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OUR ENVIRONMENT Offsetting our carbon emissions
As a Toitū net carbonzero certified company, we purchase Co-benefits include:
carbon credits to offset all carbon emissions we have been
unable to eliminate, ensuring that Excel Digital is a net 1 A considerable improvement in the health of
carbonzero company. families due to better air quality in their homes
For this year’s carbon credits, we have chosen to fund the 2 A substantial reduction in household expenditure
on charcoal
Gyapa cookstoves project in Ghana. The Gyapa cookstove
is a low-cost, locally manufactured, charcoal-burning, 3 Assists with the local economy and employment, as
fuel-efficient stove that reduces the amount of charcoal all the stoves are manufactured locally
needed for cooking by up to 50 percent, significantly
reducing carbon emissions. The Gyapa cookstove project resonated with us as not only
do the stoves assist with lowering carbon emissions, but
Ghana currently has one of the highest deforestation they help to significantly improve the health and finances
rates in West Africa, primarily due to the high demand of everyday people in Ghana.
for charcoal used as cooking fuel. The Gyapa cookstove
significantly reduces a household’s fuel needs and is For more information on the Gyapa cookstove project, go
therefore helping to slow the country’s deforestation rate. to www.gyapa.com.
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