iKOU Deliveries are proudly 100% Carbon Neutral!
As part of our initiatives to be a "Business that benefits all" - iKOU is proud to announce that all our deliveries are 100% CARBON-NEUTRAL!
The environmental projects we support for carbon-neutral status are in Indonesia, South East Asia and Papua New Guinea and protect biodiverse rainforests and vital peatland habitats from mass deforestation for plantations like Palm-Oil - an ingredient commonly used in the skincare industry, and one we proudly do not use as part of our ethics at iKOU- we are 100% Palm Oil-free.
Protecting this land helps combat climate change and also protects vulnerable, endangered species including orangutangs.
We hope it makes you feel really good to know that every time you place an order with iKOU, it is making a difference to the future of the planet!
Katingan Mentaya Project | Indonesia
The largest program of its kind, the Katingan Mentaya Project protects vital peatland in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia - one of the biggest remaining areas of in-tact peat swamp in South East Asia.
The project protects more than 149,000 hectares. The ecologically significant tropical peatlands within the project area store approximately 20 times more carbon below ground than in above-ground vegetation, highlighting their important role as a carbon sink.
This project is living proof that carbon finance can combat climate change. The largest program of its kind, it generates an average 7.5 million triple gold certified carbon credits annually; equivalent to taking 2,000,000 cars off the road each year. In partnership with local communities, the project utilises carbon revenues to ensure natural forest restoration and protection.
In partnership with 34 local villages, the project aligns with sustainable development initiatives and also boosts employment and education to enhance the wellbeing of communities.
The project also protects vital peatland habitats in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, for five Critically Endangered, eight Endangered and 31 Vulnerable species. The protected area is home to between 5 and 10% of the global populations of the Bornean Orangutan, Proboscis Monkey and Southern Bornean Gibbon.
April Salumei REDD+ Project | Papua New Guinea
Our environmental initiatives also include the April Salumei REDD+ Project, in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. A country which contains 7% of the world’s biodiversity in less than 1% of the world’s total land area.
As a result of the project, 603,712ha of virgin tropical rainforest is being conserved against planned deforestation, preventing 22.8 million tonnes of GHG emissions from being released into the atmosphere. The project also protects vital habitat for many endangered species.