ESG ·
Our CO2 compensation in 2025, and the plan for 2026
Koen Van Looveren
Every year we look back at what we did for the planet. Since July 2024 we plant trees every month with GoForest, and we sponsored coral restoration with GoOcean. Our own footprint is small, thanks in part to working without a company car, and we compensate it many times over. This is 2025, our first full year.
2025 in short
- 78 trees planted: 6 every month, 2 in each of our three projects, and one extra month on top.
- 50,258 kg CO2 compensated over the lifetime of those trees.
- Certified by GoForest: 78 trees, certificate 25-00108.
Where the trees grow
| Project | Trees in 2025 | CO2 per tree (lifetime) | CO2 (lifetime) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agroforestry in Madagascar | 26 | 833 kg | 21,658 kg |
| Mangroves in Madagascar | 26 | 600 kg | 15,600 kg |
| Agroforestry in Argentina | 26 | 500 kg | 13,000 kg |
| Total | 78 | 50,258 kg |
The CO2 figures are what a tree takes up over its whole lifetime, as GoForest calculates it per project, not what it takes up in one year. Agroforestry also gives farmers food and an income; mangroves protect the coast and are a nursery for fish.
Year by year
| Year | Trees | Coral | CO2 (lifetime) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from July) | 36 | 1 | 23,196 kg |
| 2025 | 78 | 50,258 kg | |
| 2026 (planned) | 72 | 46,392 kg |
In our plan for 2024-2025 we aimed for at least 45 tons of CO2 in that year; it came to just over 50 tons. In September 2024 we also sponsored a coral restoration in Indonesia with GoOcean: it protects biodiversity, and isn't counted as CO2.
Our certificate
GoForest certifies the trees per calendar year. For 2025: 78 trees.
The certificate for 2024 (36 trees) is in our post about 2024.
2026: the same plan
In 2026 we plant another 72 trees in the same three projects, 6 every month, for 46,392 kg CO2 over their lifetime. Its certificate follows early in 2027. The running count, every project and every certificate are on our ESG page, which keeps itself up to date month by month.