{"id":24335,"date":"2022-07-18T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aifsabroad.local\/?page_id=24335"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:32:19","slug":"green-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/green-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"page-block-1\" class=\"block-hero acf-block block-hero-default bg-navy acf-block--has-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-green-initiative\">Green Initiative<\/h1>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1680\" height=\"664\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1680,h_664,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"block-hero-default__image wp-image-104621\" alt=\"Snorkeling in Wollongong Australia.\" loading=\"eager\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683558828\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1680,h_664,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 1680w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_768,h_304,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1536,h_607,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_2048,h_810,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 2048w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_206,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1214,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 1214w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_79,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_253,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 253w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_570,h_225,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 570w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1312,h_519,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 1312w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_640,h_253,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_525,h_208,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683558828\/wordpress_uploads\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner\/danielle-greene-wollongong-australia-snorkeling-banner.jpg?_i=AA 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the overwhelming global climate crisis, AIFS Abroad is pleased to make Sustainability a key priority when considering organizational, operational, and programming decisions. We understand that the only way to effectively combat this crisis and mitigate the effects of climate change is to drastically reduce our environmental impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2020, the AIFS Abroad Green Initiative has three pillars. Green Business that includes auditing our own business practices and our program partners to reduce our consumption of finite resources and limiting our carbon footprint. <a href=\"https:\/\/welcome.aifsabroad.com\/landing\/aifs-abroad-green-initiative-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability Education<\/a> for both our program participants, through onsite engagement with local environmental projects, and within our industry as a leader in our field. Offsetting Carbon Emissions by purchasing verified carbon credits for all our program participants round trip flights to their program location.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-2\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image no-animations block-content-image--right block-content-image--center block-content-image--collage acf-block--has-bg block-content-image--single-image bg-accent-blue\">\t<div class=\"container block-content-image__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row block-content-image__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__image-col col-lg-6 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-content-image__image-wrapper animate-in image-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: var(--light-green);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"775\" height=\"436\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-video-small\/green-initiative-video-small.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_775,h_436,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1714139547\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-video-small\/green-initiative-video-small.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"block-content-image__image wp-image-264693\" alt=\"All About the AIFS Abroad Green Initiative - Video.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1714139547\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1714139547\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-video-small\/green-initiative-video-small.jpg?_i=AA 800w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_300,h_170,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1714139547\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-video-small\/green-initiative-video-small.jpg?_i=AA 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-button\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EEqQzKuIoE0?si=IJ33wbf8a3Tm432S&amp;autoplay=1\" data-ratio=\"56.25\" data-id=\"page-block-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"play-btn\"><div class=\"sr-only\">Open video<\/div><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__content-col animate-in col-lg-6 col-xl-5 col-xxl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-all-about-our-green-initiative\">All About Our Green Initiative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of AIFS Abroad&#8217;s key priorities is sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of our study abroad and internship programs. Watch our Green Initiative in action! <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sustainability-education\">Sustainability Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are passionate about building environmental education into all our programs, exposing participants to best practices in host countries and providing incentives and tools to help reduce each participant\u2019s environmental footprint. Assisting us with our education reach are our social media channels. Please take a moment to read our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aifsabroad.com\/category\/sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainability-related blogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-green-business\">Green Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are auditing all our organizational activities to reduce our environmental footprint, including dramatically reducing paper use, introducing new ways to share information at student and industry fairs and conferences, examining office practices and focusing on energy usage overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-canie-accord\">Canie Accord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><img width=\"200\" height=\"1080\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/canie-accord-graphic\/canie-accord-graphic.png\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_1080,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683838301\/wordpress_uploads\/canie-accord-graphic\/canie-accord-graphic.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"Proud signatory of the CANIE Accord.\" style=\"float:right; margin-left:5px\" class=\"wp-post-0 wp-image-105339\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683838301\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683838301\/wordpress_uploads\/canie-accord-graphic\/canie-accord-graphic.png?