Officeworks Restoring Australia aims to plant two million trees by 2025
The Officeworks Restoring Australia initiative has an ambitious goal to plant two million trees across Australia by 2025.
Launched in 2017, in partnership with Greening Australia, the initiative plants two trees for every one used, based on the weight of paper-based products customers purchase at Officeworks.
The initiative is focused on restoring woodland ecosystems and improving habitat for threatened species whilst supporting rural communities.
To date, over a million trees have been planted and more than 1,700 hectares of Australia’s natural landscape have been restored through the Restoring Australia initiative.
This has created habitats for 17 threatened or endangered species including the Glossy Black-Cockatoo in South Australia and the Australian Painted Snipe in Queensland.
A new project site added in 2021 in the Strzelecki Ranges will provide critical refugia in years to come for many locally threatened species including the genetically significant Strzelecki Koala and the nationally threatened Greater Glider.
Every year more planting sites are added, currently there are 19 planting sites across the country, each with their own unique challenges. Greening Australia applies decades of expertise to identify the best course of action for each location, led by science and a commitment to protecting biodiversity.
The planting will also contribute to improving water quality outcomes by stabilising gullies, reducing sediment runoff into the creeks and rivers.
Officeworks Managing Director, Sarah Hunter, said: “We have a big goal to plant two million trees by 2025 with the help of our customers and planting partner Greening Australia.
“Through our four years of partnership with Greening Australia we’ve been able to support local landholders and communities to regenerate land where some of these natural landscapes have been lost.
“We want our customers to know that by choosing to buy their paper products from Officeworks, they’re helping to restore Australia’s natural environment.”
Greening Australia CEO, Brendan Foran, said: “Partners like Officeworks are critical in enabling Greening Australia to reach our ambitious goals for landscape restoration in Australia.
“As we face the intensifying realties of climate change and work to overcome our biggest environmental challenges, milestones like planting the one millionth tree for the Restoring Australia initiative remind us that progress is being made.
“Together, we are working to protect Australia’s unique and diverse landscapes now and into the future.”
Restoring Australia is part of Officeworks’ People & Planet Positive 2025 commitments that support the aspirations of their team members and communities, reducing environmental impacts, and sourcing products in sustainable and responsible ways.
For more information on the initiative visit: www.officeworks.com.au/restoringaustralia
