ACE Group today announced its renewed support of American
Forests’ Global ReLeaf® program with the selection of eight
national and three international forest restoration projects. This
year ACE will sponsor the planting of 18,200 trees, representing
one for each environmental insurance policy written globally by ACE
in 2014. Since 2007, ACE has sponsored the planting of more than
75,000 trees. ACE’s support of the American Forests program
complements the company’s environmental program goals, which
include the promotion of a healthy and sustainable environment
through corporate philanthropy.
ACE is committed to reducing carbon emissions from its own
operations. In 2014, a companywide goal to reduce greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions by 10 percent per employee from 2012 to 2020 was
announced. This commitment follows the successful achievement of
the company’s first emissions reduction goal, which was 8 percent
per employee from 2006 to 2012. Since 2006, the company’s GHG
emissions have been reduced nearly 22 percent per employee.
Additionally, ACE is working to implement building efficiency
projects in its offices across the globe. In 2014, efficiency
projects implemented in ACE’s Sydney office accounted for a
reduction in energy usage of about 29 percent.
“We are proud to be able to work with American Forests to
support their Global ReLeaf program, now in its 25th year of
helping protect and restore both national and global forest lands,”
said Craig Richardson, Senior Vice President, ACE Environmental
Risk. “ACE’s support of this program further symbolizes the ongoing
commitment we make toward minimizing the company’s carbon
footprint.”
ACE Group’s contribution will support the planting of 1,600 to
1,700 trees in each of the following 11 American Forests 2015
Global ReLeaf projects:
California (Yuba River Reforestation ReLeaf Project) –
This project will restore 200 acres in California’s Tahoe National
Forest with 32,000 conifers to help reestablish watershed areas
that have been damaged by insect infestations and disease
outbreaks. This forest restoration will improve hydrologic
conditions that are especially important in California’s Sierra
Nevada Mountains.
Florida (Box-R Longleaf Pine ReLeaf Project) – The
longleaf pine ecosystem once covered an estimated 90 million acres
of the southeastern United States. Today, just 2 million acres
remain – less than 3 percent of the historic range. This project
will reforest 70 acres with 35,000 trees to portions of its native
range in Gulf County, FL.
Minnesota (Superior Moose Habitat ReLeaf Project) – Over
the last two decades, Minnesota’s moose population has declined
dramatically. In 2013, just 4,000 moose were left. This project is
planting more than 100,000 diverse species of trees in Superior
National Forest, Minnesota’s primary moose range, to increase stand
complexity and encourage species diversity.
New Mexico (Valles Caldera National Preserve ReLeaf Project)
– The 2011 Los Conchas Fire and 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire burned
more than 53,000 acres within the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
This project is reforesting 1,000 acres with 50,000 trees to
restore riparian areas damaged by the wildfires and help the
ecosystem adapt to climate change.
North Carolina (Ledge Creek Watershed ReLeaf Project) –
This project will reforest 23 acres in Granville County, NC with
12,000 shortleaf pine trees to reforest abandoned hay fields and
improve a watershed that provides drinking water for more than 1
million people.
Texas (Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
ReLeaf Project) – In its 18th year, this project is
reconnecting forest fragments by reclaiming agricultural land to
bolster habitat for wildlife in one of the most biologically
diverse places in North America. Approximately 20,000 trees will be
planted across 226 acres.
Washington (South Summit Restoration ReLeaf Project) –
This is the first year of restoration on national forest lands in
the Carlton Fire Complex of 2014, the largest wildfire on record in
the state of Washington. Through this project the
Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest will receive 112,600 ponderosa pine and
western larch trees to help restore the watershed areas damaged by
fire.
West Virginia (Greenbrier River Riparian ReLeaf Project)
– In an effort to restore the ecological functions of the trout
streams in the Greenbrier River located in Monongahela National
Forest, WV, this project is reforesting impaired riparian zones to
cool stream temperatures. Fifteen acres will receive more than
3,000 tree plantings to help provide much needed cover for the
sensitive aquatic species in this area.
Brazil (Araripe Manakin Habitat ReLeaf Project) – The
Chapada do Araripe Plateau, located in the state of Ceara in
northeastern Brazil, harbors a small area of unique humid forest
habitat that is currently threatened by destruction as the result
of encroachment from a growing city. This project is reforesting
approximately 10 acres with more than 15 native tree species to
restore habitat for the rare and critically endangered Araripe
manakin.
Indonesia (Sumatran Orangutan Habitat ReLeaf Project) –
This project will plant approximately 27,000 trees across 50 acres
to provide habitat for the critically endangered Sumatran
orangutan, which is struggling to survive in this area.
Mexico (Forest for Monarchs) – Since 2006, this long-term
project has planted hundreds of thousands of trees in Mexico to
provide migratory monarch butterfly habitat. This year’s planting
will provide 25,000 new plantings across more than 330 acres in
Michoacán, Mexico.
ACE is one of the largest and most advanced global underwriters
of environmental liabilities and pollution risks. The company has
been a pioneer in developing advanced environmental risk insurance
solutions designed to minimize bottom line impacts and provide
hands-on management for environmental liabilities. ACE’s
Environmental Risk divisions in the U.S. and abroad offer a full
range of specialized environmental and sustainable property and
casualty insurance products and services, promoted as “ACE Green,”
including coverages for premises-based exposures, contractors’ and
project pollution liability, and renewable energy and environmental
cleanup projects. To learn more about ACE Group’s environmental
insurance products and services, please visit our website. For more
information about ACE’s overall environmental initiative, please
click here.
American Forests protects and restores urban and rural forests.
Founded in 1875, the oldest national nonprofit conservation
organization in the country has served as a catalyst for many of
the most important milestones in the conservation movement,
including the founding of the U.S. Forest Service, the national
forest and national park systems and thousands of forest ecosystem
restoration projects and public education efforts. In the past two
decades, American Forests has planted more than 45 million trees in
forests across the United States and in 44 countries, resulting in
cleaner air and drinking water, restored habitat for wildlife and
fish, and the removal of millions of tons of carbon dioxide from
the atmosphere. Learn more at www.americanforests.org.
About ACE Group
ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and
casualty insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides
commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal
accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life
insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent
company of ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Additional
information can be found at www.acegroup.com, or follow ACE on
Twitter, https://twitter.com/ACEGroupNA.
ACE GroupCarla Ferrara,
215-640-4744carla.ferrara@acegroup.com
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