U.S. and Canadian B Corps Tackle Deforestation Through Advocacy and Group Initiatives
(B Corps / B The Change weekly)
The loss of trees around the world — whether for business use or from wildfires — and their carbon-storage role is a growing contributor to climate change and its escalating impacts. As huge tracts of forests are cleared to make way for farms producing crops and cattle, deforestation is responsible for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Amid growing awareness of the effects of this loss — rising temperature, extreme weather, and other ecological impacts — Certified B Corporations are tapping into the collective nature of the community to help businesses raise awareness of the effects of deforestation and take business climate action to protect forests and other natural areas.
Some of these businesses offer climate mitigation services and practices, while others are in industries that historically have been part of the problem. B The Change looked into examples of cross-sector collective business climate action, including two reforestation projects involving B Corps….