One of the most aggressive tree-planting campaigns I’ve seen from a tech company so far has to be IOGEAR’s new green initiative. For every product purchased on its Web site, IOGEAR will plant a tree — up to 1 million trees.
Through its partnership with Trees for the Future, IOGEAR will plant trees in areas that have been damaged by deforestation and unsustainable agricultural practices. Trees for the Future has already planted 50 million trees in 12,000 villages in 58 countries.
For those curious about how green IOGEAR is, the Irvine company says that it also has actively reduced the use of hazardous materials: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers). It’s goal is to be 100 percent PVC- and BFR-free by next year.
To see more green policies of technology companies, visit my Green Tech Co. page or the Gadgetress Guide to earth-friendly technology.
Tamara 'the Gadgetress' Chuang
