Local Businesses Donate $280,000 to The Nature Conservancy Hawaii
More than 120 local businesses have donated more than $280,000 to The Nature Conservancy this year, in order to help protect and conserve Hawaii’s natural environment.
The donations come as part of the Conservancy’s Corporate Council for the Environment.
The Corporate Council for the Environment was launched in 1987 by The Nature Conservancy to provide an avenue for local companies to help care for the environment.
Since then, more than 120 businesses have contributed more than $3 million dollars to the council, hence helping Hawaii’s natural environment.
Contributions
Companies that donated more than $10,000 each were:
- Alexander & Baldwin
- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
- Maui Land & Pineapple
- Monsanto Fund
- Outrigger Enterprises
- The Shidler Family Foundation
- Skyline Eco-Adventures
Other significant contriubtions came from:
- ABC Stores
- AES Hawai‘i
- Atlantis Submarines
- Bank of Hawai‘i
- Blue Planet Software
- Dowling Company
- First Hawaiian Bank
- Hula Grill
- First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i
- Goodfellow Brothers
- Haleakalā Ranch Company
- Kūki‘o
- Macy’s West
“We are very grateful to our local companies for their continued generous support,” said Suzanne Case, The Conservancy’s Hawai‘i Executive Director. “In uncertain economic times, protecting the environment can get deferred, but these companies know that in Hawai‘i the economy is the environment. Their vision and commitment helps us ensure a sustainable Hawai‘i – for us and for our children.”
The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii
The Nature Conservancy has been protecting native habitats and ecosystems in Hawaii for the past 28 years. It currently protects 40,000 acres of critical habitat across Hawaii.
During that time, the Conservancy has extended it’s work from just protecting forests, to also protecting the coral reefs and marine life.
According to The Nature Conservancy, nearly one quarter of the plants and animals on the U.S. Endangered Species List are from Hawai‘i. Furthermore, more than half of the Islands’ original native habitat has already been lost
The Corporate Council for the Environment has enabled local businesses to assist The Nature Conservancy in taking their conservation efforts to the next level.
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