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As the week long celebrations of 'National Countryside Week' come to an end, we wonder whether you have had chance to get out and about to enjoy the wonderful sights our diverse countryside has to offer. If you have - where did you go?

Launched by the Prince's Countryside Fund only last year, the main aim of 'National Countryside Week' is to support local farmers, improve the sustainability of Bristish farming and rural communities and reconnect people up and down the country with a variety of countryside issues.

Here at Rose Calendars, we have always liked and supported our vast and beautiful countryside and for years have celebrated it in the promotional calendar 'Countryside Walks', which is available as both a wall and desk calendar. The calendar brings a breath of fresh countryside air indoors and each copy comes with its own separate walks guide, so there is really no reason not to dust off those boots and get out to enjoy the fells, moors and other beautiful areas of Britain.

Back to our original question - what is your favourite countryside walk in the UK? Please let us know, we'd love to hear from you. Who knows, your walk might feature in 'Countryside Walks' one day...

It’s National Tree Week next week and we thought we’d take the opportunity to let you know about our efforts to be an environmentally conscious company here at Rose Calendars.

We have long recognised the importance of taking a more environmentally aware route in our business and undertake a number of initiatives to reassure our customers that the calendars they are purchasing are eco friendly. We only use paper from sustainable sources and a selection of our titles, our Go Green range, is printed on recycled paper, which – due to developments in paper manufacturing - is difficult to tell apart from standard paper these days. Our mailing cartons are also made from recycled board. We even collect and recycle all the drinks cans and plastic milk bottles our staff use every week.

But we don’t stop there. Just because we have done our bit, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t encourage our customers to do theirs. For that reason, all our pictorial calendars carry detailed recycling instructions. We feel that if we all do our bit, collectively, we are able to be “greener” and make an important difference to our planet.

Promotional calendars are extremely useful business gifts anyway, but if you would like to emphasise to your customers and prospects how environmentally conscious your company is, choosing a calendar printed on recycled paper is exactly the right tool which gives out a strong message in your favour. To get a better idea on just how impressive corporate calendars printed on recycled paper can be, please take a look at our Go Green range. On a broader scale, our large selection of 2010 calendars is sure to contain something suitable for your business promotion.

You can always contact us for advice, whether you’d like help choosing the right calendar for your advertisement or to check which titles best suit your budget. Our friendly team will ensure you receive the best possible service.

… is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day. 

 Since its launch in 1972, this event, also known as WED, has been marked every year on 5th June and represents one of the main vehicles through which the United Nations promotes global awareness of the environment and creates political attention.  The day’s agenda promotes an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues and advocates that everyone should be actively supporting sustainable and equitable development.

This year’s host Mexico, accountable for around 1.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, has become a leading partner in the UN’s Billion Tree Campaign, which reflects the growing role of the Latin American country in the fight against climate change.  Some 25 per cent of the trees under the campaign have been planted by Mexico - an important step, as the improved management of forests is very high on the WED’s agenda.

Rose Calendars are only too aware of the need for every individual and business to become more environmentally aware. We offer a wide range of promotional calendars printed entirely on recycled paper, our Go Green range, with one particular title standing out today. The stunningly presented Eco Calendar explores environmental issues across the planet using high quality photography and a contemporary layout. 

 The paper for our other ranges comes from sustainable sources.  This means the mills we purchase the paper from are FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified and encourage management of forestry resources in an environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable way.  In addition, all our mailing cartons are produced from recycled board.  As recycling a calendar after its use is as important as using recycled materials in the first place, we also print detailed recycling instructions on the reverse of every December leaf.

All the above initiatives aim to reassure our customers that the calendars they are purchasing are eco friendly.  If you have any questions with regards to our environmental policy or any of our products, please contact us. You may also wish to look at the complete range of 2010 calendars here.

April 22nd marks Earth Day, an annual event celebrated around the world. Established in the United States in 1970, it was created to call attention to the need for a healthy and sustainable environment. Over the past 40 years, the event has grown in popularity and is now receiving a great deal of coverage in the international media.

Cynics argue that Earth Day should be nothing special, as every day should be spent aiming for sustainable living. But all too often people need reminding of the obvious and the existence of Earth Day surely creates an excellent opportunity for local authorities, communities and companies to promote their environmental activities and concerns to a broad base.

You, too, can make a difference. What will your company do for Earth Day to stand out and capture the attention of its public? How will you let your customers, prospects, employees and shareholders know about your efforts to reduce carbon emissions, use more eco-friendly materials, reduce waste in packaging, start a recycling campaign, cut emissions, etc? Have you thought about an eco-friendly promotional calendar as a marketing tool for your company, advertising your products or services whilst at the same time highlighting how serious you take your corporate social responsibility?

As part of their range of 2010 calendars, Rose Calendars has devised a number of “Go Green” calendars, tailored to an audience that is aware of the importance of taking a more environmentally aware route in their business. Rose Calendars is determined to help businesses achieve their “green” objectives, whilst minimising the impact its own business has on our beautiful planet. This entails only using paper from sustainable sources and choosing recycled materials wherever possible. Even the calendars come with their own recycling instructions, helping the user to dispose of them in a responsible way. Find out more about Rose Calendars’ environmentally friendly and recycled calendars.

If you would like to receive a sample of one of the advertising calendars printed on recycled paper, please contact Rose Calendars. After all, seeing is believing, and we are confident we can prove to you that going green doesn’t have to mean a compromise in quality. Quite the opposite in fact, and it shows your customers and prospects that you care about planet Earth!