Spradling_SSA_2021

EMISSIONS AND CO 2 e REFORESTATION PROJECTS INTHE NORTHERN ZONE OF COSTA RICA. BOSQUEVIVO OSA PROJECT IN COSTA RICA. REFORESTACIÓN CUSTODIAR PROJECT IN COLOMBIA. PEQUEÑA CENTRAL HIDROELÉCTRICA FLORIDA II IN COLOMBIA. Gas emission offset, Planting of commercial timber species A 648 hectare area located within the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve Replacement of cattle farms with commercial forest plantations in order to protect the soils and water Reduces the country’s carbon emissions by displacing the generation of thermal power plants 3 2 ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION CO 2 EMISSIONS AND OFFSET During 2020, we emitted 19,848 ton- CO 2 Aware of our impact, in a responsible and voluntary way, Spradling Group ® made this reason, we annually dedicate a total investment of more than $100,000, which is intended to offset 100% of direct emissions We offset these emissions through actions that allow us to distribute our impact Change: • Reforestation Projects in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica In collaboration with the National Forest Fund (FONAFIFO, for its acronym in Spanish) we have participated in a process to offset greenhouse gas emissions, by paying for environmental services (PSA, for its acronym in Spanish) and planting commercial timber species in an area of • Bosque Vivo Osa Project in Costa Rica. contribute to improving the conservation of many species, in an area of 648 hectares located within the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, one of the most biodiverse obtained, 453 represent endangered achieved through the increased payment for environmental services to families with • Reforestación Custodiar Project in Colombia. It is an initiative focused on the replacement of cattle farms with commercial forest plantations, in order to protect the soils • Pequeña Central Hidroeléctrica Florida II, In Colombia. Interconnected Systemwith approximately 91,800 MWh of renewable energy per year, which, by displacing the generation of thermal power plants, reduces the REFORESTATION PROJECTS I F S I . S I S J I S I . F S I S I J I I . I I F I II I I . as e ission offset, Planting of co ercial timber species A 648 hectare area located within the olfo ulce Forest Reserve Replace ent of cattle far s ith co ercial forest plantations in order to protect the soils and ater Reduces the country’s carbon e issions by displacing the generation of ther al po er plants 3 2 NVIR M T IM SIO 2 EMI I AND OFFSET uring 2020, e e itted 19,848 ton- 2 are of our i pact, in a responsible and voluntary ay, Spradling roup ® ade this reason, e annually dedicate a total invest ent of ore than $100,000, hich is intended to offset 100% of direct e issions e offset these e issions through actions that allo us to distribute our i pact Change: • eforestation Projects in the orthern one of osta ica In collaboration ith the ational Forest Fund (FO FIF , for its acrony in Spanish) e have participated in a process to offset greenhouse gas e issions, by paying for environ ental services (PS , for its acrony in Spanish) and planting co ercial ti ber species in an area of • Bosque Vivo Osa Project in Costa Rica. contribute to i proving the conservation of any species, in an area of 648 hectares located ithin the olfo ulce Forest Reserve, one of the ost biodiverse obtained, 453 represent endangered achieved through the increased pay ent for environ ental services to fa ilies ith • eforestación ustodiar Project in olo bia. It is an initiative focused on the replace ent of cattle far s ith co ercial forest plantations, in order to protect the soils • Pequeña entral idroeléctrica Florida II, In olo bia. Interconnected Syste ith approxi ately 91,800 h of rene able energy per year, hich, by displacing the generation of ther al po er plants, reduces the We offset these emissions through actions that allow us to distribute our impact by promoting projects of a different nature relevant to the fight and mitigation of Climate Change: “Reforestation” Projects in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica In collaboration with the National Forest Fund (FONAFIFO, for its acronym in Spanish) we have participated in a process to offset greenhouse gas emissions, by paying for environmental se vices (PSA, for its acronym in Spanish) and planting commercial timber species in an area of more than 2.000 hectares. “Bosque Vivo Osa” Project in Costa Rica. It is a project aimed at obtaining images of great scientific value, which directly contribute to improving the conservation of many species, in an area of 648 hectares located within the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, one of the most biodiverse sites on the planet. Of the 1.029 records obtained, 453 repres nt endangered or threatened species. This has been achieved through the increased payment for environmental services to families with farms in the area. “Reforestación Custodiar” Project in Colombia. It is an initiative focused on the replacement of cattle farms with commercial forest plantations, in order to protect the soils and water in an area of 4.097 hectares. “Pequeña Central Hidroeléctrica Florida II”, In Colombia. This project supplies the National Interconnected System with approximately 91.800 MWh of renewable energy per year, which, by displacing the generation of thermal power plants, reduces the country's carbon emissions.