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planet
biodiversity
We believe it is our responsibility to protect and preserve the natural environment that future generations will inherit. Our partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation continues to demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship and biodiversity conservation.
We acknowledge the interconnection of our business operations with biodiversity and ecosystem health. Our collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation strategically addresses multiple priorities:
- Carbon sequestration to support emissions reduction
- Water conservation in key manufacturing regions
- Biodiversity protection in critical ecosystems
- Employee engagement in environmental initiatives
Through our contributions to the Arbor Day Foundation, we helped:19
Remove nearly 870 metric tons of CO2—equal to taking nearly 200 cars off the road for a year
Prevent nearly 73,000 gallons of runoff—enough water for 886 people a day
Eliminate 8 tons of air pollutants—providing a day of oxygen for 56,000+ people
While we’ve made significant progress in our reforestation efforts, we recognize the need for a more comprehensive approach to biodiversity protection. The apparel industry faces unique challenges in measuring and managing biodiversity impacts throughout the supply chain, from cotton cultivation to final product distribution. We are exploring additional ways to reduce our impact on biodiversity and expect to disclose progress in future reporting.
Since the start of our partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation in 2021, Carter's employees have funded the planting of more than 67,400 trees across projects in the US and India.
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These figures are estimated benefits over 40 years and were provided by the Arbor Day Foundation using the i-Tree Planting calculator, developed by the USDA Forest Service, and the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.