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Business as usual – Trees as usual

What do a tour operator, a kitchen supplier, car manufacturer and a marketeer and distributor of consumer electronics have in common ?

They have all connected the number of products sold to a number of trees to be planted :

One tree for every Green Seat sold (Tourvest Destination Management), every spare car part manaufactured (Iveco), every kitchen installed (Interno) and 156 (small) consumer electronics distributed (Green Meets Africa).

GREEN MEETS AFRICA

As Green Meets Africa writes :

“We are deeply honored and proud to be members of the South African Reforestation Trust. Our membership signifies more than just an affiliation; it represents our unwavering commitment to the restoration and preservation of our country’s precious forests. By working hand in hand with this esteemed organization, we are taking proactive steps to ensure a greener and more sustainable future for South Africa.

We supply environmentally friendly consumer products with minimized packaging. We have partnered with the SA Forest Trust and pledge that for every 156 items we sell, we will plant a tree.

Be part of the solution, not part of the pollution. Being green is more than just buying ‘eco’. It is an unshakable commitment to a sustainable lifestyle. Do your little bit of good where you are; those little bits of good put together overwhelm the world. Forests are the lungs of our land.”

To date Green Meets Africa has contributed over 300 trees to the reforestation sites in the Grootvadersbosch Conservancy and in the Platbos Forest Reserve.  https://greenmeetsafrica.com/green-meets-africa-goes-greener/ 

IVECO SA

IVECO SA (Pty) ltd., manufacturer of Trucks, has a continuous campaign promoting sustainable, cost-effective spare parts :

IVECO-Reman-NATURALLY Powerful, ENVIRONMENTALLY Friendly-.

Iveco writes : “Iveco parts are now even greener thanks to our reforestation project. For every Reman part sold, we will plant a tree in partnership with SAReforest“. IVECO Reman parts are remanufactured using some stringent environmentally friendly processes that ensure high quality, costs-effective parts for your vehicle that run like new.”

To date, Iveco has planted over 700 trees.

https://www.iveco.com/SouthAfrica/Special-Offers/Pages/aftermarket-reman.aspx

TOURVEST DESTINATION MARKETING

Tourvest Destination Marketing is one of SAReforest’s oldest partners. The Green Seat program was implemented in 2012 to offer the Tourvest clients products that care for the planet, its people, its nature and its wildlife.

Being in Tourism, Tourvest deeply realizes that in their industry, there should be a clear focus on on our natural resources including our wildlife and our indigenous forests.

Green Seat donations are divided between the Endangered Wildlife Trust, African Home-Community Upliftment Project and the South African Reforestation Trust.

To date Tourvest has donated 3465 trees to several reforestation sites of SAReforest.

https://www.tourvestdm.com/sustainability/green-seat/

INTERENO

Kitchen manufacturer INTERENO has committed to plant a tree for every kitchen installed.

Intereno considers it very important to help to support the environment as an integral part of their business. By making kitchens, Intereno helps SAReforest to rehabilitate and expand woodlands in South Africa.

To date, Intereno has planted almost 5000 trees in the oldest reforestation site of SAReforest : Gerswolde in Farm 215 – Nature Reserve, part of the Walkerbay Protected Environment of the Walkerbay Fynbos COnservancy.

In Dutch : https://www.intereno.nl/wie-zijn-wij/co2-compensatie/

Every year, Intereno takes out a few selected clients to visit South Africa and -especually- their forest.