Green Worldwide Shipping®, a leading U.S.-based provider of international freight forwarding, global trade compliance and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that through the continuation of our Green Tree Initiative, Green has donated 390,000 trees to Trees for the Future since the start of the program in 2019.
Under the Green Tree Initiative, the Company has pledged to plant a tree for each customer, employee, and shipment on a quarterly basis.
The program is just a part of the Company’s long-term sustainability vision. In March, Green launched a freely accessible CO2 calculator that provides shippers with a tool to estimate Scope 3 carbon emissions. For companies interesting in mapping their supply chain’s greater carbon footprint, request a demo of the comprehensive multi-vendor CO2 mapping solution. Green also provides access to carbon mitigation and reform solutions, such as sustainable fuels, certified offsets, and carbon restricted routings.
“We must be progressive and thorough when planning our path for carbon reduction. There are many solutions on the market and even more on the way, which gives everyone options for how they reach their carbon goals,” says Thomas Jorgensen, President & CEO, Green Worldwide Shipping. “We are proud to partner with Trees for the Future for the fourth year in a row and are committed to helping them reach 1 Billion Trees by 2030.”
WHY TREES?
Trees are magnificent organisms that can help combat the negative effects of climate change. Trees provide oxygen, habitats, food, fuelwood, animal fodder, and much more.
WHY FOREST GARDENS?
A Forest Garden is a combination of trees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables, and grains, strategically planted to support one another, the land, and farmers.
Forest Gardens are agroforestry systems that incorporate trees to protect the land, improve the soil, and increase harvests. As opposed to the common approach to agriculture known as monocropping (planting and harvesting one crop), Forest Gardens are home to a diverse array of species, including food, resource, and medicinal crops – allowing a farming family to improve their nutrition and stabilize their income.
Lastly, Forest Gardens optimize space used in an area and increase the quality and frequency of harvests so that the farmer can get the most out of their land and the growing seasons.
WHAT IS CARBON SEQUESTRATION?
Carbon sequestration is a natural process in which organic matter (trees, plants, soil) takes in carbon dioxide and stores the carbon. Trees and organic matter are naturally built to store carbon over many years. Because the trees Forest Garden farmers are planting remain on the land for generations, the Trees for the Future approach supports long-term carbon sequestration.
On average, a Forest Garden offsets 144.64 metric tons of carbon dioxide per acre of land over 20 years.
ACTIVE TREE PROJECTS
Right now, Trees for the Future has projects in Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. Trees for the Future also works in Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, and The Central African Republic through partnerships. Trees for the Future offers remote training to anyone who needs it through their Forest Garden Training Center.
READ THE TREES FOR THE FUTURE 2021 IMPACT REPORT
TREES FOR THE FUTURE
Trees for the Future (TREES) is an international development 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that meets a triple bottom line by planting trees for poverty alleviation, hunger eradication, and healing the environment.
Through their Forest Garden Approach, Trees for the Future trains farmers to plant and manage Forest Gardens that sustainably feed families, raise incomes by 400 percent, and end deforestation.
Since 1989, TREES has planted over 150 million trees. For more information, visit https://trees.org.
Discover more about Green Worldwide Shipping’s commitment to sustainability, visit https://www.greenworldwide.com/sustainability/
