Mary Kay Inc releases report detailing partnership with Arbor Day Foundation

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 -- Following International Day of Forests and World Tree Day, Mary Kay Inc, a global leader in corporate stewardship and sustainability, is releasing a report detailing its long-standing partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

According to a statement, together, Mary Kay Inc and the Arbor Day Foundation have planted over 1.2 million trees worldwide, making a measurable impact on climate change, CO2 emissions, and reforestation.

“Globally, around 18 million acres of trees are lost each year. To raging wildfires, insects, disease, climate change, and more, the need for reforestation is dire,” said Chief Operating Officer at Mary Kay Inc, Deborah Gibbins.

“Mary Kay has a footprint in markets around the world—so we must do what we can to protect it. Our partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation allows us to provide a more sustainable future for generations to come.”

Mary Kay’s latest trees report details three cumulative benefits to planting trees through the work the partnership has completed so far. They are Carbon, Water and Air.

Carbon involves planting, protecting, and managing trees which absorb carbon in that as trees grow, carbon is removed from the atmosphere into trunks, roots, and branches;

Trees and forests play a vital role in water quality and quantity whereby, healthy trees and forests reduce soil erosion, filter stormwater and agricultural irrigation, enhance rainfall infiltration, and reduce surface runoff; and,

Air is another factor whereby, trees produce oxygen that we breathe in. In addition, trees remove air pollution by lowering air temperature, by releasing water into the atmosphere, and by filtering particulates.

In 2021, Mary Kay Inc completed six main planting projects in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. These included 7,000 trees in Brazil’s Indigenous Fire Recovery Project; 26,496 trees in the Mississippi River Valley; and, 49,004 trees in Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base.

In addition to its partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Mary Kay served as the executive producer for Forest of Hope, a documentary journey highlighting the battle to save the planet from the impending threats of climate change and destructive human behaviour.

-- BERNAMA