Our CSR Policy
Matt Ames, CEO, visits the Nongspung Secondary School
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not something that we take lightly at Forestry For Life. We believe in the conviction that environmental and social responsibilities are fundamental to a sustainable future.
Corporate Social Responsibility can be defined in many ways, but ideally it can be termed as a philanthropic model, where companies behave ethically, and donate a share of the profits to produce an overall positive impact on society. At Forestry For Life, our CSR policy is a key part of our business plan as this is one of the main reasons for clients investing with us. Investors feel good about investing their money into our projects, knowing that as well as getting a decent return on their investment, they can see the benefits impacting on local communities.
Communities have many faces, issues and perspectives. They do however have common problems. Problems of uncared for sections of society: problems of inadequate education, problems of sanitation, problems of finance. Together these problems act to weaken any help that is provided to the community. For a holistic solution to rural poverty stronger communities are required.
“We believe that by creating sustainable livelihoods for the poor, poverty will be reduced and the living conditions in the developing world will improve.”
Forestry For Life are working on mitigating climate change by creating sustainable livelihoods for the poor while reducing poverty to improve living conditions in the developing world. Our projects include the building of schools, public health centers and water wells. We will also provide better sanitation, jobs and education to local communities on how to look after their land.
- We consider our responsibility for the impact on;
- The environment
- The community
- Employees
Furthermore, Forestry For Life proactively promotes the public interest by encouraging community growth and development, while also voluntarily eliminating practices that harm the public sphere. Essentially, our CSR is the deliberate inclusion of public interest into corporate decision-making and the honoring of a triple bottom line:
- People
- Planet
- Profit
The project mitigates climate change by creating sustainable livelihoods for the poor, while reducing poverty to improve living conditions in the developing world. Its objective is to create an enabling environment for local people to actively participate in an array of climate change mitigation and adaptation projects, such as carbon sequestration through reforestation and afforestation projects using organic and multi-cropping methods for planting rubber trees and food crops.
Vision & MissionThe vision is to create a Sustainable Business for a Sustainable Future. By making your green investments grow, in projects that are mitigating climate change at the grass roots level, we will see sustainable livelihoods created for the poor and poverty reduced. It is a three-fold mission:
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 Kofi Annan with Forestry For Life’s specialist advisor Bremley Lyngdoh  Bremley Lyngdoh working with the local rainforest communities |