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Sustainability

Applying common sense to forestry and business.

From Proteak’s inception in 2001, environmental and social considerations have been an integral component of the company’s operating philosophy. Following years of responsible forestry practices, Proteak is pleased to have earned a Forest Management certificate from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The following bullets provide a snapshot of Proteak’s contribution to environmental and social sustainability.

• Our forests currently cover more than 8,000 acres of reclaimed ranch land along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
• We protect over 2,000 acres of tropical rain forests.
• On a daily basis, our plantations capture the CO2 emitted by 20,000 cars.
• Our plantations provide jobs for 250 workers in traditionally low-income areas of Mexico.
  We pay above average wages and offer health benefits to all of our employees.
• We have planted over 3,300,000 trees and we are still growing.
• We are the closest quality teak source to the continental United States, significantly reducing the amount of energy and emissions required to bring teak products from the plantation to your home.
• Renewable wood products store carbon, permanently removing it from the atmosphere.

 For more information feel free to download Proteak's Plantation Management Plan.