Marque hits green milestone

Mazda New Zealand is celebrating the planting of more than 111,000 native trees across the country as part of a partnership with Trees That Count. 
 
The car company is the first funder through the online native tree marketplace to support this many trees, which are expected to help to sequester about 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) over 50 years.

The plantings will also help support wildlife habitats, clean waterways and promote natural biodiversity.
 
Mazda started its work with Project Crimson Trust, the parent organisation of Trees That Count, in 2004. 

They have worked together over the past 18 years to protect and restore native trees and Mazda became one of the first of the trust’s partners for the Trees That Count marketplace in 2018.
 
David Hodge, managing director of Mazda NZ, says: “This is a partnership that was always a good fit for us. We share a commitment to restoring and enhancing Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment. Year on year, we’ve been able to continue our exciting work with Project Crimson and Trees That Count, and we’re really proud to have hit this milestone.
 
“Trees That Count is one of the only environmental partnerships that allows us to contribute to biodiversity, climate change and broader wellbeing all at once.”
 
Mazda NZ has long been gifting native trees on behalf of its customers and since October 2021 funds five such plants for every new model sold in conjunction with Trees That Count.