HP Inc. and the Arbor Day Foundation are teaming up on a pledge to plant one million trees by the end of 2020, saying “this is the crucial decade for addressing climate change.”
During Climate Week (Sept 21-27, 2020), HP has showcased its commitment to a low-carbon, circular economy through protecting, restoring, and promoting sustainable forests, while setting goals and intentions to reduce consumption, including a pledge to reduce potable water consumption in global operations by 35% by 2025.
Since announcing its forest-positive vision for printing in 2019, HP has donated more than $12 million to NGO partnerships to protect forests, improve responsible forest management, and develop science-based targets for forests. Its expanded commitment to the Foundation will drive high-impact tree planting initiatives, including the restoration of California forests devastated by the 2018 Carr and Camp wildfires.
“At HP, we believe the science that confirms this is the crucial decade for addressing climate change and know that ensuring access to critical natural resources like forests and water is a key part of a global solution,” says Ellen Jackowski, chief sustainability and social impact officer at HP. “By collaborating with organizations such as the Arbor Day Foundation, we are helping restore and preserve the world’s forests for generations to come.”
Since January 2020, through its partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation HP has also contributed toward reforestation in California, Michigan, Florida and the Mississippi River Valley. The company honoured HP employees by planting one tree for each of HP’s 55,000 employees around the world. HP employees voted to plant these trees in California, Ireland, Brazil, Indonesia and Texas.
“Forests are a critical tool not only to remove carbon from the atmosphere, but also to mitigate the immediate impacts of the changing climate disasters on people, wildlife and critical ecosystems around the globe,” said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation. “By restoring tree loss, committed partners like HP are making a significant investment in our health and well-being now and for generations to come.”
The Arbor Day Foundation partnership adds to a five-year $11 million commitment HP made in September 2019 to protect 200,000 acres of forest in China and Brazil, an area equal to the size of New York City, by collaborating with World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
All HP branded paper is now deforestation-free, and HP is on track to derive all paper-based product packaging from certified and recycled sources by the end of 2020, with a preference for virgin fibre from FSC-certified sources.
For additional details on this event and/or to register, visit https://climateweeknyc.org/event/can-push-trees-tip-scale
