PLANTING TREES FOR OVER A DECADE
While environmental consciousness is getting a lot of attention these days, IKEA Canada is proud to have been working to help reduce CO2 levels in Canada for the past fifteen years.
Since 1996, we have partnered with Tree Canada (the largest nation-wide not-for-profit tree-planting organization in Canada), to plant over 16,000 trees through the “Pick a Tree, Plant a Tree” program.
Every holiday season, when you buy a tree from an IKEA store in Canada, IKEA Canada donates a portion of their Christmas tree sales to Tree Canada. In the spring, IKEA coworkers take part in a tree planting event in their local communities. Not only is the tree planting a fun event, it is great for the environment!
Through our "Pick a Tree, Plant a Tree" program, our co-workers have personally planted more than 16,000 trees.
A lot more than just trees
Think about the benefits of trees — they decrease CO2 in the environment, help air quality, moderate temperature, create privacy and stop noise and wind. Next holiday season when you pick up a Christmas tree from IKEA, you'll be supporting this program and the greening of Canada.
So what kind of impact will 16,000 trees have? These trees and shrubs will offset a total of over 11,700 tonnes of CO2 over the course of their lifetime, which is about 80 years.
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