Here’s an interesting fact – you don’t have to be a big business to make a big impact. You can be a small business, even a tiny one, and still make a significant positive contribution to the environment. We already know that small businesses are vital for local economies, that they keep money in the community and support local interests in myriad different ways. They also provide opportunities for entrepreneurs, [...]
Over the course of 2019, 60 generous souls became members of Friends of Fifteen trees with a purchase 60 trees, in 2020, that number rose to 110. And here in 2021 we are sitting at 135 memberships, chasing 180. If we hit our target, that will equate to (180 X 60) 10,800 trees! This year, we are aiming to plant member's trees in every state and territory. We [...]
Shaw Contract is all about foundations. Their core business is quite literally the world beneath our feet: floor coverings. They talk a lot about stability, sustainability, resilience and support, all key words that resonate strongly with us here at Fifteen Trees. The Shaw Contract team on corp tree planting day at Narmbool Thursday April 29th Shaw Contract put its broader sustainability credentials into practice recently with a tree [...]
The Western Program Alliance (WPA) is a project team with a particularly specialised skillset – it is very good at removing level crossings. The WPA comprises McConnell Dowell, Arup and Mott Macdonald, Metro Trains Melbourne, VLine and the Level Crossing Removal Project. In amongst all their work is a strong vein of environmental action, from sourcing sustainable materials, to exploring more Earth-friendly alternatives, to setting up recycling and other ethical waste [...]
Affirm Press is one of Australia’s fastest growing independent publishers. With over two hundred authors represented, and titles ranging from literary fiction to children’s books to autobiography, Affirm Press has well and truly made its mark and is in it for the long haul. We’re stoked about it here at Fifteen Trees because Affirm Press has shown that it’s not only invested in the future of the publishing industry, [...]
We love it when businesses take us literally. Like the Macneil Group, which plants fifteen trees for each vehicle in its fleet. For those new to us, our name - Fifteen Trees - comes from a carbon offsetting calculation. The combined emissions from running a regular car for one year can be offset by planting fifteen trees. If this seems like a lot of trees…it is. Cars are polluters, there [...]
Mosaic & Moonlight’s signature image is a smorgasbord of herbal delights. Rosemary, nasturtiums, lavender, camomile, clover - all evocative of the unspoiled natural world. This delightful vibe is carried on into Mosaic & Moonlight’s aromatherapy product range and all the way through their business practices. Owner Tanya Gulevski founded Mosaic & Moonlight in 2017 in order to share her passion for enjoying natural, quality lifestyle products as part of daily [...]
This Valentine's Day, we encouraged lovers to give a gift to the planet ! This year we suggested our social media followers express their Valentine’s Day love with the gift of trees. And wow, did they ever! Even The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald got in on the enviro-love, with a feature in their Take 5 section. In the end, thirty-two sweethearts decided that a seedling - which [...]
We are delighted to announce that Canopy Fitouts recently purchased 500 trees for one of our favourite Melbourne sites – Westgate Park, Port Melbourne. And as an added bonus, on Friday June 25th, the team joined us and Friends of Westgate Park, on site, to plant the trees. Westgate Park is a 'work in process' with the volunteers working to transform the park into a natural bushland for [...]
In the face of global challenges like climate change it can be so easy to feel overwhelmed. What difference can I make, me, one tiny person? But the thing is - it’s not just you. It’s me too. And her. And him, and them over there, and their friends, and the bus driver, and the salesperson, and old mate down the street, and on and on. It’s us. Together, as [...]
Happy Mother's Day! How can we acknowledge motherhood? How do we choose a symbol for something as central to our humanity as the very place we grew, the human being who nurtured us before we even knew ourselves? How can we make space for the mothers no longer with us, for the mothers who’ve lost children, or those who could not raise their own? Of course, there is no simple [...]
Earth’s climate is changing. Kids need to know what is happening, why, and how it will affect them in the future. This drawing competition was offered to kids (4 - 14) to help them take action to slow climate change. Fifteen Trees offered to PLANT ONE TREE for everyone who entered a drawing. Over the course of the 2 month competition, 2630 drawings from 33 countries were submitted. [...]
We love an obvious link between the things we consume and the ways we can offset our consumption. And could there be anything simpler than planting trees to make up for the paper we use? Newington College in NSW has decided to apply this elegant solution to its 2020 paper usage. This thoughtful school has recently purchased 90 trees from Fifteen Trees, in recognition of the fact that its unavoidable [...]
Textural, natural, local, sustainable - just a few words to sum up the ethos of Bendigo homewares and lifestyle store maude & maple. It’s a place of relaxed comfort, earthy colours, and ethical busines practices. On top of this, owner Kirsty Nevinson is proud to extend maude &maple’s commitment to the broader environment by partnering with Fifteen Trees to plant 100 trees in 2021. Kirsty and co-owner Kurt [...]
Some of our partnerships make so much sense there’s almost nothing more to say. United Nations Association of Australia has partnered with Fifteen Trees to plant 100 trees as gifts to presenters and facilitators taking part in the UN Sustainable Partnerships Forum. The forum, due to take place in on 20-21st April, will bring together governments of all levels, businesses, universities, start-ups, students and community organisations. This rich brew of [...]
Hands up who’d rather be on a paddleboard right now, exploring pristine waters in one of the most naturally beautiful stretches of urban coast in the world? Yeah, us too. Ecotreasures’ Damien McClellan does this for a living. Well, this and snorkelling, kayaking, camping, trail walking…you know, just a typical day in the office. The Basin camping tour. But Damien doesn’t take any of this for [...]
Wilderness. We all have an image in mind of what that word means. Some might picture the majestic mountains, glaciers, and towering conifers of Alaska, while others might imagine the vast expanse of the Amazon, teeming with all sorts of life. Humans are of course part of nature, but these wilderness areas are places of refuge that remain remote from human cities, infrastructure, and encroachment. In the 21st century, such refuges [...]
Running since 1999, linux.conf.au is the largest linux and open source conference in the Asia-Pacific region. For techno-luddites like us, linux.conf is a conference for people who know a lot about the inner workings of operating systems and data, and who use this knowledge to connect and engage communities all over the world. The linux conference itself is a festival of expertise and ideas delivered by leaders in the field, [...]
People from all walks of life can do things each day to reduce their carbon footprint and make their routine more eco-friendly. Becoming an environmental warrior doesn’t require a superhero-like effort. Something as simple as getting your super & investments out of one of the big 4 banks* or going green with your energy provider. And then there are those eco-warriors, who purchase trees to enable us to support Australian community [...]
When Oblong looked into offsetting their own emissions, they found the process overly complicated and lacking in integrity. So they developed Oblong Trees, a company that streamlines offsetting, doesn’t get too bogged down in precise calculations, and makes a tangible difference. Importantly, Oblong Trees recognises that there is limited space in the UK, and that trees planted on the other side of the world are just as vital for combatting [...]
