Motordepot, who became the UK ‘s first car retailer to offset the emissions of all cars sold last year have continued their green streak and with the help of the Plant a Tree Today (PATT) Foundation have planted 2,340 trees and hedges at South Cave Sporting Club. The company has already offset over 20,000 tonnes of Co2 in the opening six months of a partnership with iOffset, a carbon streaming service, and is determined to continue driving conversations towards a carbon neutral future. “We have seen a real sea-change in attitudes towards climate change and the initiatives and projects which help fight it,” said Motordepot Managing Director, Stephen Butterley. “We are seeing a really positive response from our customers with 83 per cent citing that knowing their emissions were offset was a significant influence on their purchase decision and encouragingly more than half telling us they would display a sticker in their car to promote their iOffset status.” While Motordepot’s twelve showrooms across England are currently closed due to government lockdown restrictions, the company are still recording impressive sales figures with Click and Collect and Home Delivery options. With every car sold seeing it’s emissions offset for the first year or 10,000 miles of ownership, the company is well on track for meeting their target of seeing 50,000 tonnes of carbon offset in the first year of their partnership with iOffset. And it is possible the green thinking could drive even more sales. Butterley continued. “We are seeing a real response to this initiative on digital channels and the recent inclusion of iOffset within the Auto Trader search results has been really positive as we see untapped consumer demand for climate action translate into additional advert views, enquiries and ultimately year on year sales growth!” “We are pleased that Motor Depot chose to support local tree planting in addition to the work they support via offsetting projects and it’s great to see how local companies are seeing the opportunity to do the right thing and support project both around the world and also in their own backyard almost” Dr Andrew Steel – Director, PATT Foundation Through their partnership with iOffset, Motordepot helps fund some of the world’s leading high impact carbon reduction projects accredited by Gold Standard (WWF), Verra and the United Nations.