_i=AA 1080w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_312,h_312,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683838301\/wordpress_uploads\/canie-accord-graphic\/canie-accord-graphic.png?_i=AA 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>AIFS Abroad is proud to announce we have signed the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcanie.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C01422abe74fd41f21fef08da76406674%7C06509efb06dd44bba7aa5983e544eb44%7C0%7C0%7C637952316218834496%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zbLvxLDsJq5qovMBrCzGfZ1aOhmAaOCGkGKKSsMI5%2Bo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CANIE<\/a><\/em> Accord, becoming the first US provider to make this commitment. The voluntary agreement to this initiative further impresses our commitment to mitigate and reduce our impact in the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed by international education practitioners, CANIE (Climate Action Network for International Educators) is a grassroots endeavor to take action on climate change. The CANIE Accord was implemented to recognize, collaborate, and advance the international education communities\u2019 response to global climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-carbon-offsets\">Carbon Offsets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All AIFS Abroad Participants will have their international air travel offset by the purchasing of carbon credits in vetted global projects, primarily in developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-35\" class=\"block-tabs block-tabs--text block-tabs--default\">\n\t<div class=\"block-tabs__button-row\"><\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<div class=\"block-tabs__button-wrapper\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-tabs__button\" data-target=\"page-block-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2025 Carbon Offsets\t\t\t<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-8\" class=\"block-tabs__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"print-only\">\n\t\t\t2025 Carbon Offsets\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<ul id=\"page-block-7\" class=\"block-list-items\" style=\"--listColumnWidth: 3;\">\n\t\n\n<li id=\"page-block-3\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"386\" height=\"216\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/Picture1\/Picture1.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_386,h_216,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258639\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture1\/Picture1.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"300 MW Solar PV Plant at Bhadla, Rajasthan\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-365992\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1745258639\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258639\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture1\/Picture1.jpg?_i=AA 386w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_112,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258639\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture1\/Picture1.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_179,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258639\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture1\/Picture1.jpg?_i=AA 179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-300-mw-solar-pv-plant-at-bhadla-rajasthan\">300 MW Solar PV Plant at Bhadla, Rajasthan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-tons-to-offset-5-800\"><em>Tons to Offset: 5,800<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The project activity is a 300 MW solar power project, promoted by Clean Solar Power<br>(Bhadla) Pvt. Ltd. at Bhadla, Rajasthan, India. The project will reduce anthropogenic<br>emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) estimated to be approximately 492,382<br>tCO2e per annum, supplying 525,600 MWh\/year amount of electricity to the<br>generation-mix of power plants connected to the Indian electricity grid, which is<br>mainly dominated by thermal\/fossil fuel based power plants.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-4\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"512\" height=\"376\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/Picture2\/Picture2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_512,h_376,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258735\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture2\/Picture2.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Florida N2O Abatement\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-365993\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1745258735\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258735\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture2\/Picture2.jpg?_i=AA 512w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_147,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258735\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture2\/Picture2.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_136,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258735\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture2\/Picture2.jpg?_i=AA 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-florida-n2o-abatement\"><strong><strong><strong>Florida N2O Abatement<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-tons-to-offset-5-800-0\"><em>Tons to Offset: 5,800<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">ClimeCo and Ascend Performance Materials\u202fhave created the largest voluntary nitrous oxide\u202f(N2O) abatement project in North America.\u202fN2O is a greenhouse gas (GHG) with a global\u202fwarming potential 273 times higher than carbon\u202fdioxide (CO2). Ascend developed a proprietary technology to enhance voluntarily control of N2O\u202femissions from their Pensacola facility. A Thermal\u202fReduction Unit (TRU) destroys N2O by exposing\u202f&nbsp;the compounds to extreme temperatures and\u202flimited oxygen. Here, in an absence of free\u202f&nbsp;oxygen, the oxygen from the N2O is stripped and\u202fconsumed in the combustion process. Ascend\u2019s\u202fproprietary technology and TRU enhancements\u202fhave reduced millions of tonnes of GHGs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-5\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"672\" height=\"381\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_672,h_381,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Hidden View Dairy Livestock Gas Capture\/Combustion\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-365995\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1745258743\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 672w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_295,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_113,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_176,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 176w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_570,h_323,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 570w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_640,h_363,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_525,h_298,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 525w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_300,h_170,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258743\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture3\/Picture3.jpg?