In an era where ESG commitments are under scrutiny and accusations of greenwashing abound, Latvia-based Carbon Less Future (CLF) offers companies a radical alternative: grow your trees where people can see them. Literally.
CLF's glazed-walled container farms cultivate up to 33,600 saplings per cycle using vertical farming technology, right on corporate premises, in public plazas, or near schools. For companies aiming to meet EU Taxonomy and ESG requirements, the system offers visibility, compliance, and credibility.
Making reforestation visible
"You can walk by and watch the trees grow, then go plant them yourself," says Aigars Jacuks, COO and Co-founder at CLF. "It's a full-cycle system: not just visibility, but climate action."
The first CLF container was placed in the Latvian city of Gulbene. Students from nearby schools visit regularly, watching the slow but steady progress of pine saplings stretching toward the LED sun. "It's part farm, part educational tool, and part sustainability billboard."
The exterior includes info boards with facts about deforestation and reforestation. "We want to start conversations," Jacuks says. "Most people don't realize how urgent this issue is."
From passive donation to active participation
Rather than simply donating to third-party offset schemes, CLF allows companies to grow trees themselves and donate them directly to reforestation projects. "It's a powerful shift from passive carbon credits to hands-on carbon sequestration."
"A lot of projects are just greenwashing," Jacuks says. "This is different. Employees can visit the container, see the growth, and even take part in planting."
CLF offers both rental and purchase options, with full maintenance included. According to Jacuks, most companies prefer the year-long subscription model, which includes logistics, technical support, and growth cycle management. "It's like Spotify for trees."
Corporate climate strategy meets CEA
Designed to align with EU sustainability frameworks, the containers come equipped with smart monitoring systems and are compatible with future upgrades like solar panels and rainwater collection.
CLF is currently in talks with major global corporations and cities in the United States, including promotional efforts with a distribution partner in Miami. "We've had a lot of interest," says Jacuks. "Everyone wants a solution that's visible, measurable, and local."
More than marketing: A system for impact
The container's thermowood cladding, full-spectrum lighting, and modular shelving system are engineered for both aesthetics and performance, but its real value lies in the systemic change it enables: turning sustainability from a line item in a report into a living, growing reality.
"It's a great PR tool," Jacuks admits, "but more importantly, it's a real environmental solution."
For more information:
Carbon Less Future
Aigars Jacuks, COO and Co-founder
[email protected]
www.clf.earth