Glaciers and mountain snows are rapidly melting—for example, Montana's Glacier National Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910. In the Northern Hemisphere, thaws also come a week earlier in spring and freezes begin a week later.
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There are many motivating factors for a company's decision to conduct business in a socially responsible manner. Giving of their resources and making financial contributions are some of the most significant steps a company can take.
Without action, climate change will cause the extinction of countless species and destroy some of the world's most precious ecosystems. It has the potential to dramatically impact not only our own lives but also the lives of future generations.
Climate change is already affecting us and the places we live. If we don't act now, our children will be inheriting a much larger problem.
GreenOfficeStore.com's Giving Back program is our way of acting now for ourselves, and more importantly, future generations.
Every transaction of $50.00 or more generates a financial contribution to one of our selected environmental organizations. This contribution is significant and will make a difference.
GreenOfficeStore.com has established relationships with a select few environmental organizations, to whom we donate a portion of our revenue. These organizations meet the highest standards in environmental awareness and action against climate change. GreenOfficeStore.com gives only to these highly reputable groups, who are nationally or internationally rated as A+ or better by independent philanthropic rating bodies.
By choosing to shop for your home and business needs at GreenOfficeStore.com you are helping to raise much needed funds for action and awareness, as well as purchasing and using products which are environmentally responsible.
Where we give:
Conservation International
A U.S.-based, international organization, Conservation International (CI) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
CI applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the biodiversity hotspots, high-biodiversity wilderness areas as well as important marine regions around the globe. With headquarters near Washington, D.C., CI works in more than 40 countries on four continents.
From their website:
Climate change is among the greatest threats to biodiversity today. As Earth's temperature rises, wildlife moves to more suitable habitat northward or perhaps to higher elevations. Some coral reef species cannot move, other species are not suited to new ecosystems, and some are simply running out of room to live. Meanwhile, glaciers are melting, ocean chemistry is changing, and entire populations of species are disappearing. If left unchecked, climate change could prompt the extinction of tens of thousands of species in as few as 50 years.
Conservation International believes that Earth's natural heritage must be maintained if future generations are to thrive spiritually, culturally and economically. Our mission is to conserve the Earth's living heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.
Rainforest Alliance
From their website:
The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Companies, cooperatives and landowners that participate in our programs meet rigorous standards that conserve biodiversity and provide sustainable livelihoods.
At the Rainforest Alliance, we believe that the key to ensuring long and healthy lives for people, for wildlife and for the planet is by establishing sustainable ways of working the land. In over 50 countries around the world, we are collaborating with farmers, workers, business leaders, NGO's, governments, scientists and local communities to develop and implement standards that are socially and environmentally responsible, as well as economically viable.
By creatively and systematically helping to overhaul the way that crops and timber are produced and the way tourism is managed, the Rainforest Alliance, its partners and the consumers they serve are ensuring that the resources we depend on today will be here far into the future.
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