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Citi Cards In January 2007, Citi Cards, along with the Arbor Day Foundation, put in motion its customer-focused "Plant-a-Tree" initiative - a program that encourages its credit card holders to switch to paperless statements, planting a tree for each conversion made. As of September 2007, more than half a million cardmembers opted to "go paperless" and trees were planted on their behalf. |
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Smith Barney In an effort to reduce paper use and plant trees, Smith Barney, a member of Citi, is encouraging clients to enroll in electronic statement delivery. For each client account enrolled from April 27 through September 30, Smith Barney will plant a tree on the client's behalf. |
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Citibank, N.A. Citibank, a member of Citi, committed to provide funding to the National Arbor Day Foundation to plant one tree in U.S. national forests for each Citibank client that converted to paperless statements. Through the program, which ran from May through July, we are pleased to announce that more than 32,000 trees will be planted. |
Comcast
Comcast is asking its customers in Michigan to receive information electronically, and in return, a tree will be planted in the Huron-Manistee National Forests for every customer who goes paperless. These trees will clear the air, clean the water, and provide habitat for the endangered Kirtland's Warbler.
Deluxe Corporation
Deluxe Corporation, the worlds largest manufacturer of consumer checks, has created a check design titled Arbor Day and donates a portion of the designs sales to The Arbor Day Foundation. This Minneapolis-based company contributes $1 from every order of its Great Forest check line to support the Foundation's tree-planting and educational programs.
Doubletree Hotels
Doubletree Hotels and its properties throughout the country worked with The Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees and educate children about nature. During this past spring, more than 10,000 first-through-fifth grade students in 160 communities across North America participated in activities and events that empower a new generation to celebrate the earth and its natural resources. In total, more than 8,600 trees were planted.
Doubletree is challenging people across North America to be part of what could become a 50,000 tree planting pledge across America in just one month!
Fetzer
The Fetzer Green Tour is a nationwide celebration of the growing movement to sustain our planet. In addition to providing tips for earth-friendly living, Fetzer will make a donation to the Foundation to have one tree planted for every person that signs into the event during the tour, to plant a total of 20,000 trees planted in a national forest.
Frito Lay
Frito-Lay is once again encouraging local communities to plant trees by giving away a total of 50,000 trees to qualifying organizations. To see what else we're working on, or to apply for free trees, click here.
Home Depot
The Home Depot Foundation sponsored the planting of over 1,100 new trees in 10 cities across the country this spring. Hundreds of school children, local Home Depot employees and other volunteers worked hard to add some much needed green to our cities around the country.
HSBC
HSBC has renewed their commitment to plant trees in our nation's forests for a second year. In 2007, the company planted 100,000 trees. This year, with the help of their customers, they will continue to go paperless to plant trees. For each qualifying paperless transaction made by their customers through December 31, 2008, the company will plant one tree with the Arbor Day Foundation.
John Deere
John Deere is the exclusive equipment provider for the lawn care and general maintenance of Arbor Day Farm. John Deere promotes the efficient, responsible use of natural resources while preventing or minimizing unfavorable impacts -- a commitment reflected in the energy-efficient systems and equipment they design and produce.
Mary Kay
As part of their "Pink Doing Green" campaign, Mary Kay Inc. has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 100,000 trees in America's national forests in 2008. This positive action taken today will have everlasting impact on our
environment, changing the quality of life for future generations. To learn more about the "Pink Doing Green" program, please visit their website.
Memorex
Memorex, a portfolio brand of Imation Corp (NYSE: IMN), has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees in America's National Forests. For each Memorex ReNew product sold exclusively at Target through November 30, 2007, Imation will make a donation to plant up to three trees. For more information on qualifying Memorex products, please visit memorexelectronics.com.
Nebraska Book Company
Through its Buy A Book, Build A Forest campaign, Nebraska Book Company, with the help of college students across America, has made a donation to plant 100,000 trees in the Greater Yellowstone Region.
Progressive
Progressive, the country's third largest auto insurer, has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees and help rebuild our national forests. For each car insurance customer who opts to use less paper and do business electronically by enrolling in Progressive's Paperless Policy option, the company will plant a tree in a U.S. National Forest. So far, Progressive has committed to planting over 200,000 trees, and that number is growing quickly! To learn more, visit progressive.com.
Riso
In March 2008, RISO, Inc., a leading manufacturer of environmentally friendly high speed printers and digital printing technology, partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to
plant 100,000 trees over the course of four years. These trees will help replant national forests in the US damaged by fires or disease.
RISO printers and digital duplicators have a lower environmental impact as compared to other printing technologies like photocopiers or laser printers. RISO has pledged to plant 100,000 trees on behalf of its customers and reseller network to further reduce the environmental impact of these other technologies.
Toyota
Toyota has provided invaluable support to the Foundation’s environmental education programs for youth. Toyota sponsors the Foundation’s annual Arbor Day National Poster Contest for fifth graders and has provided funding for the updated Grow Your Own Tree kit and production of the educational video, “ Arbor Day: the Holiday that Makes a Difference”.
Toyota's Highway to the Future
Experience the benefits of hybrid technology firsthand, and learn about the future of alternative energy at Toyota's "Highway to the Future: Mobile Hybrid Experience." Have fun. Earn prizes. Plant a tree. Make a difference! Click here to learn more.