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Second Supporters’ Meeting of the Alliance for Development and Climate (Allianz für Entwicklung und Klima) on 28 March 2019 in Bonn. At the invitation of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), numerous organisations, representatives from politics and business, including ForestFinest Consulting, discussed how development and climate policy goals can be linked meaningfully, and how companies in particular can contribute. ForestFinest Consulting / CO2OL explicitly welcomes the initiative. The aim of the Alliance is to make it easier for organisations to voluntarily and effectively finance carbon offsetting projects in developing countries such as biogas plants, wind and solar... Read More

We are glad and proud to be supporting partner of Chocoa 2019 helping the conference and trade fair to become more climate friendly. Chocoa brings together stakeholders from the entire supply chain in the chocolate industry, from cocoa farmers to chocolate consumers. Chocoa 2019 takes place in Amsterdam from 20 – 24 February 2019.

What is the impact of football matches and fans on climate change? How aware is the football business of environmental and climate issues? An interview on German radio station Deutschlandfunk gives insight. It also includes analyses by Patrick Fortyr, our CO2OL expert for eco-balances. To go to the article and podcast of the interview (both in German): https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/endspiel-ums-klima-1-klimasuender-fussballfan.1346.de.html?dram:article_id=437166  

We are glad to announce that we will support the Government of Guatemala for the next two years to further develop the country’s REDD+ strategy. REDD stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, a programme promoted by the UN. Together with our partners GOPA and Sudaustral, we will assist to integrate Guatemala’s REDD+ strategy into other national policy and planning frameworks thus coordinating with ongoing initiatives by the Forest Investment Program (FIP) and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) administered by both the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank.  The project is financed by the FCPF Readiness... Read More

ForestFinest Consulting/CO2OL supports the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Development Minister Gerd Müller to establish an “Alliance for Development and Climate”. The aim of the alliance is to make it easier for companies and organisations to voluntarily, vigorously and effectively finance CO2 offset projects in developing countries – for example biogas plants, wind power, solar energy or reforestation – and thus make their own CO2 balance climate-neutral. The financed projects avoid CO2 emissions or remove them from the atmosphere; at the same time they promote economic and social development locally. The Alliance... Read More