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 # Mary Kay Enhances Global Resource Conservation With 1.4 Million Trees Planted and Forest Stewardship Council® Certification

 


 

 Sep 19, 2024 12:00 PM ET

  Campaign:  [Environmental Sustainability](/news/campaign/environmental-sustainability-4)  ![Collage of images of someone walking through a young forest with small trees](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Forset_Stewardsih-Mary_Kay-081624-1.png "Pictures: Arbor Day Foundation") Pictures: Arbor Day Foundation 

 

[**Originally published in Mary Kay's 2024 Sustainability Report**](https://marykayglobal.com/sustainability/)

**FOREST STEWARDSHIP AT MARY KAY**

Mary Kay celebrated International Day of Forests by highlighting its certification from the [Forest Stewardship Council®](https://fsc.org/en) (FSC®). The certification applies to Mary Kay’s Print and Digital Imaging Center in North Texas (FSC® C181627).

- Mary Kay has a commitment to support responsible forestry by using certified sustainable paper sources for paper inserts, distribution cases and shipping boxes.
- **30%:** Current rate of postconsumer recycled paper content for product paper inserts printed at the Mary Kay Print Center.

> *DID YOU KNOW?*
> 
> *The FSC® certification stands for sustainable sourcing that puts forests and people first and ensures products come from responsibly managed forests.*
> 
> [Learn more about the FSC](https://fsc.org/en)

**1.4 MILLION TREES PLANTED GLOBALLY**

Through our partnership with [The Arbor Day Foundation](https://www.arborday.org/), Mary Kay is making a positive environmental impact in ecosystems where we operate around the world using reforestation and urban forestry to solve issues of climate change, community, and biodiversity. The **Arbor Day** Foundation is the world's **largest member** nonprofit dedicated to **planting trees**.

**THE ARBOR DAY PARTNERSHIP BY THE NUMBERS**

- **16 years** planting together
- **30+ reforestation projects** across nine countries, providing valuable resources and ecosystem service
- **1.4 million+ trees** in the ground
- **100, 000 trees planted** in 2023 in Spain, Mexico and in the U.S., in Georgia and California, with a focus on areas of critical needs

**CONSERVATION AWARD**

In 2023, Mary Kay received an award for “Leadership in Conservation and Sustainability” by [Texan by Nature](https://www.3blmedia.com/track?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftexanbynature.org%2F&n=1271036), founded by former First Lady, Laura Bush. TxN 20 recognizes Texas’ publicly traded and private companies from 12 industry sectors that have made a demonstrative commitment to conservation.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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