Resimac, a non-bank lender that helps Australians achieve homeownership, is demonstrating its commitment to take urgent action against climate change and its impacts by providing customers with a unique opportunity to get involved in community tree-planting projects.
The initiative, done in partnership with Carbon Positive Australia, a non-profit organisation that has been restoring degraded lands through ecologically sensitive planting for the past 22 years, enables every customer who settles a loan with Resimac to choose one of three community tree-planting projects to support, so the non-bank lender can make a financial contribution to that project on their behalf.
“We’re excited about working hand-in-hand with customers and Carbon Positive Australia to help support tree-planting projects that will make a real difference to local communities,” Resimac CEO Scott McWilliam (picture above) said. “This includes ‘pocket forests’ in schools and community parks throughout Australia, and indigenous-led projects in WA and central Australia.”
The projects Resimac supports were sourced through Carbon Positive’s Plant Trees Australia funding platform – an online hub that brings together community groups, volunteers, funders, and landholders for community tree planting.
“We are delighted that Resimac has become one of the founding funders of Plant Trees Australia,” said Louise-Marlena Tarrier, Carbon Positive Australia CEO. “By funding and supporting community tree planting, this initiative will positively impact communities, country and climate, leaving a legacy for future generations.”
Resimac has a history of participating in initiatives that facilitate positive environmental and social impact. Resimac’s partnership with Carbon Positive Australia follows the conclusion of a successful decade-long relationship with environmental group Carbon Conscious, which saw the non-bank funding the planting of more than 46,000 trees on behalf of its customers. These trees will offset more than 5,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over their lifetime.
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