Denalis is a micro business - there is only me - but I still want to use the business and my products to do as much as I can to help the community.
Trees
Denalis plants a tree every month through Trees for Cities and 15% of sales of my leaf jewellery will also be donated.
Why plant trees?
They are beautiful and have environmental and mental health benefits. They produce oxygen, absorb carbon and under the right conditions can reduce pollutants by up to half. They support urban flood risk management, release water vapour, which provides a cooling effect, and provide shade. They enable our urban wildlife to live and thrive and replanting and replenishing areas can help replace many trees lost due to urban sprawl or old age. Our mental health and wellbeing can be greatly improved by being around trees and nature.
Trees for cities are the only UK charity working at a national and international level to improve lives by planting trees in cities and have been involved in planting 10,000 trees in my local park and a further 20,000, an award winning project, at a community space a short walk away.
'We get stuck in with local communities to cultivate lasting change in the neighbourhoods - whether it's revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments, or getting people excited about growing, foraging, and eating healthy food.'
Read more about Trees For Cities
Oceans
Denalis is a member of the Marine Conservation Society.
My subscription will help to support vital marine conservation projects and tackle pollution, like sewage and plastics, in the UK and UK overseas territories. It will also help safeguard marine wildlife from the largest whales to the tiniest plankton, as well as working with communites to protect the seabed.
The MCS is the UK's leading marine charity run by and for ocean lovers. It places community involvement and educational outreach at its heart. The goal is to recover the health of our ocean which covers over 70% of the planet.
As well as a monthly donation, I donate 15% of sales of any pieces from my Beach Waves collection.
Read more about the Marine Conservation Society
