ODRPlat

First carbon neutral online dispute resolution platform provider in the world

How did ODRPlat become carbon neutral?

ODRPlat set out from the beginning to be an environmentally friendly company by having employees work from home and setting up our ODR platform in a carbon neutral data centre. However, that still left ODRPlat with a carbon footprint.

We calculated using the Carbon Trust SME calculator our carbon footprint for 12 months from March 2020 to February 2021. It came out at just over 4.5 tonnes of carbon emissions. People working at home and visitors to our website create carbon emissions which we can’t mitigate in any other way than through carbon offset.

Elements of the calculation:

  • Mobile phones

  • Video Calls

  • Laptops

  • Email/Internet

  • Kettles

  • Heating

  • Lighting

  • ODRPlat company website

  • ODRPlat ODR Platform

Calculation does not include car, train or plane use as it is not anticipated these modes of transport will be used for company business up to February 2021.

We had decided to double the calculated offset figure to cover any elements missed, which brings us up to 9 tonnes of carbon offset required.

ODRPlat has become carbon neutral by purchasing 10 tonnes of carbon offset through using United Nations Certified Emissions Reductions (CER).

The project is located in the river Santana in the Central West of Brazil, State of Mato Grosso in the municipality of Nortelândia.

The project is located in the river Santana in the Central West of Brazil, State of Mato Grosso in the municipality of Nortelândia.

ODRPlat Carbon Offset Project

The project was developed by Firenze Energética S/A, a private company that is part of the Interalli Group. Interalli Group, based in Curitiba, Brazil, has diverse operations, including technological development of seeds and planting, port terminal facilities, logistic systems, export and import of commodities, and hydroelectric energy generation plants.

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The project generates electricity from a renewable source. Unlike large hydroelectric facilities, Sanatana I, a plant with an installed capacity of 14.75 MW, has virtually no environmental impact. This project uses natural resources efficiently and contributes to sustainable development in Brazil.

The project generates electricity from a renewable source (hydroelectric source), through the small hydro power plant Santana I.

The installed capacity of Santana I is 14.75 MW. It is located on the Santana river bank, in the city of Nortelândia, state of Mato Grosso, in the central-eastern region of Brazil. In contrast to large hydroelectric power plants, this plant uses a small reservoir and has virtually no environmental impact. This is an important factor because small plants use natural resources efficiently, avoiding the negative environmental and social impacts of large fossil-fuel-based hydroelectric or thermo electric facilities.

The project contributes to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions because it reduces the need to burn fossil fuels to generate  power. It also has a positive impact in the community. As part of the project implementation, Interalli Group built for the population of Nortelandia the playground Nortefly Beach Children's Park. Finally, the project, approved by the Brazilian government, helps to achieve the sustainable development objectives of the country.