A software development company with around 15 people in Emilia Romagna generates approximately 18,283 kg of CO2 per year in this historical period.

• Office energy consumption: 2,475 kg of CO2, considering the average energy usage for computers, lighting, and air conditioning, with an updated emission factor of 0.18 kg CO2 per kWh.

• Home-to-work transportation: 15,560 kg of CO2, based on 15 km trips per day for 240 days a year, with an average emission of 0.2 kg CO2 per km.

• Indirect emissions: 247.5 kg of CO2, resulting from the use of cloud services and remote servers.

Each tree, over the course of its life, absorbs CO2 (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere, storing it in its woody parts. This process removes CO2 from the atmosphere, and its effects are even greater when trees are given the conditions to grow and live for a long time.

The model uses various data inputs such as the size, composition, and life cycle of a tree to calculate a reliable estimate of how much carbon is absorbed in the first 10 years of its life. The data for these calculations come from GlobAllomeTree, a specialized database for calculating tree carbon stocks.

These calculations are based on averages—since we cannot measure and weigh every tree every year, and some will be larger while others smaller. Across all our projects, Treedom plants an additional 5-10% of trees beyond those promised to ensure our calculations are conservative rather than overly optimistic.