Highland Carbon Welcome Sustainability Expert to it's Board of Advisors
We are delighted to welcome Elisa Philips to Highland Carbon's UK Board of Advisors. Elisa is the Head of Environmental Social and Governance impacts with Valeo Foods UK. Valeo Foods Group is a leading international food business with a history of more that 150 years. Its iconic UK brands include, for example: Rowse honey, Kettle crisps and Jacob’s biscuits. ? Formerly as Elisa Caton, she was Sustainability Manager for one of the UK's largest vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling companies, SYNETIQ.
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Highland Carbon Win’s the ‘Best UK Carbon Units Supplier Award’ for Fourth Year in a Row
Doncaster-based Highland Carbon is the UK’s pioneer in the supply of conservation-grade carbon credits. Rather than merely carbon farming with a few varieties of trees planted on arable farmland, as done by some others, Highland Carbon restores wild landscapes to their former splendour with diverse planting schemes targeted to benefit rare and endangered wildlife. Located in the village of Tickhill, Highland Carbon has won the award for ‘Best UK Carbon Unit Supplier’ for each year that it has applied.
Highland Carbon MD, Clarke, Joins Mind Wellbeing’s Board of Directors
Doncaster-based, Mind Wellbeing, announces Mr Richard Clarke as its first Board Member. According to Clarke, “Mind Wellbeing has a bold vision for inspirational and imaginative initiatives that achieve amazing impacts for a lifetime. I relate very much to their mission as I have grappled with anxiety and depression in my adult life which reached a crescendo twenty years ago. I deeply value the mission of Mind Wellbeing and their aim to benefit children and adults alike, with a major focus here in
Memorial Food Forest Gets The Go Ahead
A memorial "Food Forest", developed with the input of Doncaster-based business Highland Carbon, has received the green light and will be named in memory of the landowner's son. Emiel (Aemilius Justin Matthias van Well) died aged 26 from a protracted illness back in January 2022. Described by his father, Adrian, as a "handsome, brilliant and kind man with a fantastic sense of humour", he was passionate about nature and healthy living; which is why the food forest is such a perfect way to honour his
Doncaster Businessman to Speak at Yorkshire Sustainability Festival
Managing Director of Highland Carbon, Richard Clarke, will be speaking at the Yorkshire Sustainability Festival in Leeds on Day 1 Circular Economy, alongside an incredible line-up of speakers and keynote speaker Mary Portas. Yorkshire Sustainability Festival related events will take place from 10th-21st June 2024 in Bradford, Hull, Sheffield and York, with a two-day sustainability conference in Leeds. Richard will speak on opening day of the two-day conference itself taking place on 18th June at Cloth
Highland Carbon Reflect On Earth Day and How They Help Businesses Make A Difference For Our Planet
With a business model that is explicitly geared towards looking after the environment, every day is Earth Day for Highland Carbon. Yet, as the global event rapidly approaches (22nd April), Managing Director Richard Clarke has reflected on what it truly means: "The predictions that I was taught during university in the 1980s about what was then called ‘Global Warming’ have already come to pass. The ice sheets and glaciers have retreated. The seas have warmed (bleaching coral reefs) and sea levels have
Highland Carbon Receives National Recognition
Doncaster-based, Highland Carbon, has been heralded by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) as an “inspirational Business, leading the way with green innovations and solutions.” The visionary business was recognised alongside several other companies located across the whole of the UK. Highland Carbon has become known as the pioneer in conservation-grade, UK climate projects. Founded by a zoologist with experience in international conservation, it undertakes vast afforestation and peatland
Doncaster Businesses Collaborate for the Climate
On behalf of SYNETIQ, an IAA company, Highland Carbon has sourced multiple carbon projects to complement the former's robust decarbonisation plans. The projects include the Sheopur Solar Project located in Madhya Pradesh, India — verified by the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism — and the Sah Wind Power Plant located in the Bandirma district of Balikesir and the Karacabey district of Bursa in Turkey — verified by the Gold Standard. These renewable energy projects avoid CO2 emissions from
Rejus Partners With Highland Carbon on the Path to Net Zero
Facilities Management company Rejus, have been hard at work increasing their efforts to become sustainable, with the end goal of reaching carbon neutral across all their operations. Rejus are very proud to announce they have achieved net zero on scope 1 and 2 of company operations. Rejus have gone as far as it can by investing approximately £50,000 into improving energy efficiency at its head office. The company invested heavily in reducing the carbon in those aspects it could and continues to push hard to
Highland Carbon Encourages Doncaster Businesses To Offset Their Carbon Outputs by Planting Trees.
Highland Carbon is helping businesses in Yorkshire to achieve a local impact. There are two opportunities open to businesses. Firstly, we are offering the opportunity for companies to support one tree to be planted in Loversall, Doncaster for every twenty tonnes of carbon offsetting that they purchase from our Woodland Carbon Code projects located in the wilds of Scotland, or via our international offsetting projects. In this instance, we provide a certificate to evidence the Carbon Neutral
New Service Enables Public To Offset Household Carbon Emissions
The launch of the ‘TreeWilder’ monthly subscription service offers a simple way for consumers to achieve a New Year’s Resolution for a sustainable planet. TreeWilder is the brainchild of Richard Clarke, a zoologist and founder of the Doncaster based business, Highland Carbon. Clarke has built a reputation for exceptional carbon offsetting projects that restore the wilds of Scotland and the north of England. These world-class projects benefit a range of species from red squirrels to pine martens, from
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Finalists Announced for this Year’s Doncaster Business Awards
The shortlist for this year’s Doncaster Business Awards has just been announced, with an assortment of impressive nominees spanning a total of 13 different categories. Taking place on Thursday, December 1, this will be the annual ceremony’s 24th iteration and will take place at the usual venue of Doncaster Racecourse. The black-tie event always proves to be a highlight in the local business calendar, as it celebrates standout achievements from charities, SMEs and larger companies across the