Capital Credit Union is delighted to announce our new partnership with Reforest Nation by pledging €2,500 to help them in their journey to plant 1 million indigenous Irish trees by 2024.

On Saturday 25th of March, Capital Credit Union visited the Freedom Forest created by Reforest Nation in Wicklow where they want to create the largest Miyawaki-style forest in all of Europe. The goal of a Miyawaki-style forest is to build a 100-year forest in 10 years thanks to the planting technique, in total 10,000 trees were planted on the acre – check out some of the photos below!

If you’d like to gift a tree, click here!

Background

This partnership is part of a wider strategy by Capital Credit Union to be a more sustainable organisation. In 2022, the Credit Union has taken a range of steps to become more sustainable including digital screens in our branches and solar panels, digitising our processes to reduce paper use and encouraging members to receive their AGM notifications electronically.

During a recent campaign, Capital Credit Union received over 2,000 responses from members to receive their AGM notification by email. To celebrate this, Capital Credit Union wanted to plant a tree with Reforest Nation for every member that updated how they receive their AGM Notifications.

This sponsorship will go towards planting trees that will have a huge impact on biodiversity. Reforest Nation’s reforestation projects aim to reintroduce diverse native woodland back into the Irish landscape. This will restore ecosystem services, promote, biodiversity and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.

What It Means

James Liston, Business Development Manager for Capital Credit Union said about the partnership, “This is a hugely exciting initiative, and we are delighted to partner with Reforest Nation. It is a unique opportunity for Capital Credit Union to support biodiversity and climate action. We look forward to working with Reforest Nation in the months ahead and helping them with their planting days.”

Gearóid McEvoy, Founder of Reforest Nation and a Wildlife Biologist, said “Reforest Nation is very excited to be partnering with Capital Credit Union to plant thousands of native trees each year. These trees will provide habitat for Irish Wildlife and contribute to the fight against climate change. We hope Capital Credit Union inspires other businesses big & small around Ireland to begin taking action in fighting the biodiversity & climate crisis.”

To find out more about Reforest Nation, click here: https://www.reforestnation.ie/