Tree Planting for Carbon Reduction
Sowing Seeds of a Low-Carbon Future
At a time when the world is focusing on environmental protection issues, FEDS is also considering how to make environmental promotion more localized and closer to people’s daily lives. On March 22, 2024, FEDS launched its inaugural tree-planting campaign, connecting with the New Taipei City Government’s “Urban Forestry for Net Zero Sustainability” initiative, planting 40 Taiwan endemic Taiwan incense trees at Wensheng Elementary School in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, working together for a wonderful net-zero carbon future.
People often say “It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to cultivate a person.” FEDS launched its inaugural tree-planting campaign, which focuses on planting Taiwan endemic Taiwan incense trees for the former, while the latter “hundred years to cultivate a person” requires more people to join the effort. We also hope that ESG sustainability concepts will take root in students’ minds like seeds planted in soil, driving more sustainable actions to be implemented in daily life and creating a better life for society. Through these efforts, FEDS commits to working together toward a wonderful net-zero carbon future.
The tree-planting activities will continue to expand across FEDS locations in various counties and cities, selecting appropriate tree species for gradual implementation, protecting the environment and encouraging everyone to join the environmental movement by fostering a new relationship with nature through care for the land.
In May 2025, FEDS partnered with Tainan City Government and Siraya National Scenic Area Headquarters to hold the “Plant to Protect – Stand Up and Plant Small Trees for Great Sustainability Help” tree-planting activity at Nanhua Visitor Center, launching the “FEDS Tree Planting Program: Year Two”. The 6 Purple Tabebuia trees and 40 Bead trees planted are expected to bloom successively during the Lunar New Year period next year. We look forward to the trees growing and flourishing, allowing visitors to enjoy the brilliant Purple Tabebuia blossoms, spending wonderful time with family and friends, and feeling a deep connection with the land. We hope that through annual tree-planting activities, we can continue to add more greenery to the environment and let sustainable concepts take root in more people’s hearts, working together to create a more ideal green city.
In addition to tree planting activities, FEDS’ ten branches, including XinYi A13, Mega City, Taoyuan Store, Zhubei Store, Hsinchu Store, Top City, Chiayi Store, Tainan Store, Kaohsiung Store, and Hualien Store, participated in a seedling giveaway event organized by the Forestry Bureau of the Council of Agriculture and other agencies. Customers could exchange donated receipts or bring reusable shopping bags to receive Taiwanese tree seedlings. A total of 3,480 seedlings were distributed in 2024, demonstrating a joint commitment to environmental sustainability.
