Aarong Plants More Than 100,000 Trees in 42 Districts, Cutting Paper Bag Use by Over 4.68 Million

Aarong has planted more than 100,000 trees in 42 districts of Bangladesh in partnership with Brac and Mission Green Bangladesh. The planting was carried out as part of Aarong's 'Bring Your Own Bag' campaign.

Through the initiative, money raised from the campaign is being spent on environmental conservation work. At the same time, rural families are being supported and green space is being expanded, Aarong said.

Tamara Hasan Abed, managing director of Brac Enterprises, said the 'Bring Your Own Bag' initiative began with a simple change of habit — carrying one's own bag and using it again. In her words, these small everyday decisions are now playing a role in planting trees, restoring green space and creating new opportunities for communities across the country.

From September 2025 to March 2026, the campaign reduced paper bag use by more than 4.68 million compared with the same period the previous year. According to Aarong, that is equivalent to preserving an estimated 6,000 trees.

Over the same period, paper bag sales brought in Tk 29 million. Aarong has pledged to spend the entire amount on tree planting and environmental restoration initiatives.

As part of that pledge, Aarong funded the planting and distribution of 95,382 fruit, timber and medicinal tree saplings through Brac's Ultra-Poor Graduation programme.

The saplings were distributed among 40,001 families in 210 upazilas across 42 districts. The initiative says the families will receive help in meeting their nutritional needs, will be able to create a potential source of income and, in the long term, become more economically self-reliant.

Aarong is also building Miyawaki forests in partnership with Mission Green Bangladesh. In this method, native tree species are planted densely in a relatively small space to create a thick, biodiversity-rich green area.

At the Miyawaki forest in Rupganj, Narayanganj, Aarong organised a tree-planting programme with its customers and media workers. Through it, participants who have supported the campaign were able to contribute directly to the initiative.