To date, 40 for 40, a partnership between Parkside Architectural Tiles and World Land Trust has protected nearly half a million square metres of biodiverse habitat.
40 for 40 is a partnership between specifiers, Parkside Architectural Tiles and the World Land Trust, www.worldlandtrust.org, to protect the world’s precious natural habitats. By specifying tiles from Parkside that have 40% recycled content or above, specifiers can play an active role in saving land and species.
Since its launch (1st July 2021 – 31st March 2023), 40 for 40 has protected 484,611m2 of habitat through World Land Trust’s projects. This contribution has helped the World Land Trust to secure the future of more than 2,600,00 acres of land to date, protecting over 11,000 species. Currently, the programme is supporting land purchase in Argentina and Kenya and Parkside has committed to continuing the 40 for 40 partnership for the future.
Jonathan Wiles, director of commercial sales, Parkside, says: “When it comes to sustainability, we’re firm believers in balance and 40 for 40 is one of many ways that we look to provide specifiers with sustainable choices. With 40 for 40, specifiers are not only choosing tiles that uses less resources in their composition, but they are also contributing to the work of the World Land Trust in the protection of habitats. It’s a balanced approach that not only considers resources, but also goes someway to give back to nature.”
40 for 40 comes alongside Parkside’s status as a World Land Trust Carbon Balanced business. The trust has analysed the greenhouse gas emissions caused by the company’s daily operations, which due to work already undertaken to create better environmental practices, where certified at 405 tonnes for the year. These emissions are now balanced by carbon-rich habitat protection projects in Ecuador, Mexico and Vietnam.
Tiles that qualify under the 40 for 40 programme, including and extensive range of design tiles and specialist solutions such as the 100% British made Ethical Stone Terrazzo, can be found on the tile specialist’s website.
To find out more about Parkside’s work in becoming a more sustainable business, visit www.parkside.co.uk/sustainability/
For further information, 0116 276 2532, info@parkside.co.uk, www.parkside.co.uk
