Go Zero Partners

The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program works with a diverse group of partners to develop solutions to global warming. Partners range from local communities to public agencies to leading companies to committed individuals.

Biolage: This Mother’s Day Biolage and The Conservation Fund will unveil an initiative to plant more than 9,000 trees that will absorb nearly 24 million pounds of carbon dioxide over their lifetime. Beginning April 1, 2008, you can help when you purchase special co-branded Biolage products from participating salons. This year, Biolage will donate $50,000 to the Fund to support its Go Zero program. To find a salon near you, visit: www.biolage.com.

Coastal Living: The Conservation Fund worked with Coastal Living to measure the carbon dioxide emissions that resulted from the press, finishing, printing and binding of the Magazine's March 2008 issue. The first magazine in the nation to "Go Zero" for an issue, Coastal Living will make a donation to The Conservation Fund to plant trees in protected parks and wildlife refuges across the nation to offset the issue’s emissions. A national magazine that celebrates life along the coast, Coastal Living (www.coastalliving.com) is the source of inspiration and information for people who live or dream of living a coastal lifestyle. Marking 10 years of publication in 2007, Coastal Living serves a total audience of 4 million. The March issue was made possible with the support of Belgard, Bevelo, CertainTeed, Delta, Gloster, Kravet, Marvin, Pella, Peninsula at St. Simons, Uponor, and Withers Preserve.

Dell: Together with The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org, Dell has launched a joint, global carbon-neutral initiative to offset the carbon dioxide produced when customers power their computer systems. Called “Plant a Tree for Me,” the program allows customers to make a donation that will be used by the two nonprofits, The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org, to plant trees in sustainably managed forests. Dell’s commitment marks the first time a major corporation has given its customers a way to offset the emissions associated with the electricity used by their computers. Read more about the January 2008 tree planting event at Trinity National Wildlife Refuge at www.regeneration.org

Delta: To help protect and restore the special places that travelers visit, Delta has partnered with The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program. Today, when you book on Delta.com, you can make a contribution to The Conservation Fund’s Go Zero program to plant trees to offset the carbon emissions that result from your flight.

e-BlueHorizons.com: Go Zero has teamed up with e-BlueHorizons.com to enable individuals and organizations to fight climate change in two important ways -- by sequestering both carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from the atmosphere. For as little as fifty dollars, the e-BlueHorizons.com website allows visitors to counteract the effects of specific greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing and retiring verified emission “offsets”. Through its parent company, e-BlueHorizons.com earns these offsets by capturing and destroying methane gas – a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 23 times greater than carbon dioxide.

e-BlueHorizons.com will donate fifty percent of its proceeds to The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program in support of its work to fight global warming through land conservation and reforestation. The Go Zero / e-BlueHorizons.com partnership will result in significant reductions of both carbon dioxide and methane gases -- a ‘win-win’ in its truest sense.

In addition, e-BlueHorizons.com is one of only five providers of greenhouse gas offsets selected to participate in the high-profile ‘Stop Global Warming’ advertising campaign sponsored by the Ad Council and Environmental Defense.

EnergyUSA: EnergyUSA’s 4,500+ commercial and industrial customers can choose to offset the carbon dioxide emissions that result from their natural gas use by adding a contribution of $0.25 per dekatherm to their monthly bill. The company will pool its customers’ donations and pass 100% of those donations on to the Fund. For every $4.30 received from EnergyUSA as part of this effort, the Fund will plant trees intended to offset one short ton of carbon dioxide emissions equivalent from the atmosphere.

Fairmont Olympic Hotel: As the Pacific Northwest's only AAA Five Diamond hotel, a designation it has held since 1984, The Fairmont Olympic is Seattle's premier luxury hotel that offers its guests the opportunity to “zero out” the carbon emissions associated with its Lakes to Locks package – a guided sea kayaking trip on Puget Sound from South Lake Union to the Chittenden Locks that comes with Executive Suite accommodations and a $75 credit to either The Georgian or Shuckers restaurants. The hotel will match each donation, dollar for dollar to help restore native forests.

