Nice-Pak touts environmental partnerships
Nice-Pak, a producer of branded and private label wet wipes, has announced new environmental commitments. The company has joined forces with American Forests and the Sustainable Forestry Initative’s education program Project Learning Tree to help drive awareness on the importance and impact of trees and forests on climate change and environmental health.
“Climate change is the most critical challenge humanity is facing, and the pandemic has shown us that our well being depends on both our immediate and global environments being healthy.” said Robert Julius, CEO of, Nice-Pak. “Forests and trees are a natural climate solution and contribute to better public health outcomes. Supporting communities has always been a priority at Nice-Pak, and we are proud to partner with American Forests and Project Learning Tree to improve the health of people and the environment.”
As the exclusive wet wipe sponsor of Project Learning Tree and partners of American Forests, Nice-Pak and the Nice ‘N CLEAN brand are making an investment in tree planting programs and the development and implementation of youth environmental educational programs that will include the following:
• Supporting reforestation efforts to help address climate change and social inequities faced by people in under-resourced communities. Together with American Forests, Nice-Pak aims to foster the planting of 150,000 trees across the U.S. over three years, potentially capturing 92,000 metric tons of carbon over their lifespan.
• Supporting youth environmental education using trees and forests as windows on the world. Project Learning Tree will develop and implement a digital curriculum specifically around the connection between healthy forests and human health and make it available to their K-12 school network beginning in Spring 2022, reaching over 25,000 students over the next three years.
• Making a global commitment through Nice-Pak International colleagues in Europe. Nice-Pak will also make a commitment to the 1t.org campaign, a worldwide movement to conserve, restore and grow one trillion healthy trees worldwide by 2030.
In addition to the new initiatives, Nice-Pak is advancing sustainable forestry in its supply chain. The Orangeburg, NY-based company is increasing the amount of certified cellulosic fibers in its products year-over-year and committing the Nice ‘N CLEAN® brand to use 100% certified fiber by the end of 2022.
“As an organization committed to advancing sustainability through forest-focused collaboration, environmental education has never been more critical than it is today,” said Kathy Abusow, president and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Project Learning Tree. “Teaming up with Nice-Pak and American Forests enables us to leverage this timely and important opportunity to help accelerate students’ awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the health benefits of trees while helping to build the next generation of sustainability leaders."