_i=AA 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-hidden-view-dairy-livestock-gas-capture-combustion\"><strong><strong><strong>Hidden View Dairy<\/strong> <strong>Livestock Gas Capture\/Combustion<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-tons-to-offset-3-360\"><em>Tons to Offset: 3,360<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This project encompasses an approximately 4,000 cow dairy operation in Fair Oaks, Indiana that operates a mixed plug-flow anaerobic digester for the digestion of dairy manure. After spending about 22 days in the digester, the waste is separated for manure solids, and the liquid effluent is stored in a lagoon. Methane biogas produced in the digester is piped to two generators that produce power. Excess biogas is combusted in a flare located at the digester facility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-6\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"498\" height=\"324\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/Picture4\/Picture4.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_498,h_324,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258740\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture4\/Picture4.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Mexico Forest Restoration Impact\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-365994\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1745258740\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258740\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture4\/Picture4.jpg?_i=AA 498w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_130,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258740\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture4\/Picture4.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_154,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1745258740\/wordpress_uploads\/Picture4\/Picture4.jpg?_i=AA 154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-mexico-forest-restoration-impact\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Mexico Forest Restoration Impact<\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-tons-to-offset-300\"><em>Tons to Offset: 300<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Mexico\u2019s forests, jungles, and mangroves are facing ongoing threats like deforestation, diseases, and fires, leading to the loss of vital habitats. Every year, about 50,000 hectares are lost to agriculture. AIFS and ClimeCo are working with The Earth Lab to restore 72,651 hectares of semi-evergreen rainforests in Quintana Roo. Partnering with ejidos (communal landowners) to improve forest management and focus on carbon sequestration, ecosystem conservation, biodiversity, and community engagement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-tabs__button-wrapper\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-tabs__button\" data-target=\"page-block-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2024 Carbon Offsets\t\t\t<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-13\" class=\"block-tabs__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"print-only\">\n\t\t\t2024 Carbon Offsets\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<ul id=\"page-block-12\" class=\"block-list-items\" style=\"--listColumnWidth: 4;\">\n\t\n\n<li id=\"page-block-9\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/v1713971547\/wordpress_uploads\/green-gunder-hydro-power\/green-gunder-hydro-power.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Gunder Hydro Power Project, Turkey.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-97474\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-gunder-hydro-power-project-turkey\">Gunder Hydro Power Project, Turkey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-tons-to-offset-4-935\"><em>Tons to Offset: 4,935<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">G\u00fcnder Hydro Power Plant uses the water from G\u00fcnder River, which is located close to the village of G\u00fcnder, Karaman Province in Turkey. The purpose of the project activity is to generate renewable electricity to be delivered to the national grid. The electricity produced by project activity will result in emission reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-10\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/v1713971581\/wordpress_uploads\/green-krissana-wind-power\/green-krissana-wind-power.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Krissana Wind Power, Thailand.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-97475\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-krissana-wind-power-thailand\"><strong><strong>Krissana Wind Power, Thailand<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-tons-to-offset-4-700\"><em>Tons to Offset: 4,700<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The project generates clean electricity with utilization of wind energy. The project consists of 30 Wind Turbine Generators of 3.0 MW capacities each. The electricity generated by the project is exported to the Thailand National grid. The project activity displaces an equivalent amount of electricity which would have otherwise been generated by the fossil fuel dominant electricity grid.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-11\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/v1713971597\/wordpress_uploads\/green-cerro-patacon-landfill\/green-cerro-patacon-landfill.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Cerro Patac\u00f3n Landfill Gas Usage, Panama.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-97477\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-cerro-patacon-landfill-gas-usage-panama\"><strong><strong>Cerro Patac\u00f3n Landfill Gas Usage, Panama <\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\" id=\"h-tons-to-offset-4-900\"><em>Tons to Offset: 4,900<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The purpose of Cerro Patac\u00f3n Landfill Gas Utilization Project is to capture and use the landfill gas (LFG) generated by the decomposition of the organic waste disposed at Cerro Patac\u00f3n landfill site located in the municipality of Panama. The proposed project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the decomposition of municipal solid waste that would have been otherwise released to the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-tabs__button-wrapper\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-tabs__button\" data-target=\"page-block-19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2023 Carbon Offsets\t\t\t<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-19\" class=\"block-tabs__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"print-only\">\n\t\t\t2023 Carbon Offsets\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<ul id=\"page-block-18\" class=\"block-list-items\" style=\"--listColumnWidth: 3;\">\n\t\n\n<li id=\"page-block-14\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"399\" height=\"435\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-lake-peru\/green-initiative-lake-peru.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_399,h_435,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141371\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-lake-peru\/green-initiative-lake-peru.