Esi Ribeiro (right), ESG Advisor, MAP, in a tree planting exercise with Mr Addico (middle), Advisory Partner, MAP, and a student from Mothercare International School

Tree nurturing key to environmental sustainability — Consultant

Daily Graphic Jun - 12 - 2025 , 09:57 2 minutes read

To protect the environment and safeguard the impact of the annual tree planting exercise, the citizenry must monitor and nurture all planted trees from previous years to maturity, an Advisory Partner at Makers and Partners (MAP), an international business consultancy firm, Wilfred Neneh Addico, has said.

That, he said, would help achieve the afforestation and sustainability goals as a country.

Mr Addico was speaking during a tree planting exercise at the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Critical Care and Emergency Hospital in Accra last Thursday to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day.

The event was organised by MAP in collaboration with Mothercare International, DVLA Plaspack and Zoomlion Ghana Limited.

“Last year, we planted about 170 trees and about 80 per cent survived; so today, we are here to replace them, we have planted 86 trees. This is our commitment to keep visiting to ensure the area is green,” he stated.

He said the exercise, which was in line with the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), was also an opportunity to give back to society, adding that the younger generation were the future leaders; hence, the need to inculcate in children the culture of tree planting.

"It is important to highlight the use of resources in our environment to ensure they are sustainable for future generations,” Mr Addico stated.

Embracing ESG

A Consultant at DERA Consult and ESG Advisor to MAP, Esi Ribeiro, underscored the need to ensure the inclusion of children in embracing ESG.

Touching on career opportunities, she said the ESG space was rapidly growing such that organisations were seeking to understand how their operations were having an impact on the environment.

She added that as a result, these organisations were taking particular notice of specific activities and issues within their operations.

“So certainly over the years, there has been an increase in the opportunities that are available for young people coming into the space,” she said.

For her part, the Headmistress of Mothercare International School, Peace Abasa-Addo, reiterated the school’s commitment to embracing initiatives that support a sustainable environment and enhance the quality of life for current and future generations.

She said subjects being taught by the school had topics that touched on the conservation of the environment; therefore, the planting exercise was a step towards the practicality of what had been taught.