The Mailing Room are proud to announce that we have become a 1% for the Planet Business Member. This means we are committed to giving 1% of our annual sales revenue to support environmental action by donating to vetted Environmental Partners working on a wide array of important causes.

Since its creation in 2002 by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, 1% for the Planet has certified over $500m in environmental giving by helping over 5,700 businesses support diverse environmental organizations across a range of impact areas. We are proud to join the ranks of business members by joining with whole company membership and we are excited to begin our journey of supporting the Environmental Partners performing vital work for our planet.

At a time when the world is facing environmental threat on a scale never seen before, we believe it is vital that businesses step up and take responsibility to give back for their use of our planet’s resources. We at TMR, like businesses and organisations of all scales, have benefited from the resources provided to us by our planet and we are committed to giving back. We believe we can do this through firstly reducing our own negative environmental impact, and secondly by supporting organisations that work on the ground to ensure our planet and future generations thrive.

One of the major aspects of our internal efforts to improve our environmental performance is our focus on leaving our planet in a healthy state for future generations. Through conversations with our staff this was found to be a vital driving force for change, and this is why we believe that 1% for the Planet is the perfect initiative for us to be a part of.

By becoming a 1% for the Planet whole company member, we have confidence that the funds we donate to Environmental Partners the impact areas we choose to support are supporting this vision. With Environmental Partners across four areas (Rights to Nature, Conservation & restoration, Resilient Communities, and Just economies) we are now in the process of learning about partners that would fit with our environmental ethos so that we can begin to support them with donations.

Our current environmental efforts (that can be found on our website here) support the prevention of plastic waste to landfill (TMR Give Back scheme), the switching to hybrid or electric vehicles for our entire car fleet, the shift to sustainable packaging and products, as well as many more. By supporting Environmental Partners through our 1% donations we hope to widen our impact in these areas and beyond.

We also want to ensure that our chosen Environmental Partners are personal to us as a business and represent the areas we have particular passions for. For example, as we continue to support ISA Para Surfing World & European Champion Llywelyn Williams, we will be exploring organisations that protect our planet’s oceans and waterways.

Alongside our 1% for the Planet commitment we are continuing to fund our overall CSR programme that also focusses on leaving a positive legacy for future generations because we believe that environmental and social improvements go hand in hand and can support each other for longer-lasting, stronger change. We hope that as we begin to select and support partners over the coming months, we can also begin to form a network of businesses doing good for the planet and help them to widen their own positive impacts.

We will continue to communicate our efforts with 1% for the Planet so check back here regularly to find out more about the Environmental Partners we will be supporting over the next 12 months and beyond.