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-104064\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683141371\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141371\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-lake-peru\/green-initiative-lake-peru.jpg?_i=AA 399w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141371\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-lake-peru\/green-initiative-lake-peru.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141371\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-lake-peru\/green-initiative-lake-peru.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong><strong>Cordillera Azul National Park Redd Project, Peru<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: 2,800<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Cordillera Azul National Park REDD+ Project avoids deforestation by strengthening park protection, engaging local communities and other stakeholders in land-use management compatible with conservation, and improving the quality of life of the park\u2019s neighbors.&nbsp;<br>  <\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-15\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"399\" height=\"435\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-water-kenya\/green-initiative-water-kenya.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_399,h_435,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141410\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-water-kenya\/green-initiative-water-kenya.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-104066\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683141410\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141410\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-water-kenya\/green-initiative-water-kenya.jpg?_i=AA 399w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141410\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-water-kenya\/green-initiative-water-kenya.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141410\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-water-kenya\/green-initiative-water-kenya.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong><strong>Kenya Multi-Layer Household Water Filtration System<\/strong>  <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: 2,000<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The water purifiers of the project will not only dramatically increase access to safe drinking water but also reduce consumption for woody fuels previously required to treat drinking water, which will decrease environmental degradation and greenhouse gas emissions.<br>  <\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-16\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"399\" height=\"435\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-bear-canada\/green-initiative-bear-canada.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_399,h_435,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141119\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-bear-canada\/green-initiative-bear-canada.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Bear in forest\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-104063\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683141119\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141119\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-bear-canada\/green-initiative-bear-canada.jpg?_i=AA 399w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141119\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-bear-canada\/green-initiative-bear-canada.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141119\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-bear-canada\/green-initiative-bear-canada.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong><strong>Big Coast Forest Conservation, British Columbia, Canada<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: 1,250<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The BigCoast Forest Climate Initiative converts working forests into project lands and will increase carbon storage which avoids future GHG emissions. The forest contains and protects important ecosystems, drinking watersheds, and lands culturally significant to coastal First Nations.&nbsp;<br>  <\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-17\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"399\" height=\"435\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-india-solar-power\/green-initiative-india-solar-power.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_399,h_435,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141373\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-india-solar-power\/green-initiative-india-solar-power.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-104065\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683141373\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141373\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-india-solar-power\/green-initiative-india-solar-power.jpg?_i=AA 399w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141373\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-india-solar-power\/green-initiative-india-solar-power.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683141373\/wordpress_uploads\/green-initiative-india-solar-power\/green-initiative-india-solar-power.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Orange Suvaan Solar Power Project In Maharashtra, India<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: 3,200<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Orange Suvaan Energy Private Limited (OSEPL) is setting up solar power project at Mhasale village in the district of Dhule, Maharasthra. The purpose of the project activity is to generate electrical power using solar energy through operation of photovoltaic solar panels.<br><br>  <\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-tabs__button-wrapper\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-tabs__button\" data-target=\"page-block-24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2022 Carbon Offsets\t\t\t<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-24\" class=\"block-tabs__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"print-only\">\n\t\t\t2022 Carbon Offsets\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<ul id=\"page-block-23\" class=\"block-list-items\" style=\"--listColumnWidth: 4;\">\n\t\n\n<li id=\"page-block-20\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"550\" height=\"600\" data-public-id=\"safe-water\/safe-water.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_550,h_600,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Two children washing their hands.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-34616\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032223\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 550w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_567,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_440,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 440w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong>Buenos Aires Renewable Energy Project, Brazil<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: 2,200<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Buenos Aires Ceramic Fuel Switching Project was validated on April 2010 under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Social Carbon Methodology. The voluntary project activity avoids GHG emissions by the substitution of non-renewable biomass with renewable biomass to generate thermal energy in the process of burning ceramic devices.