Bumboo say "In line with our vision to make forests abundant and protected, we are proud to have planted 77,369 trees in partnership with Eden Reforestation on 2023". 

"We also proposed an amendment to our articles of association to acknowledge all of our stakeholders and our aim to create a positive impact on society and the environment, in line with B Corp guidelines".

The  Eden Project IS making a difference

The Project reports: 'The heart of our mission is to see the communities we work with holistically transformed.

At each of our reforestation project sites, we start with a bottom-up approach. Our first connections are always with local communities, and our most important relationships are with local leaders, all of whom want a thriving local environment. Our role is to provide economic incentives and planting techniques to support them in restoring their local environment and economy in the ways they know to make sense.

Since we began our work in 2005, communities have gone from living under oppressive indentured servitude in degraded areas to receiving a living wage working to restore their local environment'.

Although Bumboo has concluded its four year relationship with the Eden Project the experience has culminated in a huge learning curve by investing in communities where reforestation is taking place. 

Bumboo has taken this learning curve into their working relationship with the bamboo farmers. This is what they say: "Our bamboo is cultivated and harvested in Sichuan province. The FSC certified area comprises 35 villages with an estimated 55,000 bamboo farmers. We source from a combination of supplier companies (65%) and cooperatives (35%), with no single supplier accounting for more

than 5% of the total bamboo purchased", 

"It is widely acknowledged that bamboo cultivation supports rural livelihoods and local economic development. Anecdotal evidence from our partner factory suggests that the income of tens of thousands of farmer households has been directly increased through our sourcing activities".

"We use internationally recognised ISO and BSCI standards to assess partner operations in China, where relying on third party inspections is necessary. These are carried out by reputable auditors, updated annually to provide consistent visibility into production facilities".