Girl Scouts Forever Green - Environmental Impact

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The global environmental impact adds up as you record the results from your project and engage the world in taking the GSFG Pledge online. View the power of girls working together!

To date, we've engaged 102,824 people globally in Girl Scouts Forever Green projects, and 40,138 people worldwide have taken the Girl Scouts Forever Green Pledge. Another 1,276 people subscribed to the Text Message Campaign that ended in May 2012. Use the filters below to calculate the number of pledge takers or specific project participants by year, by zip code, by Girl Scout council or country.

The impact listed on this page represents GSFG project results recorded on this web site. Use the GSFG Environmental Impact Calculator (XLS) to see your individual environment impact. And if you're curious about how we determined GSFG's environmental impact, see the GSFG Environmental Savings Metrics Assumptions.

Filter by: All | 100^th Anniversary Year (July 2011-December 2012) | 2013

47,813	people reduced waste by switching from using single-use plastic to reusable water bottles and bags and recycling aluminum cans
357,072	times reusable water bottles were refilled
125,739	times a plastic bag was refused and a reusable bag was used
127,503	reusable bags given to others
404,792	aluminum cans recycled

67,837,802	pounds of waste eliminated
285,564,338	kWh of energy saved
438,341,259	pounds of CO eliminated
equivalent to:
The CO sequestration* from planting 42,365 acres of trees per year
or:
The CO emissions from 38,985 cars removed from the road

19,113	people worked to construct rain gardens
2,271	rain gardens constructed
123,258	new native plants/trees planted
185,647	sq feet of green space planted

8,629,800	gallons of water saved
2,316	wildlife fed and sheltered
equivalent to:
The gallons of water in 86,298 bathtubs
or:
The gallons of water in 863 backyard swimming pools

40,138	individuals pledging environmental action
$10,536,546	saved on home energy bills

279,916,288	kWh of energy saved
463,726,392	pounds of CO eliminated
210,168,400	gallons of water saved
39,687,552	pounds of waste eliminated
equivalent to:
The CO sequestration* from planting 44,818 acres of trees per year The CO emissions from about 41,243 cars per year The gallons of water in 660,212 bathtubs The gallons of water in 6,602.12 backyard swimming pools

35,898	people committed to participate in the Save Energy project
137,299	ENERGY STAR light bulbs installed
34,636	people committed to participate in Earth Hour 2012
1,021	people committed to participate in Earth Hour 2013

51,715,782	kWh of energy saved
79,642,305	pounds of CO eliminated
equivalent to:
The CO sequestration* from planting 7,697 acres of trees per year
or:
The CO emissions from 7,083 cars removed from the road

* CO₂ sequestration is when carbon dioxide (CO₂) is naturally captured from the atmosphere.