Causes

As part of our ongoing efforts, GreenTree donates a portion of our profits to support causes promoting a greener planet. The causes below are supported by GreenTree because they make a difference. If you would like to suggest a cause, please contact us.

Collage of Cause Imagery: Panda, Third-World Fishing, and Tree in Africa

World Wildlife Fund — their mission is the conservation of nature, showing how human needs can be met in harmony with nature.

WaterPartners — committed to providing safe drinking water to people in developing countries.

Conservation International — their mission is to conserve the Earth’s living heritage — our global biodiversity in balance with human needs.

If all computers sold in the United States meet the ENERGY STAR requirements, the savings in energy costs will grow to about $2 billion each year and greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by the equivalent of those from 2 million cars.

- Energy Star

Most companies have over 11 Terabytes of unstructured data in their environments

- Taneja Group

Storage environments are doubling in size every 12-18 months

- Clipper Group

Unstructured data is growing between 65-200% each year and structured data is growing between 30-40% each year

- ComputerWorld

Lacking visibility, 85% of companies rely upon their initial assumptions for ongoing configuration planning

- Taneja Group

Total PC power consumption per year for a well-managed 2,500 PC strong organization is 50% lower than for an unmanaged one.

- Gartner

Available on nearly every Windows PC, “sleep” features cut energy costs by $25-$75 per PC annually.

- Energy Star

US electricity rates have risen 28.95% since 2004, and will continue to rise.

- US Dept of Energy

130,000 computers are thrown away every day in the United States

- National Resources Defense Council

670 Metric Tons – Amount of CO2 that data centers worldwide will emit annually by 2020.

- InfoWorld