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AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca: Multi-Year Program to Address Climate Change

Environmental protection and climate change mitigation through multi-annual actions (beach clean-ups, reforestation, energy upgrades, environmental education). Raise employee awareness and volunteerism, transfer knowledge to students and local communities. Commitment to plant 30,000 trees in Greece by 2030 (part of the global AZ Forest program).

Employees, students, local communities, municipalities, general public.

2019 – 2024 (ongoing until 2030).

The initiative “Protecting the Environment with Actions” is a long-term program of AstraZeneca Greece. Its actions were thematically linked to mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division):

  • 2019: Subtraction of pollution – clean-up of 5 beaches.
  • 2020: Addition of oxygen – reforestation in Neos Voutzas, Attica.
  • 2021: Multiplication of energy – solar LED columns in parks of Athens and Thessaloniki.
  • 2022: Division of knowledge – environmental awareness in schools.
  • From 2023, the focus shifted to large-scale reforestation: 4,000 trees planted in 2023 and 8,000 in 2024, with a pledge to reach 30,000 trees by 2030.

Partnerships with iSea, WE4ALL, Municipality of Athens, Municipality of Thessaloniki.

All 250 employees participated in voluntary activities such as clean-ups, tree planting, and educational seminars.

Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Larissa – beaches, urban parks, schools, forest areas.
  • Beach clean-ups: 1,750 m of coastline, 450 kg of waste, 20 kg recyclable, 176 employees involved.
  • Neos Voutzas reforestation: 200 trees planted, expected absorption 2,933 kg CO₂/year, release of 15,600 kg O₂.
  • Energy upgrades: 20 solar-powered LED columns in public parks.
  • Environmental seminars: 1,150 students from 23 schools (Athens, Thessaloniki, Larissa, Patras, Heraklion).
  • Reforestation: 12,000 trees planted by 2024, generating ~468,000 kg O₂ annually at maturity.
  • Stronger environmental responsibility and sustainability profile.
  • Cultivation of volunteerism and teamwork among employees.
  • Enhanced ESG performance and corporate image.
  • Employees as ambassadors of corporate values.