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-21\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"550\" height=\"600\" data-public-id=\"wind-power\/wind-power.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_550,h_600,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Two wind turbines.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-34617\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032224\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 550w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_567,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_440,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 440w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong>Renewable Solar Energy, India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: 3,250<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The main purpose of this project activity is to generate clean form of electricity through renewable solar energy sources.&nbsp;Over the 10 years of first crediting period, the project will replace anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-22\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"399\" height=\"435\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_399,h_435,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-104050\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683140034\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA 399w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong>Sichuan Furong Coal Mine Methane Utilization Project, China<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: 3,250<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The project is located in Yibin city in Sichuan Province, China. The primary objective of the project is to capture and use coal mine methane for power generation. This will displace electricity used from the on-site captive power plant and the Central China Power Grid for on-site use.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-tabs__button-wrapper\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-tabs__button\" data-target=\"page-block-29\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2021 Carbon Offsets\t\t\t<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-29\" class=\"block-tabs__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"print-only\">\n\t\t\t2021 Carbon Offsets\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<ul id=\"page-block-28\" class=\"block-list-items\" style=\"--listColumnWidth: 4;\">\n\t\n\n<li id=\"page-block-25\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"550\" height=\"600\" data-public-id=\"deforestation\/deforestation.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_550,h_600,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/deforestation\/deforestation.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A forest landscape.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-34611\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032223\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/deforestation\/deforestation.jpg?_i=AA 550w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_567,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/deforestation\/deforestation.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_440,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/deforestation\/deforestation.jpg?_i=AA 440w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/deforestation\/deforestation.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/deforestation\/deforestation.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong>Buenos Aires Renewable Energy Project, Brazil<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: <strong>205<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This project works to tackle deforestation due to illegal logging by switching fuel use in region from illegal firewood to agricultural and industrial residues. This also serves to reduce indoor air pollution, avoids greenhouse gas emissions and promotes a sustainable supply chain.<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.goldstandard.org\/collections\/projects\/products\/sustainable-carbon-projetos-ambientais-ltda-buenos-aires-renewable-energy-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-26\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"550\" height=\"600\" data-public-id=\"safe-water-2\/safe-water-2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_550,h_600,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water-2\/safe-water-2.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Two children washing up beside a river.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-34614\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032223\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water-2\/safe-water-2.jpg?_i=AA 550w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_567,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water-2\/safe-water-2.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_440,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water-2\/safe-water-2.jpg?_i=AA 440w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water-2\/safe-water-2.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water-2\/safe-water-2.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\">Terra Clean Water Access for Laos <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: <strong>136<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">TerraClear is breaking down the barriers that make clean water access a challenge for rural communities. Creative strategies and community focused education and promotion are allowing TerraClear to provide access to safe drinking water through the manufacture and distribution of more than 70,000 ceramic filters in over 1000 villages in Laos.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-27\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"550\" height=\"600\" data-public-id=\"wind-power-21\/wind-power-21.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_550,h_600,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power-21\/wind-power-21.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"A landscape with wind turbines.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-34615\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032224\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power-21\/wind-power-21.jpg?_i=AA 550w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_567,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power-21\/wind-power-21.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_440,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power-21\/wind-power-21.jpg?_i=AA 440w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power-21\/wind-power-21.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power-21\/wind-power-21.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\"><strong>Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-t-4-font-size\"><em>Tons to Offset: <strong>272<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This project has played an important role in reducing CO2 emissions and will continue to contribute towards the economic growth of the area by generating 180 GWh of clean electricity annually, which is equivalent to powering 42,000 households every year.