What your plan actually does
At no extra cost, we plant a tree in our own forest in Congo for every new subscription, and we support certified climate projects with CO₂ credits. Here you can read what that has achieved so far, with certificates and reports you can check yourself.
In figures
What we’ve done so far
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21,831
Trees planted
In our own forest in Ibi Village, Congo.
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25,000
Our goal
The number of trees we want to plant in the first phase of the forest in Ibi Village.
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153.3 t
CO₂ credits allocated by our customers
Since 2023, to five certified projects.
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5
Projects in Ibi Village
School, water, farmers, bees and a health post, supported by UNDO members.
Our approach
How we go about it
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We plant in our own forest
The UNDO forest in Ibi Village is fully ours. Families from the area plant and look after the trees, together with our partner GI-AGRO.
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We buy certified CO₂ credits
From five projects with recognised certification, such as Gold Standard, Puro.earth and Verra. From biochar to safe drinking water. Every certificate is online.
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We show our own emissions
We have UNDO’s CO₂ footprint calculated every year. The reports are below. The certificates of the CO₂ credits are on the UNDO Removal page.
Projects
Our projects
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Ibi Village, where our own forest grows
The UNDO forest at Ibi Village, close to Kinshasa in Congo. We are turning dry savannah back into forest there, with acacias planted between maize and cassava. The forest is fully owned by UNDO and is planted with our local partner GI-AGRO.
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Restoring forest along the Amblève
Closer to home. In the Amblève area, in the province of Liège, we are thinning spruce forest weakened by the bark beetle, together with Go Forest. In its place comes mixed forest with beech, oak, larch, maple and lime.
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Growing stronger with the farmers of Ibi Village
In Ibi Village, the farmers combine acacias with cassava. This makes the soil more fertile and helps it hold together in heavy rain. With contributions from UNDO members, we buy equipment for their work.
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Making honey, strengthening nature
Families in Ibi Village keep bees. They sell the honey at the local market, and the bees pollinate the plants around the forest.
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Education in Ibi Village
Unrest in the region left the Ibi Village school out of use. We’re raising money to renovate it, so the children can go back.
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Water for Ibi Village
Because of unrest in the region, the Ibi Village water pump fell into disrepair. Residents now fetch water in jerrycans. We’re raising money to bring water back into the village.
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Health first
We pay for doctor visits and basic medicines, and renovated a local health post for the forest workers and their families in Ibi Village.
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UNDO Removal: CO₂ credits you allocate yourself
With your subscription you get CO₂ credits every month. In the app you choose which certified climate project you support with them.
Read the story UNDO Removal: CO₂ credits you allocate yourself
Do more yourself
In the app, you have a say
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Allocate your CO₂ credits
Every month you get CO₂ credits with your plan. You choose which certified project they support. What you don’t allocate carries over to the next month.
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Support a project in Ibi Village
The school, the water, the farmers, the bees and the health post come from a wish list of the residents themselves. Your contribution goes entirely to the project on the ground.
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Plant trees in Belgium
For an extra €1.50 a month, you plant trees along the Amblève with Go Forest.
Our own emissions
Calculated every year, and simply online.
A mobile plan also causes emissions. We have UNDO’s CO₂ footprint calculated every year and publish the report. The CO₂ credits we buy are separate from it.
The people behind it
The trees are planted by people who live there.
The acacias are planted and looked after by families from the area around Ibi Village. They earn an income from it and create firebreaks so the forest gets through the dry season.
In Belgium too
Planting trees with Go Forest
With Go Forest we are restoring forest along the Amblève, in the province of Liège. For an extra €1.50 a month, you can have trees planted there through the UNDO app. In this video, Laurent explains who UNDO is.
Frequently asked questions
About trees, credits and emissions
What is the UNDO forest?
Our own forest near Ibi Village, close to Kinshasa in DR Congo. It's fully owned by UNDO. Together with our local partner, families from the area plant acacias between maize and cassava, on dry savannah. In the first phase we aim to plant 25,000 trees.
For every new subscription we plant a tree there, and with Wild one every month. You can also support projects in the village. You can see how far we've got on the Ibi Village page.
Why does UNDO plant trees in Congo?
Around Ibi Village there's dry, degraded savannah where we can bring back forest on a large scale. That's harder in Belgium. The families who plant and look after the trees also earn an income from it, and the acacias between the crops make the soil fertile again.
We also plant in Belgium: together with Go Forest we're restoring forest along the Amblève. You'll find all projects on the Projects page.
Which projects in Ibi Village can I support?
Projects from the residents' own wish list: education, medical care, equipment for the farmers and the bees. For €0.50 a month you support a project of your choice. You can also have extra trees planted, in Congo or in Belgium, from €1.50 a month.
You'll find them in the app or in My UNDO: click SHOW ME under YOUR TARIFF. You can see what's already been done on the Projects page.
What are the CO₂ credits in my subscription?
With every subscription you get a number of CO₂ credits every month, at no extra cost. In the app they're called KGs. You assign them yourself to a certified climate project of your choice, in the UNDO Removal section. What you don't assign rolls over to the next month.
These credits support climate projects. They don't reduce the emissions of your phone use. You'll find which projects they are, with their certificates, under UNDO Removal.
How do I assign my CO₂ credits?
In the app or in My UNDO:
Go to SUSTAINABILITY. There you see your emissions for this month, calculated based on your device, charging and your usage.
Click UNDO REMOVAL and choose the project you want to support.
Confirm. Your credits go to the project you chose.
Want to support more projects? You can add extra credits, see the question "Can I add extra CO₂ credits?".
How does the app calculate my emissions?
From four parts:
Your device. The emissions from making your device, with a difference between new and refurbished. We use the environmental reports of manufacturers such as Apple, Huawei and Fairphone.
Charging. An estimate based on how long your device charges.
Your usage. The energy the network uses for your calls, texts and data.
Your SIM card. The one-off emissions from making and shipping your SIM card or eSIM.
What is UNDO Removal?
With UNDO Removal we buy certified CO₂ credits from projects worldwide, verified against recognised standards such as Gold Standard, Puro.earth and Verra. With the credits in your subscription, you decide which project you support.
Since 2023, our customers have allocated 153.3 tonnes of CO₂ credits this way to five projects. Three remove CO₂ from the air, with biochar, enhanced weathering and storage in concrete. Two avoid emissions, with safe drinking water and biogas. You'll find the volume and certificate per project on the UNDO Removal page.
The UNDO app
Your usage, your invoice and your CO₂ in one app.
Track your data and minutes, view your invoices and see how much CO₂ your phone use causes. With your CO₂ credits, you choose which climate project you support.
