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 103,070 people globally in Girl Scouts Forever Green projects, and 43,489 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

47,906	people reduced waste by switching from using single-use plastic to reusable water bottles and bags and recycling aluminum cans
357,677	times reusable water bottles were refilled
126,251	times a plastic bag was refused and a reusable bag was used
128,069	reusable bags given to others
405,735	aluminum cans recycled

67,969,751	pounds of waste eliminated
286,119,783	kWh of energy saved
439,193,866	pounds of CO eliminated
equivalent to:
The CO sequestration* from planting 42,447 acres of trees per year
or:
The CO emissions from 39,061 cars removed from the road

19,134	people worked to construct rain gardens
2,277	rain gardens constructed
123,281	new native plants/trees planted
185,725	sq feet of green space planted

8,652,600	gallons of water saved
2,323	wildlife fed and sheltered
equivalent to:
The gallons of water in 86,526 bathtubs
or:
The gallons of water in 865 backyard swimming pools

43,489	individuals pledging environmental action
$10,636,700	saved on home energy bills

299,758,208	kWh of energy saved
494,406,903	pounds of CO eliminated
218,995,600	gallons of water saved
43,184,405	pounds of waste eliminated
equivalent to:
The CO sequestration* from planting 47,783 acres of trees per year The CO emissions from about 43,971 cars per year The gallons of water in 743,052 bathtubs The gallons of water in 7,430.52 backyard swimming pools

36,030	people committed to participate in the Save Energy project
137,449	ENERGY STAR light bulbs installed
34,636	people committed to participate in Earth Hour 2012
1,115	people committed to participate in Earth Hour 2013

51,772,447	kWh of energy saved
79,729,569	pounds of CO eliminated
equivalent to:
The CO sequestration* from planting 7,706 acres of trees per year
or:
The CO emissions from 7,091 cars removed from the road

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