<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.goldstandard.org\/collections\/projects\/products\/infinite-solutions-50-mw-wind-power-project-in-madhya-pradesh-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-tabs__button-wrapper\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"block-tabs__button\" data-target=\"page-block-34\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPast Donations in 2020\t\t\t<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-34\" class=\"block-tabs__tab-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"print-only\">\n\t\t\tPast Donations in 2020\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n<ul id=\"page-block-33\" class=\"block-list-items\" style=\"--listColumnWidth: 4;\">\n\t\n\n<li id=\"page-block-30\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"550\" height=\"600\" data-public-id=\"safe-water\/safe-water.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_550,h_600,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Two children washing their hands.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-34616\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032223\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 550w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_567,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_440,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 440w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/safe-water\/safe-water.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\">Safe Water Access in Rwanda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This project works with local NGOs in Rwanda to deliver clean, safe water to people. This project also provides water sanitation and hygiene training to ensure that the community water supply is maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-31\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"550\" height=\"600\" data-public-id=\"wind-power\/wind-power.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_550,h_600,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"Two wind turbines.\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-34617\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032224\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 550w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_567,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_440,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 440w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032224\/wind-power\/wind-power.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\">100MW Wind Power Project in Andhra Pradesh, India<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This project consists of 50 wind turbines that generate clean energy for the local community in the district of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, India.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li id=\"page-block-32\" class=\"block-list-item\">\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"399\" height=\"435\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_399,h_435,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-104050\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683140034\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA 399w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_183,h_200,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA 183w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_92,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683140034\/wordpress_uploads\/australia-north-west3\/australia-north-west3.jpg?_i=AA 92w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-4-font-size\">Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This project aims to recreate a healthy, functioning landscape, restored after decades of habitat loss and degradation. This will become the new bush that helps connect to the Australian Outback.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-38\" class=\"acf-block block-sidebar bg-white\" style=\" --column1End: 6; --column2Start: 6;\">\t<div class=\"container block-sidebar__container\">\n\t\t\n<div id=\"page-block-36\" class=\"block-content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-carbon-offsetting-progress\">Carbon Offsetting Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AIFS has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/carbonfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Carbon Fund<\/a> to offset carbon emissions from AIFS Abroad operations and programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"200\" height=\"41\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/carbon-fund-logo\/carbon-fund-logo.png\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_41,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1683128967\/wordpress_uploads\/carbon-fund-logo\/carbon-fund-logo.png?_i=AA\" alt=\"The Carbon Fund logo\" class=\"wp-post-24335 wp-image-104010\" data-format=\"png\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1683128967\" data-seo=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-37\" class=\"block-content\">\n\t\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Transportation<\/strong> &#8211; AIFS has offset 48,525 Tonnes of carbon since 2021 from international flights for AIFS Abroad Participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outreach<\/strong> &#8211; AIFS has increased its virtual outreach and participation in events and will continue to evaluate travel vs. Virtual participation feasibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Focus on staying local<\/strong> &#8211; We are encouraging students to immerse themselves in their local host country and limit their short flights during their program and choose trains over planes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-42\" class=\"acf-block block-sidebar bg-white\" style=\" --column1End: 6; --column2Start: 6;\">\t<div class=\"container block-sidebar__container\">\n\t\t\n<div id=\"page-block-40\" class=\"block-content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-education-progress\">Education Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sustainability in the Curriculum \u2013 Leveraging the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIFS Abroad has developed various mechanisms to educate students on climate change and sustainable practices that are locally appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/welcome.aifsabroad.com\/landing\/aifs-abroad-green-initiative-programs\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-primary c-btn--icon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Learn More\" aria-label=\"Button Learn More\"><span>Learn More<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-circle-arrow-external\"><\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-41\" class=\"block-content\">\n\t\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>General Educational Materials<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; AIFS Abroad has developed various resources to educate students on the climate change issue and sustainable practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location-specific Educational Materials<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; AIFS Abroad has created a variety of location specific materials to help students engage with the environmental issues and traditional sustainable practices in their host locations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Green Ambassador Program<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; AIFS Abroad has developed a Green Ambassador Scholarship Program to encourage students to engage with the environmental aspect of their study abroad experience and engage their peers on environmental and sustainability topics. