Giant Corporations Protect 15,000 Square Miles of Forests in Partnership With WWF Stewardship Program

Giant Corporations Protect 15,000 Square Miles of Forests in Partnership With WWF Stewardship Program

Giant Corporations Protect 15,000 Square Miles of Forests in Partnership With WWF Stewardship Program Credit: ©WWF Four years ago, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched their Forests Forward program, partnering with big businesses to reduce deforestation and improve woodland management. A new report shows that their 26 global partners are positively impacting 15,000-sq-mi of forest—roughly equivalent to the size of Switzerland (4 million hectares or 10 million acres). Forests Forward companies like Nike, Costco, HP, PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble, are demonstrating how corporate leadership can be a positive force for nature. Since more than half of the world’s forests are managed (wholly or partly) for production, the private sector has a critical role in turning the tide on forest loss. Seven million of the total acres are either Forest Stewardship Council-certified or moving toward certification. The report reveals that the 26 companies from nine different sectors are going beyond resp…