Gaiam: As part of an ongoing campaign to improve the environment, build sustainable economies and promote healthy lifestyles, The Conservation Fund and Gaiam—a lifestyle company—have together launched the world's first 'Go Zero' sustainable shipping program. The ground-breaking initiative gives Gaiam’s online customers the opportunity to add a small donation at checkout that enables the Fund’s Go Zero program to offset carbon dioxide emissions that result from product shipping. Gaiam is also offering "The Gift of Zero," a gift certificate that allows customers to purchase trees to be planted in the recipient's name.

Home Depot: The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, has entered into an agreement with The Conservation Fund to offset all carbon emissions created in 2006 by the Company’s Atlanta headquarters and a portion of emissions created by associates commuting to work and traveling on business. In the largest such carbon offset through reforestation in the United States, the Home Depot will fund the planting of thousands of trees on nearly 130 acres across metro Atlanta to offset the carbon emissions as part of The Conservation Fund’s Go Zero program.

iVillage:
iVillage worked with the Fund to create the "iVillage Forest," (www.ivillageforest.com)in which individuals can plant virtual trees as part of NBC Universal’s "Green in Universal" campaign. For just $5.00 each, individuals can log onto the forest and plant trees. For every virtual tree that’s planted online, the Fund will plant a real one in protected parks and national wildlife refuges across the nation.

Land Rover Portland: Through a donation to The Conservation Fund, Land Rover Portland offsets the carbon emissions that are produced by driving each new and Certified Pre-Owned Land Rover they sell for the first 50,000 miles. The cost of the program is covered fully by Land Rover Portland and not added to the price of any vehicle. For those who wish to compliment Land Rover Portland’s commitment, the company will also facilitate a customer contribution program, which will help fund The Conservation Fund’s most critical need – land protection.

Mass Mutual: In an effort to drive awareness of its electronic prospectus delivery option among retirement plan sponsors and participants, MassMutual's Retirement Services Division is collaborating with the Fund’s Go ZeroSM program to help address two of the world's most pressing environmental issues -- climate change and habitat loss. For every plan sponsor who replaces paper delivery with e-prospectus delivery, MassMutual will make a donation to The Conservation Fund to plant a tree in a protected forest on their behalf. Read more>

Monsanto: Monsanto’s Manufacturing and Breeding groups have partnered with the Fund to zero out emissions from the company's Manufacturing, Environmental, Safety and Health Conference in St. Louis and its Global Breeding Council Meeting in St. Louis by planting more than 320 trees in National Wildlife Refuges across the nation.

National Association of Counties: The NACo Center for Sustainable Communities joined with The Conservation Fund and its Go Zero program to neutralize the climate change impact of its 2005 Sustainable Community Awards Ceremony and Reception.

As part of its commitment to sustainable practices, NACo neutralized this event’s carbon dioxide emissions including attendee travel and venue energy use. On NACo’s behalf, The Conservation Fund has planted trees in the Mississippi Delta region. As these trees grow, they will absorb CO2 equal to the emissions of this event.

In the coming months, the NACo Center for Sustainable Communities and The Conservation Fund will introduce ways in which counties and communities can Go Zero and take action in the effort to combat climate change.

NBC Universal: Heroes: The Fund, through its Go Zero program, worked with executive producers of the Emmy-nominated hit series "Heroes" to calculate the carbon footprint of the “Heroes World Tour,” which includes air and auto travel, hotel stays, and promotional visits in eight cities across the globe. To ‘zero out’ the carbon footprint that will result from the tour, the Fund will plant 188 trees at the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge in East Texas. As the forest grows, it will provide habitat for bald eagles, bobcat and deer, and trap more than 250 tons of carbon dioxide, one of the most potent greenhouse gasses. Read more.

New Jersey Resources: New Jersey Natural Gas, New Jersey Resource’s largest subsidiary, launched the “Planting for Our Future” campaign to educate their customers about greenhouse gas emissions and what they can do to offset them through a partnership with The Conservation Fund. The company will match customers’ donations up to 10,000 trees per year. Each tree planted by The Conservation Fund costs $5 and will be used to restore native wildlife habitat. Read more.

The North Face: The world’s leading outdoor apparel and equipment company, The North Face partnered with Go Zero to offset the annual carbon dioxide emissions from its corporate headquarters, retail locations, staff travel and annual sales conference. Through the Go Zero program, the company will establish the first ‘North Face Forest’ as a lasting legacy for the company, its customers and employees.

Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles worked with the Fund to calculate and then "zero out" the carbon emissions associated with team travel on Delta Airlines for the 2007 season. This year alone, the Eagles will emit approximately 327 tons of CO2, traveling more than 9,000 miles by plane. In order to neutralize the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere through away-game air travel, the Fund will plant 850 trees in the Eagles Forest, located at Pennsylvania’s Neshaminy State Park. Read more>

Sustainable Forestry Initiative: Working with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and with support from BASF Company, the Fund zeroed out the carbon footprint of the 2007 SFI Annual Conference which brings together some 200 leading forest certification experts from North America and beyond. This diverse group includes representatives from environmental organizations; government agencies; universities; audit firms; and North America's largest forest products companies. Thanks to the support of BASF, the Fund will offset 91 tons of CO2 by planting 68 trees in protected areas across the U.S.

Syngenta: As part of its 5-year anniversary celebration, Syngenta planted a tree on behalf of each of its 4,100 employees - effectively offsetting the carbon footprint for every staff member for the special day. A high profile event with local dignitaries, corporate executives and employees was held at one of the company’s plants and featured in media throughout the region.

Travelocity: Launching the first program of its kind, Go Zero partnered with Travelocity to offer individuals a way to offset the carbon dioxide emissions associated with travel.

Travelocity is the first major online travel company to allow customers to purchase “carbon offsets” during the checkout process when they buy travel.

The carbon offsets are offered as an option that customers can add during check-out when booking a vacation package on Travelocity. A contribution of $10 offsets an average trip including air travel, a one-night hotel stay, and rental car for one person; $25 negates air travel, four-night hotel stay, and rental car for two people; and $40 equalizes the effects of air travel, four-night hotel stay, and rental car for four people.

Travelocity donates all proceeds to The Conservation Fund, and is also providing a link to The Conservation Fund web site, where donations can be made independent of any travel purchase. Go Zero purchases are fully tax deductible.
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U-Haul: U-Haul customers renting equipment at participating company locations across North America and on uhaul.com will have the option to donate to The Conservation Fund's Go Zero Program to offset carbon emissions. More than 15,400 U-Haul locations will participate, and every dollar collected by U-Haul will go directly to The Conservation Fund to support its Go Zero program.

United Talent Agency: One of the world’s leaders in the entertainment industry, United Talent Agency represents a range of high profile celebrities and top corporations. UTA’s foundation aims to engage both staff and clients in its diverse philanthropic programs. As part of its commitment to environmental stewardship, UTA worked with Go Zero to calculate and offset its carbon dioxide emissions of its headquarters and staff travel for 2006 and 2007. Thanks to its leadership, many other organizations and individuals in the entertainment industry are following its example.

Universal Studios: As part of its commitment to conservation, Universal Studios has pledged to neutralize the climate change footprint of one of its top films in 2007, Evan Almighty. Go Zero will measure the CO2 emitted from the production of the movie and neutralize that footprint by reforesting critical lands in protected areas. The partners have also launched a virtual forest at www.getonboardnow.org. For every virtual tree that’s planted online, the Fund will plant a real one in parks and national wildlife refuges across the nation.

The Walt Disney Company: An important Conservation Fund partner for many years, Disney was one of the first companies to support Go Zero. As part of its Earth Day celebration, the company incorporated the Fund’s Go Zero carbon calculator onto its high profile website and encouraged visitors to measure and offset their carbon footprint. The company also neutralized the global warming impact of its annual Environmentality Summit.

William McDonough and Partners: World-renowned sustainable design firm, William McDonough and Partners has joined with Go Zero to offset all of its travel-related CO2 emissions for 2006. On the company’s behalf, the Fund has planted trees to neutralize the impact of the nearly one million air miles that company staff will fly this year.

World Class Charters, Inc.: The private corporate jet customers of World Class Charters can offset their charter flights via a donation to The Conservation Fund based upon aircraft type, fuel burn and flight time. The company is the only WBENC Certified Women’s Business Enterprise in the world offering on-demand charter of private corporate jets for executives and high profile individuals.

Yale School of Forestry: The Yale School of Forestry partnered with Go Zero to offset the climate change footprint of its 2006 and 2007 graduation ceremonies. The prestigious institution worked with the Fund to measure the emissions of the event, including travel for all attendees. Go Zero has planted the Yale-sponsored trees in the Mississippi River Valley to offset the 135 tons of CO2 emitted by the events.