Today, we are facing an ecological crisis that has no precedent in the history of human civilization: climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, air pollution, floating islands of plastic garbage in the oceans and soil loss are just a few of the problems caused by the excessive pressure exercised on natural resources and the biosphere’s capacity to absorb waste and by-products of human activities.

At this point, it is evident that the model which most of our economic and social activities were developed upon – a linear model, the model of “take, use and dispose”, without concern for the negative impacts on society and environment generated by the excessive use of non-renewable energy and materials – cannot work anymore. We got to the point where una-tantum or marginal solutions are simply not enough anymore.

Rather, it is necessary to adopt forward-looking and structural strategies, measures and policies that allow reducing and avoiding negative impacts from the beginning; only in the end, once all the avoidable negative impacts have been avoided, we should support those who, every day, restore and take care of nature with activities that generate positive impacts (such as CO2 capture and conservation or biodiversity conservation), so that we can leave a better world behind us than the one we came into. In doing so, we will also be able to respond to people demanding, with a stronger voice than ever before, more nature and wellness; we will be able to surround ourselves with the growing part of the increasingly sensitive population that asks politicians and companies to make value-based, coherent and sustainable decisions – and that rewards those who do it.

For this reason, we developed the MARC approach, an approach to accompany people and organizations along a journey of environmental and social responsibility. Because we recognise that focusing on emissions is not enough, the MARC approach is a climate and nature positive approach, which addresses environmental impacts holistically, from water to biodiversity, from air to forests. The path is not always easy and always requires commitment and dedication. However, getting there is not the only thing that matters: valuing each single step and achievement of this journey is fundamental.

The 4 phases of MARC:

We will help you to measure the impacts of your company with tools such the Carbon Footprint, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), ISO, etc.

Becoming aware of the environmental impacts of your products and services and associated activities is the first step to designing and implementing effective strategies to reduce them.

Based on the measurement of your impacts and with the support of the Etifor Climate-Positive List (a collection of international best practices created and constantly updated by Etifor) we will help you to reduce the impacts of your activities.

Climate change and its consequences (e.g. droughts, floods, stricter regulations, reputational risks, etc.) can jeopardize your products and activities. We will help you to understand which risks you company might face and how to reduce or eliminate them.

We will help you to define a goal that is aligned with your company’s values and capacities, such as: being climate neutral by 2030; being climate positive by 2040 (i.e. better than climate neutral by leaving a better world behind you than you came into by supporting activities that capture more CO2 then emitted by your company). You can choose among the numerous projects in our portfolio, which has been designed to protect the environment and people’s wellbeing (e.g. creation of new forests, conservation of existing forests, protection of rivers, creation and maintenance of green spaces for recreational and touristic use, etc.), that will allow you to achieve your goals and tell the whole journey you undertook.

WHY OUR CLIENTS CHOOSE THE MARC APPROACH?

Materiality

Materiality is a concept relating to the importance or significance of what it is being considered. In other words, it means going straight to the point in a quick and precise way. The MARC approach is material because, starting from the measurement of impacts, it allows for the concentration of efforts on certain activities undertaken by the company, i.e. the most relevant in terms of impacts.

It is good for your company

Increased efficiency, lower costs, higher customer loyalty, better reputation and increased competitivity are just a few of the advantages that environmental and social responsibility paths can deliver. While sensitivity towards sustainability and related topics keeps increasing, the evidence that “being virtuous pays back” keeps accumulating as well, and companies themselves confirm it: there are more people than ever willing to reward companies and organizations that commit to coherent, value-based and sustainable paths.

It is good for the environment and people: forèstasi!

Each impact we can avoid means less harm for people and environment alike. Moreover, the projects in our portfolio respect the highest standards of technical, environmental, social and economic quality (e.g. FSC®, GSTCTM, etc.) and deliver multiple benefits: they capture and conserve CO2, cool down the cities in summer months, give shelter to biodiversity, avoid soil erosion, capture air pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, etc.), protect water bodies and much more. We coined a specific term to describe the feeling of wellbeing that you will feel when immersing yourself in our projects in nature: forestasi!

It values each step of your journey

Too often, companies approaching sustainability are only able to value a small part of the process. With MARC, on the contrary, you can tell the whole story, valuing all of it.

Quality assured, all over the world

We develop projects all over the world, and quality is always guaranteed by the highest third-party certification standards (FSC, GSTC, etc.)

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