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aifsabroad.com\/2025\/07\/18\/green-ambassadors-fall-2025\/\">Meet our Fall 2025 recipients!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AIFS Abroad continues to present and raise awareness on how to build sustainable practices into study abroad. Please see a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/downloadables-nafsa-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">listing of our NAFSA 2024 sessions<\/a> including 2 accepted session on&nbsp;<strong>Practical Steps in Climate Action<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>CANIE Accord<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-45\" class=\"acf-block block-sidebar bg-white\" style=\" --column1End: 6; --column2Start: 6;\">\t<div class=\"container block-sidebar__container\">\n\t\t\n<div id=\"page-block-43\" class=\"block-content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-green-business-practices-progress\">Green Business Practices Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-44\" class=\"block-content\">\n\t\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Paper<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; AIFS Abroad has moved its Paper catalogue, that has been printed every year since 1964, into a digital format reducing our biggest source of paper use. In 2019 AIFS printed 55,500 catalogues with a total count of 9,577,000 pieces of paper. On the low end of 20,000 pages in a tree grown for this purpose, AIFS will now be saving nearly 500 trees per year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Audit<\/strong> &#8211; AIFS abroad will begin to audit each physical office to find new ways to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hybrid Work<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; AIFS Abroad has expanded our hybrid work environment reducing the amount of staff commuting to an office.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-50\" class=\"acf-block block-cta-grid bg-white\">\t<div class=\"container container--full block-cta-grid__grid\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"page-block-47\" class=\"block-cta-grid-item bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"block-cta-grid-item__wrapper bg-navy\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cta-grid-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-3-font-size\" id=\"h-engage-with-us\">Engage with Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell us about your experience! How did you engage with sustainability while abroad? Share your experiences with us to help educate future students and promote sustainability in study abroad!<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/G7J8C3R\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-primary c-btn--icon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Green Initiative Survey\" aria-label=\"Button Green Initiative Survey\"><span>Green Initiative Survey<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-circle-arrow-external\"><\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"acf-block__background-image-wrapper\"><img width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-public-id=\"environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_400,h_400,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032222\/environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"acf-block__background-image wp-image-34620\" alt=\"A woman holding a plant.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032222\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032222\/environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032222\/environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_100,h_100,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032222\/environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg?_i=AA 100w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_290,h_290,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032222\/environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg?_i=AA 290w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_312,h_312,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032222\/environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg?_i=AA 312w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_226,h_226,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032222\/environmental-education-planting-tree\/environmental-education-planting-tree.jpg?_i=AA 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-49\" class=\"block-cta-grid-item bg-white\">\n\t<div class=\"block-cta-grid-item__wrapper bg-navy\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cta-grid-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-t-3-font-size\" id=\"h-contact-us\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that you will join us on this journey to make the Earth a better place for everyone. If you would like more details about our Green Initiative, please email us at <a href=\"mailto:AIFSAbroad@aifs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AIFSAbroad@aifs.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/request-info\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-primary\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Request Info\" aria-label=\"Button Request Info\"><span>Request Info<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"acf-block__background-image-wrapper\"><img width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-public-id=\"green-business\/green-business.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_400,h_400,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/green-business\/green-business.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"acf-block__background-image wp-image-34622\" alt=\"Hands holding a green globe.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1659032223\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/green-business\/green-business.jpg?_i=AA 400w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_200,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/green-business\/green-business.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_100,h_100,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/green-business\/green-business.jpg?_i=AA 100w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_290,h_290,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/green-business\/green-business.jpg?_i=AA 290w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_312,h_312,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/green-business\/green-business.jpg?_i=AA 312w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_226,h_226,c_fill,g_auto\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1659032223\/green-business\/green-business.jpg?_i=AA 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the overwhelming global climate crisis, AIFS Abroad is pleased to make Sustainability a key priority when considering organizational, operational, and programming decisions. 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