With the festive season just around the corner, it’s a time to wind down & reflect on the year just gone, while also looking ahead to the year to come. We all have our own traditions and rituals for this time of the year. But, one tradition which is practically universal all around the world is the humble Christmas Tree. 

But, how did these natural, evergreen pillars become a festive superstars?

We are so proud to say that at the start of November, over the course of two weeks, Power Right (CoolPartner 021) were involved with DIY SOS Big Build Ireland. If this wasn’t enough, we are delighted that they used two other incredible CoolPartners, Midsummer (039) & Fortus (005) as suppliers for the big build.

We are delighted to announce our brand new member’s area, The CoolTribe.

We have been working hard on building this area over the last few months for our partners, customers, followers or anyone interested in climate action.

A massive congratulations to the Na Deise U15 Ladies Football Team who had a fantastic win last month in the Waterford Division 1 County Final in Dungarvan.

On Friday 14th of October, John McMahon and Emmet Hogan from RE:SURE | A Fortus Company will be sleeping out in Dublin for just one night to shine a light on homelessness in Ireland and raise vital funds for Focus Ireland.

Last week, the Cloudforests team took a trip to Cloudforests Three in Doonaha on the Loop Head Peninsula, in Clare.

Yesterday, our CEO Bernard Pender & Head of Community, Alan O’Donovan took a trip to Tallaght to meet John Kiberd & Co from Stepping Stone Forests.

Stepping Stone Forests is a community-based project which aims to small, urban, densely planted woodland using native species of trees and shrubs (otherwise known as a “Stepping Stone Forest’). Due to the dense nature of the planting, the trees and shrubs grow very rapidly. This method is inspired by the work of world-renowned botanist Prof. Akira Miyawaki.

Washing machines use up to 19 billion cubic meters of water annually. They also emit an estimated 62 million tonnes of CO2-eq greenhouse gases each year.

Humankind marked a grim milestone last month as we reached ‘Overshoot Day’ for planet earth. 

Earth Overshoot Day is the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for the year. It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.

Consumption of Coffee worldwide for 2020/21 is projected to be 167.23 million bags. This is an increase of 1.9% for the year 2019/20. With all this Coffee, comes a lot of waste. We bin an estimated 22,000 single-use coffee cups every hour in Ireland.

Last week, Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd. (CoolPartner 40) had the honour of welcoming students from the Development Education Centre, St Vincent’s, Navan Road, to the Luas Broombridge Depot in Dublin.

Each week on our One Little Thing Series, we will have one small action which any individual can take to fight Climate Change, which when done collectively in our community (and beyond) can make a big difference!

This week we are discussing how Riding your bike, even once a week, instead of driving can make a huge difference.

We are 044 - A big welcome to Kilbaha Gallery who join our CoolPartner Community today, 04.08.22

Do you want to Bring Bees & Butterflies into your garden this summer by sowing wildflowers in your garden?

Then, why not try our One Little Thing this week & create a small wildflower patch in your garden.

Each week on our One Little Thing Series, we will have one small action which any individual can take to fight Climate Change, which when done collectively in our community (and beyond) can make a big difference!