As a corporate citizen and a member of the global village, we not only actively reduce carbon from our operations but also call for the public to respond to climate change hand in hand. Starting from the philosophy of “returning trees to the planet” of the G-HOME Sustainable Eco-roof and the support of tree planting actions by Mr. Lai, GIGABYTE cooperated with the Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation to launch the “Make Earth Green Again” program in 2017 to enlarge the influence of GIGABYTE by taking more aggressive tree-planting actions and endeavoring to climate literation education. Later in 2020, we extended the spirit of the program back to deepening climate actions at a local level, such as developing Taiwan-based climate teaching materials and adopting land in Pinglin for reforestation, to move further forward to the vision of  “returning trees to the planet”.

We promise to plant at least 75,000 trees in 3 years. We take the lead in response to the government’s call for urban forestry and plant trees in Mexico in the name of our employees, consumers, and any person concerned with the sustainability of the earth. The tree planting action not only is to cool down the earth but also to create job opportunities for local people around the forest area. That is, it is also a spark of realizing climate justice.

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2021 – Create Value together with Value Chain

In November 2021, GIGABYTE mobilized our employees, supplier partners, and customers to plant precious tree seedlings by hand. Also, with professional assistance from the Loudong Forest District Office of Forestry Bureau, participants learned about the feature of forests and knowledge of Taiwan’s native species and tree cultivation. The closer we are to nature, the more we cherish it.

In addition to supporting the UNEP Billion Tree Campaign, local climate literacy education is another important mission. With support from the Plant-for-the-Planet, we promoted climate education and trained “Climate Justice Ambassadors” among children in Taiwan. We not only want to help the future generation understand the climate crisis attacking the world, but also give them the strength and courage to eliminate the crisis.

GIGABYTE fulfilled the commitment in October 2019 after holding 5 sessions of Plant-for-the-Planet Academy in Taiwan. A total of 405 Taiwanese Climate Justice Ambassadors had been trained by teaching models and materials designed by the Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation, which empowers children to be more aware of climate issues and be able to advocate for combating climate crises. Besides, we also assisted in cultivating 962 Climate Justice Ambassadors in developing countries.

Plant-for-the-Planet Academy by GIGABYTE

A Plant-for-the-Planet Academy includes 6 modules that aim to bring knowledge related to climate change to children and empower them to advocate social attention on climate actions instead of only talking. During the academy, children would plant trees with their own hands, signifying that they were doing their bit for saving the planet, and it was also a pathway toward a brave Climate Justice Ambassador.

“Stop Talking. Start Planting.” Is the slogan of Climate Justice Ambassadors. It gives a clear and concise message to the world that while adults are battling verbally, children have moved on taking action!