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TMG Corporate, based in Leamington Spa,
is offering corporate clients the opportunity
to offset their carbon footprint from global
travel by funding worldwide projects.
They
have teamed up with Climate Care, a UK company
dedicated to reducing global warming.
Guy
Dunwoody, Director of Marketing Operations,
said offsetting the environmental impact of
travel is increasingly important to their clients.
He
said: "Tackling climate change has become
a major political issue and is an area in which
many businesses are keen to play their part
- we are happy to now be able to offer them
an innovative solution.
"The
companies we work with often have specific environmental
targets laid out in their Corporate Social Responsibility
guidelines and TMG can supply very accurate
information about their travel arrangements.
"We
are able to use this information to help Climate
Care to calculate the exact levels of carbon
emissions the businesses need to offset."
The
projects TMG clients will help fund include
a scheme installing energy-efficient lighting
in low income homes in South Africa.
Climate
Care also supports farmers in the Indian state
of Chhattisgarh by providing them with a foot
powered water pump, allowing them to irrigate
their crops all-year round without having to
use polluting diesel-powered pumps.
Stella
Bell from Climate Care said: "Climate change
is emerging as a significant business issue
and we're really pleased to be working with
TMG and their high-profile clients.
"Companies
signing up to the scheme can choose what percentage
of their emissions they want to offset. By paying
for their carbon, companies are taking an important
step towards a low-carbon economy, and are helping
to fund life-changing green energy projects
at the same time."
Climate
Care already works with a number of other large
organisations including British Gas, the Co-operative
Bank and Guardian Newspapers.
For
more information about the scheme visit www.climatecare.org
or for details of TMG's business travel solutions
visit www.tmgcorporate.com
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