ESG Close to 15 million users have helped plant over 100 million trees all over the world . These trees help to :
At a time when many are seeking to make small lifestyle changes in order to lessen their impact on the environment , one accessible solution is a click away : Ecosia , the search engine which plants trees with its ad revenue .
“ Ecosia uses Microsoft ’ s Bing algorithm for our search page , so it is extremely efficient ”, explains Christian Kroll , CEO of Ecosia . “ Furthermore , Ecosia doesn ’ t track user information permanently . All searches are anonymised after a week , so we don ’ t sell any of our data because we don ’ t know anything about you . Ecosia is an environmentally-focused search engine and a privacy-focused one too .”
• Restore landscapes
• Nourish communities
• Protect wildlife
• Neutralise CO2
What inspired you to create Ecosia ? Kroll ’ s inspiration came from the experiences he had as a young adult .
“ I went travelling when I was 18 and met some incredibly smart people who didn ’ t have the same opportunities as me ,” says Kroll . “ It made me think that I should do something that can make the world a better place . But it wasn ’ t until after university , when I spent 10 months in South America in 2006 , that I realised we needed to combat deforestation around the world .
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