One Fruit Tree.

Six ESG outcomes.

At a glance
$25
per fruit tree sponsored
Fully tax deductible, 501(c)(3)
94%
of proceeds to programs
Direct community allocation
6
trackable ESG outcomes per tree
Across 5 reporting frameworks
1M
fruit trees, campaign goal
Rooted in Uganda's Bandera Farmers Network

SAF's Buy a Tree, Build a Future campaign lets your company sponsor fruit trees that sequester carbon, restore soil, generate farmer income, provide child nutrition, recover biodiversity, and advance women's economic empowerment. Every outcome is trackable across GRI, SDG, TCFD, SASB, and ISSB frameworks.

Proven in the field.

A community that wasn't waiting to be helped. They were waiting for a tool.

WHERE THIS BEGAN

One of the more profound things we've come to understand at SAF is that the communities most affected by ecosystem breakdown have been farming these landscapes for generations. They carry the knowledge. What they needed was scale.

Through a multi-year relationship with the Bandera Farmers Network in Uganda, SAF developed a model where fruit trees (not generic forestry, not carbon offsets) become the unit of change. Each tree produces food every season, generates recurring farmer income, and strengthens the land that sustains the community.

"Watching the children being able to pluck an orange off of a tree and eat it as their nourishment. This is what we would hope for every community around the world."
Dr. Danika Tynes, Founder, Sustainable Access Foundation
Ecosystem Restoration
Fruit trees restore degraded soil, rebuild biodiversity corridors, and sequester carbon across community landscapes.
Farmer Livelihoods
Smallholder farmers in the Bandera Farmers Network are stewards and economic beneficiaries, not recipients of charity.
Community Nutrition
Fruit bearing trees provide recurring, seasonal nutrition for children and families. Impact is self verifying at every harvest.
Entrepreneurship Funding
Tree sponsorship revenue funds SAF's entrepreneurship accelerators, growing the next generation of community changemakers.

"A tree is not a symbol. A tree is infrastructure."

How a corporate partnership works

THE MODEL

From sponsorship to impact reporting, the process is designed to fit inside your existing ESG workflow.

01
Choose your tier
Select the Seed, Grow, or Regenerate partnership level based on your company's ESG goals, budget cycle, and scale of commitment. All tiers include full reporting deliverables.
02
Trees are planted
The Bandera Farmers Network plants and stewards your sponsored fruit trees in Uganda. GPS coordinates, farmer names, and planting records are captured from day one.
03
Impact is documented
SAF tracks carbon sequestration, soil restoration, farmer income, biodiversity recovery, and nutrition outcomes, mapped to every applicable ESG framework your team reports against.
04
You receive your brief
Within 60 days of planting confirmation, you receive a complete impact brief: SDG alignment statement, GRI Content Index mapping, narrative summary, and partner recognition assets.

Six outcomes. Every framework. One tree.

ESG OUTCOMES

Most tree programs produce one or two reportable outcomes. Because these are fruit trees rather than generic forestry, each sponsored tree generates six independently trackable ESG outcomes across five major reporting frameworks.

🌍
Carbon Sequestration
Quantifiable atmospheric carbon removal and GHG mitigation
SDG 13 Climate Action SDG 15 Life on Land GRI 305-1 GRI 305-5 Scope 3 Removals IFRS S2
🌱
Soil Restoration
Degraded land recovery, erosion prevention, nutrient cycling
SDG 15 Life on Land SDG 2 Zero Hunger GRI 304-3 GRI 304-1 Land Degradation Ecological Impacts
🍊
Child Nutrition
Direct food access and household food security
SDG 2 Zero Hunger SDG 3 Good Health GRI 413-1 GRI 203-2 Food Security Social Capital
🌾
Farmer Income
Recurring livelihood generation for smallholder stewards
SDG 1 No Poverty SDG 8 Decent Work GRI 201-1 GRI 203-1 Smallholder Welfare IFRS S1
🦋
Biodiversity Recovery
Native habitat restoration and species corridor support
SDG 15 Life on Land SDG 14 Life Below Water GRI 304-2 GRI 304-4 TNFD Nature IFRS S2 Nature
👩🏽‍🌾
Women's Empowerment
Economic inclusion and gender equity in agriculture
SDG 5 Gender Equality SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities GRI 405-1 GRI 413-1 Gender Equity IFRS S1
Outcome SDG GRI TCFD SASB ISSB
Carbon Sequestration
SDG 13 Climate ActionSDG 15 Life on Land
GRI 305-1 Direct GHGGRI 305-5 GHG Reduction
Physical Risk MitigationScope 3 Carbon Removals
 IFRS S2 Climate
Soil Restoration
SDG 15 Life on LandSDG 2 Zero Hunger
GRI 304-3 Habitats RestoredGRI 304-1 Operational Sites
 Land Degradation Metrics Ecological Impacts Land Mgmt
Child Nutrition
SDG 2 Zero HungerSDG 3 Good Health
GRI 413-1 Community EngagementGRI 203-2 Indirect Impacts
Food Security NutritionSocial Capital
Farmer Income
SDG 1 No PovertySDG 8 Decent Work
GRI 201-1 Economic ValueGRI 203-1 Infrastructure
 Supply Chain Smallholder Welfare IFRS S1 Social Capital
Biodiversity Recovery
SDG 15 Life on LandSDG 14 Life Below Water
GRI 304-2 Biodiversity ImpactsGRI 304-4 IUCN Species
TNFD Nature DependenciesEcosystem Services
 IFRS S2 Nature Transition
Women's Empowerment
SDG 5 Gender EqualitySDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
GRI 405-1 Diversity in GovernanceGRI 413-1 Community Programs
Human Capital Gender EquitySupply Chain Inclusion
 IFRS S1 Workforce and Community

