What's the point?
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Let's face it, sometimes when you're concentrating on the day to day side of your work it's hard to appreciate the bigger picture. It's in our nature to always try and tick off one more task before stepping back to survey the fruits of our labour.
But when we do these are the things that give us satisfaction:
With this in mind, while we've never been wealthy enough to invest as individuals, back in 2015 we decided we could plan to take a chunk of EMSM turnover and invest in schemes that really make a difference. We moved fast, the plan came together and we started investing. We're adding new investements each year and you can take a look at all the projects listed on this page. Any ideas for future schemes are always welcome. For the first few years of EMSM we posted fairly traded chocolate and a home made card to all our advertisers and clients for the festive season. Around 2019, we decided to donate the equivalent amount to charity instead. The charities include: Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Homeless Oxfordshire, Oxford Mutual Aid and Peru Support Group. We also loan small amounts and have decided to help Bicycle Barns with their sustainable bike shelter project. |
Ecossol PV - Solar
visit project DistGen Hinton - Wind visit project Rumbling Bridge Community - Hydro visit project Southill Community Energy - Solar visit project Living Power - Bioliquid visit project Atlantis - Tidal visit project Mean Moor Wind Farm - Wind visit project ILI Pump Storage - Hydro visit project Orbital Marine Power (Orkney) - Tidal visit project Oxford Low Carbon Hub - Mixed visit project Iduna - Shared EV infrastructure visit project UPP - Community Cinema visit project Pedal and Post - Sustainable transport visit project We know we can't change the world on our own, but we want to be part of a world-changing network of organizations and individuals. This gives us purpose in life. The point here, is to make environmental sense, business sense, social sense and common sense. |
