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We’ve now been in our new office for 5 months. Worldview space is home to a number of great business with a focus on collaboration and sustainability.

Last week was WorldView Impact’s 2 year anniversary and to celebrate we had a presentation and some drinks at the space. As part of this event, toggle bought some rubber trees in Sri Lanka. Each tree cost £15 – which is enough to cover the cost of planting and maintaining the tree for 35 years!

And why did we buy rubber trees you might be asking?

Worldview are working towards creating sustainable livelihoods for the poor with green business and at the same time, mitigating climate change.

One of their projects is a non-emission rubber tree plantation (powered by renewable energy) in Sri Lanka, which is where the trees we purchased will be planted.

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Aims of the project:

  • Provide good working conditions
  • Give ownership shares to workers
  • To provide communities with basic health and housing standards
  • Create knowledge that can be shared with local communities
  • Ease pressure on remaining rainforests
  • Reduce carbon

To learn more about the project or buy some rubber trees, visit Worldview Impact »

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