Choose your level of commitment

PARTNERSHIP TIES

Seed
$12,500
500 fruit trees, 3,000 trackable ESG outcomes
  • 500 fruit trees planted and stewarded
  • Post planting impact brief with GPS records
  • SDG alignment statement for your annual report
  • GRI Content Index mapping ready to insert
  • Partner recognition assets and narrative summary
Grow
$25,000
1,000 fruit trees, 6,000 trackable ESG outcomes
  • 1,000 fruit trees planted and stewarded
  • Full impact brief with all six outcome datasets
  • Multi framework mapping across SDG, GRI, TCFD, SASB, ISSB
  • Employee engagement campaign assets included
  • Named grove with farmer steward profiles
  • Co branded announcement support
Regenerate
Custom
5,000 or more fruit trees, custom scope
  • Custom tree commitment scoped to your ESG goals
  • Dedicated impact reporting package
  • Board ready narrative and stakeholder brief
  • Ongoing quarterly updates from the field
  • Leadership engagement with SAF founder
  • Multi year partnership options available
All partnerships are fully tax deductible. Sustainable Access Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax acknowledgment letters provided for all sponsorships.

All tiers include post-planting documentation, ESG framework mapping, and tax acknowledgment. Larger partnerships unlock custom reporting packages and dedicated SAF engagement.

Built for your reporting team, not just your CSR team

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

.Every SAF partnership comes with documentation your sustainability reporting team can use directly. No translation required.

01
Planting confirmation with GPS records
Exact tree count, GPS tagged planting locations, and named Bandera Farmers Network stewards for every sponsored tree.
02
SDG alignment statement
Formatted text block mapping your partnership to applicable SDGs, ready to insert into your annual sustainability report.
03
GRI Content Index entry
Pre formatted GRI indicator citations covering all applicable disclosures, ready to drop directly into your GRI Content Index.
04
Narrative program summary
Plain language program description for stakeholder reports, website ESG pages, and investor communications.
05
Partner recognition assets
Co-branded guidelines, approved partnership language, and visual assets for internal and external communications.

FULL FRAMEWORK COVERAGE

SDG
SDG 1 No Poverty SDG 2 Zero Hunger SDG 3 Good Health SDG 5 Gender Equality SDG 8 Decent Work SDG 10 Inequalities SDG 13 Climate SDG 14 Below Water SDG 15 Land
GRI
201-1 203-1 203-2 304-1 304-2 304-3 304-4 305-1 305-5 405-1 413-1
TCFD
Physical Risk Mitigation Scope 3 Removals Land Degradation Metrics TNFD Nature Dependencies Ecosystem Services
SASB
Ecological Impacts Food Security Nutrition Social Capital Smallholder Welfare Gender Equity Supply Chain Inclusion
ISSB
IFRS S1 Social Capital IFRS S1 Workforce IFRS S2 Climate IFRS S2 Nature Transition

What makes this different from other programs

WHY SAF

Your legal and procurement teams will ask. Here are the honest answers.

Not a carbon offset. Not a forestry program.
SAF sponsors fruit trees specifically because they produce food every season, generate farmer income, and restore soil simultaneously. Generic reforestation programs produce one or two reportable outcomes. Fruit trees produce six. And because every surviving tree bears fruit, impact verification happens naturally at every harvest.
A named community. A multi-year relationship.
SAF's work is rooted in a multi-year partnership with the Bandera Farmers Network in Uganda. This is not a transactional vendor relationship, but a community of farmers who have been building this model alongside SAF. Every sponsored tree has a named steward. That traceability is what differentiates this from programs that plant and move on.
94% of proceeds go directly to programs.
SAF is a registered 501(c)(3) with 94% of proceeds allocated to programs and community. We don't expose our cost structure, but we are transparent about fund deployment. Every partnership comes with a tax acknowledgment letter and documentation that satisfies standard corporate philanthropy due diligence requirements.
The community is the proof of concept, not the recipient.
SAF does not position the Bandera Farmers Network as a charity case. The community has been farming this landscape for generations. They lead the restoration. SAF connects that leadership with the resources to scale. Your company's sponsorship joins a model that already works.

1,000,000

FRUIT TREES: OUR CAMPAIGN GOAL

10K
Trees planted across Bandera Network farms
75K
Landscape-scale ecosystem restoration begins
300K
SAF accelerators fully funded and expanding
1M
Regenerative impact economy activated

When we reach one million trees, we activate a regenerative impact ecosystem at scale: large-scale carbon sequestration, measurable food security across farming communities, and a sustainable funding engine for SAF's entrepreneurship programs.

Ready to explore a partnership?

START A CONVERSATION

We don't start with a proposal. We start with a conversation to understand your ESG goals, reporting cycles, and what meaningful impact looks like for your team. Every partnership is built from that.

To request an appointment, email us at
peace@sustainableaccessfoundation.org