Yorkshire-based charity United Bank of Carbon (UBoC) is helping businesses to offset their carbon emissions by offering a bank of carbon credits which can be purchased in small quantities. Career coaching and information business Workmaze in Harrogate has become its first customer.
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January 30, 2012Harrogate career coaching company becomes the first business to purchase carbon credits from Yorkshire environmental charity
York Building Firm Supports Ugandan Environmental Project
Shepherd Building Group in York has joined forces with Yorkshire-based charity, United Bank of Carbon (UBoC), to support a two year environmental protection and community development project in Uganda. read more…
UBoC Sponsor Wins Yorkshire Post Business Excellence Award
Premier Farnell, one of UBoC’s project sponsors, has won the large company category in this year’s Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards. read more…
Former chairman and chief executive of Bettys & Taylors receives honorary degree from the University of Leeds
Jonathan Wild, former chairman and chief executive of one of Yorkshire’s best-known businesses, Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate, was yesterday (14 July) presented with an honorary degree by the University of Leeds in recognition of his outstanding achievements.
Deloitte Frog Makes Leap for Yorkshire-based Rainforest Charity
A new species of frog has been named after Deloitte, in recognition of the firm’s work in helping to preserve a rainforest in Tanzania as part of its involvement with Yorkshire-based charity, the United Bank of Carbon (UBoC), which it co-founded with Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate and the University of Leeds. read more…
Media Coverage
- Yorkshire-based charity helping businesses to offset their carbon emissions
Harrogate News 19 January 2012 - Business branches out to help the environment
York Press 19 January 2012 - Straight joins scheme to fight climate change
Yorkshire Post 15 December 2011 - Shepherd put down eco roots in Uganda
The Press, Thursday 24th November 2011 - Wild honoured by University
TheBusinessDesk.com 19th July 2011 - Yorkshire Business Masters 2011: Winning a "great honour"
TheBusinessDesk.com 27th April 2011 - Yorkshire Business Masters 2011: Yorkshire Pride
TheBusinessDesk.com 18th April 2011 - Video Report: 'Yorkshire Pride' takes centre stage
TheBusinessDesk.com 23rd June 2010 - Firms put climate change on the agenda
Yorkshire Evening Post 21 April 2010 - Joining forces to save the rainforests
Yorkshire Post 15 April 2010 - Bettys boss on mission to help the rainforests
TheBusinessDesk.com 12th March 2010 - Brewing for Peru
Yorkshire Post 22 September 2009 - Shortlisted Entries In Full
Yorkshire Post 8 May 2009
