Protecting Our Natural Resources

We support organizations that focus on environmental sustainability initiatives, like water stewardship, ocean conservation, and reforestation. Learn more about these collaborative efforts and how they help to minimize our impact on the environment.

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Working with experts.

We collaborate with respected nonprofit organizations that work to protect, conserve, and restore our natural resources, such as the Arbor Day Foundation, FORCE BLUE, the National Audubon Society, and the National Park Foundation.

Ocean and marine life conservation.

Our donations support coral reef restoration within the Florida Reef Tract and the removal of marine debris along Florida‘s coasts and waterways through FORCE BLUE and the National Park Foundation.

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Restoring coral reefs.

We support coral reef restoration through the National Park Foundation at Biscayne National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida.

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Removing marine debris.

Our collaborations with FORCE BLUE and the National Park Foundation are helping to remove marine debris from Florida‘s coral reefs and waterways.

Planting trees in the communities we serve.

Publix supports the Arbor Day Foundation’s reforestation efforts in the states where we operate. Proceeds from our reusable bag sales go toward restoring vulnerable watershed ecosystems in Florida. Funds from our Good Together Environmental campaign help replant forests affected by deforestation and natural disasters in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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Fast facts.

Total donatedOver $7.1 millionSince 2011, we have donated over $7.1 million to nonprofit organizations focused on environmental sustainability initiatives to protect, conserve, and restore our natural resources.
Land restoredOver 3,700 acresOver 3,700 acres have been restored through our reforestation efforts with the Arbor Day Foundation, as well as through our work in the Florida Everglades with the National Audubon Society and the National Park Foundation.
Water restored357 million gallonsOver 357 million gallons of water have been restored annually through our efforts with nonprofit organizations focused on water stewardship.