Antalis has hosted a tree-planting day at its woodland creation project in Cumbria in an effort to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Taking place at The Croft on the Lowther Estate in Penrith, the day saw the planting of a native oak, adding to the more than 9000 broadleaf and coniferous trees Antalis and its customers have already planted on the six-hectare site as part of a carbon offsetting scheme. Through the planting and management of these trees, over 2500 tonnes of carbon dioxide are to be captured.

The Croft is one of four schemes Antalis and its customers are supporting through a partnership with Forest Carbon. In addition to The Croft, 4000 native broadleaf trees have been planted on a 2.5-hectare site at Thorney Coppice near Kettering, Northants, with 1000 tonnes of carbon dioxide capture underway. A further 31,557 broadleaf and coniferous trees have been planted on just under 16 hectares at Doddington North near Wooler, Northumberland, meaning a further 4308 tonnes of carbon dioxide will be captured.

This most recent tree-planting day was organised in partnership with Forest Carbon, a pioneer of carbon-financed woodland creation in the UK and with whom Antalis has worked with since 2014, as well as customers Coventry Building Society, Egan Reid and The Printroom.

Antalis has also partnered with Forest Carbon on an international project, Eco2 Rubber in Guatamala. The project has supported the restoration of over 2000 hectares of degraded and over-farmed land and created more than 300 permanent jobs in low access communities.

To date, Antalis and its customers have planted almost 50,000 trees, restoring 30 hectares of ecosystem and capturing over 9000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Antalis sustainability manager Matthew Botfield said, ‘Our partnership with Forest Carbon helps us provide our customers with a quality assured and transparent means of contributing to nature based carbon reduction projects – offering a way of addressing the carbon generated through the manufacture and delivery of the wide range of Antalis products they use.

‘Together, we’re helping to restore indigenous woodland and biodiversity, which in turn supports flood mitigation and soil and water protection. Customers also have peace of mind that Forest Carbon’s projects are certified under the UK Government’s Woodland Carbon Code.’