Logistics, shipping and maritime

Green ports, warehouses and supply chains

We plant green belts at ports and warehouses, restore coastal mangroves, and run tree-per-shipment and CSR programmes. Every tree is geo-tagged and cared for three years.

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85% survival

program-wide, geo-tag verified

400+ companies

plant with us

14 states

across India

Quick answer

What does a logistics or shipping company need from tree plantation?

Major Ports are guided to raise green belt to more than 20% of port area by 2030 and 33% by 2047 under the 2023 Harit Sagar guidelines. Away from ports, the main route is CSR, which requires at least 2% of average net profit of the last three years, preferring local areas. Trees do not cut fleet or cargo-handling emissions, so they belong beside a reduction plan, not in place of one.

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What we deliver

Services for logistics, shipping and maritime

Planted, cared for for three years and reported on GreenTrack.

Mangrove restoration

Native mangrove planting on suitable tidal land near ports and terminals, with survival checks.

Mangrove restoration →

Port and warehouse green belts

Dense belts along yards, roads and boundaries to help with dust, heat and noise.

Size a green belt →

CSR agroforestry

Fruit and timber trees with farmers near your operations. Farmers keep the produce income.

Agroforestry →

Tree per shipment

One geo-tagged tree per shipment, container or contract, shown to your customer.

One tree per order →

Employee drives

Planting days for depot, port and office teams, organised end to end.

Employee engagement →

BRSR-ready reporting

Geo-tagged survival data and estimated carbon for Principle 6 and CSR reports.

ESG and BRSR reporting →

How a programme works

Five steps, from your goals to reports your CSR, ESG and leadership teams can use.

Goals, sites and budget
Species and planting plan
Planting with our team
Three years of care
GreenTrack reports

What you get

Site and species plan
Geo-tagged trees
Survival checks and replacement
Photos and field records
Reports for CSR and BRSR
Digital forest page

Programmes that fit

Pick the programme that suits your land, region and goals.

Projects across India

Every pin is a project with its own digital forest. Filter by programme or state, or search for a company.

Pins show the approximate area of each project, not exact plot locations. Updated 2026-10-07.

Programmes we have run

How companies planted with us, and what they got.

From the field

Planting, care and growth on our project sites.

Village women planting saplings at a Grow Billion Trees plantation drive

Employees planting and watering saplings at a corporate plantation drive

Corporate team group photo at a Grow Billion Trees plantation site

Freshly dug pits and saplings in rows at a plantation site

Volunteers planting saplings across a large plantation site

Community members kneeling to plant saplings along drip lines

Volunteers planting saplings beside drip irrigation lines

Large group planting trees together at a corporate plantation drive

People planting saplings across an open plantation site

Transparency

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Every tree we plant is geo-tagged and gets a certificate. Enter a certificate or order number to see it.

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Logistics, shipping and maritime: what drives plantation

Logistics and shipping companies have few planting rules of their own. Ports are the exception. The cards below list what actually drives plantation for a port, a terminal, a freight forwarder or a warehouse operator.

Driver	What it asks	How plantation helps	Source
Green cover at Major Ports (MoPSW Harit Sagar guidelines, 2023)	Major Ports should raise green belt to more than 20% of port area by 2030 and 33% by 2047, and protect shore and mangrove habitats.	Yes: we design and plant green belts and restore mangroves, then track survival so the port can report progress.	Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines, MoPSW (May 2023)
Carbon intensity per tonne of cargo (MoPSW Harit Sagar guidelines, 2023)	Cut carbon intensity per tonne of cargo handled by 30% by 2030 and 70% by 2047, from a FY 2022-23 baseline.	No: trees do not lower emissions from cranes, vessels or trucks. That target needs electrification, clean fuel and efficiency.	Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines, MoPSW (May 2023)
Green belt for units needing environmental clearance (MoEFCC office memorandum, 2025)	Industrial estates keep 10% as common green area at 2,500 trees per hectare; red units 15% and orange units 10% inside their premises.	Partly: it applies only where a project needs clearance. Where it does, we plan, plant and maintain the belt.	Outlook Business: Centre cuts green cover norm for industrial estates (Oct 2025)
CSR spending (Companies Act 2013, s.135)	Companies above the thresholds spend at least 2% of average net profit of the three preceding years, preferring areas where they operate.	Yes: environmental sustainability is a CSR area. Port towns and warehouse districts can be the local area.	PIB: Funds in Corporate Social Responsibility (Mar 2022)
BRSR Core and value chain (SEBI, 2025)	Assessment or assurance of BRSR Core reaches the top 1,000 listed entities in FY 2026-27; value chain disclosures are voluntary for the top 250.	Partly: geo-tagged plantation data fits Principle 6. It does not reduce reported scope 1 or 2 emissions.	SEBI circular on BRSR Core, value chain and green credits (Mar 2025)
Green Credit Programme (Green Credit Rules, MoEFCC, 2023)	Restoration of degraded forest land registered by state forest departments. Credits only after five years and 40% canopy density.	Partly: it covers degraded forest land, not your own premises, and needs five years of care. We do not sell credits.	PIB: Green Credit Programme

Ports and coastal terminals

Start with the Harit Sagar green cover target and your port's land map. Mark land for a dense green belt along cargo yards and roads, and coastal strips for mangroves.

Mangroves need the right tidal zone and local species. See our mangrove restoration service and the green belt calculator.

Warehouses, logistics parks and fleets

Check whether your park needs environmental clearance before sizing a green belt. If it does not, a perimeter belt or a small Miyawaki forest still helps with dust, heat and noise.

Be plain about fleet emissions. Trees do not cut diesel use or scope 1 emissions. Treat any planting as a supplement to fuel efficiency, electric vehicles and route planning.

Customers, shipments and teams

Many forwarders and shipping lines plant a tree per shipment, container or contract. Each tree is geo-tagged on GreenTrack, so customers can see it.

Report trees as trees planted and surviving, with carbon shown only as an estimate. Do not present them as offsetting a shipment's emissions.

Questions logistics, shipping and maritime companies ask

Do the Harit Sagar guidelines apply to private terminals?

The guidelines apply to all Major Ports. They name terminal operators, logistics service providers and shipping lines as stakeholders, so port-based operators are often asked to contribute.

Will planting trees reduce our fleet or vessel emissions?

No. Trees do not reduce your own scope 1 or 2 emissions. Cut fuel use first; see our net-zero page for how planting fits as a supplement.

Can we plant one tree per shipment for our customers?

Yes. Each tree is planted, geo-tagged and cared for three years, and the customer gets a link to see it. Each tree is a 2-3 ft sapling.

Can mangrove restoration be funded from CSR?

Yes, environmental sustainability is an eligible CSR area. Coastal restoration near your port can also meet the preference for local areas.

Does our warehouse need a green belt?

Only if the project needs environmental clearance or its consent order sets one. Check with your State Pollution Control Board, then use our mandate checker.

Do you sell carbon credits from these plantations?

No. We report carbon as an estimate only and do not sell carbon credits from these plantations.

How much does a port green belt or mangrove project cost?

Large projects are priced per project after a site survey. You can get a first range from our project cost estimator.

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