Offsetters helps consumers celebrate Earth Day 2011 with carbon neutral options

April 21, 2011, Vancouver, BC – On the eve of Earth Day, 2011, Offsetters, Canada’s leading carbon management solutions provider, reflects back on a year of many milestones and  has pulled together a number of carbon-neutral options for consumers – from the every day to the exceptional.

Offsetters’ diverse clients are committed to carbon management solutions for their business and their customers. By choosing to partner with Offsetters, clients are able to provide their customers with products and services that are carbon-neutral and still retain the quality they expect and deserve.

Consumers can help celebrate a move towards a carbon neutral lifestyle this Earth Day by:

• Opening a new Vancity bank account or choosing a Vancity enviro Visa

• Enjoying  your daily pick-me-up with Salt Spring Coffee Company French Roast Nicaragua

• Shipping your time-sensitive packages with Novex Delivery Solutions
• Joining the Aeroplan loyalty program to start saving  towards your next vacation or business trip
• Enjoying all that Victoria, BC has to offer while staying at the Inn at Laurel Point on the city’s Inner Harbour
• Solving your printing needs with Hemlock Printers
• Exploring the beauty of British Columbia from the air by flying with Harbour Air Seaplanes
• Sitting back and relaxing with that special someone over a glass of Tinhorn Creek award-winning wine.
• Feel safe knowing that your household emissions are carbon neutral and your home’s belongings are protected by Optimum West Insurance and their Green Home Extension insurance policy.

Consumers can learn more about Offsetters’ partners who are working to take action on climate change by visiting: http://www.offsetters.ca/about-us/our-partners/

And examples of Offsetters’ climate friendly milestones since last Earth Day include:

• Celebrating the results from Offsetters’  2010 VANOC Carbon Partner Program, a voluntary program for sponsors and partners  to play a role in taking responsibility for their carbon footprint during the lead-up and run of the Games, which determined there was  a 50 per cent take-up rate.
• Offsetters’ CEO, James Tansey now acts as a special advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme to help develop sustainable strategies for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
• Securing additional sponsorships with global influence: Globe 2010 (one of the world's largest and longest-running events dedicated to the business of the environment), Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (first official supplier of carbon offsets in the history of the Games) and World Climate Summit at COP 16 (official sponsor) in Cancun.
• Offsetters’s continuning partnership with Groupe Areoplan, the world’s largest loyalty management program.
• Securing a new three year deal with Harbour Air, and consolidating West Coast Air into the agreement.

Large meetings and events also began to realize their carbon impact and turned to  Offsetters for support including  The International Ecotourism Society conference in Portland, Gaining Ground in Vancouver, the Responsible Travel and Tourism Forum in Toronto, and the 2010 CFL Green Drive sponsorship at the Grey Cup in Edmonton.

About Offsetters
Offsetters is a leading carbon management solutions provider based in Vancouver, BC, helping individuals and companies understand, reduce and offset their climate impact. In 2009, Offsetters was selected as the first ever official supplier of carbon offsets in the history of the Olympic movement for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In 2009 Offsetters was also selected by the Pacific Carbon Trust as the largest initial supplier of carbon offsets to the BC Crown Corporation. Founded in 2005, Offsetters invests in high-quality projects that achieve tangible reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that have happened with its involvement. For more information, visit www.offsetters.ca.

 

Media contacts:

Melanie Wong, Offsetters: 604-699-2652 or mela...@offsetters.ca

Deirdre Campbell, Tartan Group: 250-592-3838, 250-882-9199 (cell) or deir...@tartangroup.ca