communities, farmers and the environment will benefit from Virgin Media’s native tree planting initiative supporting sustainable forest planting.

This is part of a much bigger climate action programme in which Virgin Media has committed to achieving the Low Carbon Pledge with Business in the Community Ireland, aiming for a further 50% reduction in Virgin’s carbon footprint by 2030.  Virgin Media Ireland has already achieved a 23% reduction in carbon emissions since 2017.

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