What is the minimum partnership investment?

We work with partners of all sizes. Community tree-planting activations start from R50,000 for a single event. Long-term ESG portfolios are scoped individually. Contact us and we will tailor a proposal to your budget.

How quickly can we activate a corporate tree-planting event?

Most activations can be planned within 4–6 weeks of signing. We handle all logistics: site selection, safety briefings, tree stock, expert facilitators, and post-event photo and impact reporting.

Will we receive a formal impact report for our integrated report?

Yes. Every partnership includes a branded, GRI-aligned Impact Report delivered within 30 days of each activity or quarter-end, ready to be embedded directly into your Integrated Annual Report or ESG disclosure.

Do our trees qualify for carbon offset credits?

Food & Trees for Africa uses verified sequestration methodology. While we do not issue tradeable carbon credits, our documentation satisfies most Scope 3 voluntary disclosure requirements and ESG auditor requirements.

Corporate Partnership Models — Food & Trees for Africa

Food & Trees for Africa bridges the gap between corporate mandates and community resilience, providing the compliance, data and field expertise to turn your CSI and ESG budgets into a lasting legacy. We are a Section 18A-approved, Level 1 B-BBEE NPO with 35 years of audited field implementation in South Africa.

We provide maximum tax efficiency through SARS-approved Section 18A certificates. All impact reporting is GRI-aligned and audit-ready for embedding in your Integrated Annual Report. Our proprietary data platform provides GPS-tracked, verified impact data for ESG disclosure.

How a Corporate Partnership Works

Step 1 — Discovery and Strategic Alignment: We conduct an initial assessment of your organisational goals and ESG priorities.

Step 2 — Partnership Architecture: Our specialists design a tailored structure suited to your scale and impact requirements.

Step 3 — Solution Finalisation: Following a technical review you receive a comprehensive scoped proposal refined for your internal stakeholders.

The Compliance Lead

You need to close a budget shortfall, satisfy an SED / ESD audit or verify that existing projects are actually delivering.

Tactical Interventions — Impactful, Compliance-Linked Projects

Agility should never come at the expense of ecological and social integrity. By leveraging our extensive database of pre-vetted initiatives, we facilitate short lead times for high-impact projects that align with your internal strategic pillars. Our dedicated compliance team streamlines the onboarding process and our project teams deliver comprehensive reporting and audit documentation while securing genuine, long-term social and environmental value.

Assurance & Advisory — Assessment, M&E and Impact Assurance

Leveraging a specialised data team and internally trained assessors, we utilise proprietary methodologies and a custom-built platform to ensure rigorous project oversight. Integrating our extensive assessment process at inception fundamentally refines a project's strategic trajectory and long-term viability. Whether navigating existing initiatives with professional caution or applying our cross-sectoral expertise beyond environmental domains, we provide the defensible verification required to anchor your impact reporting in absolute data integrity.

The ESG / Sustainability Director

You need long-term, systemic environmental impact that feeds directly into your multi-year sustainability strategy and SDG reporting.

Portfolio Value-Add — Environmental & Social Stewardship

Maximising the resilience of a diverse asset base requires active stewardship through a versatile suite of interventions. Our agile portfolio allows for bespoke implementation via precision standalone projects or integrated clusters designed to compound socio-ecological outcomes. By synchronising these initiatives we multiply cumulative impact to ensure your portfolio delivers robust long-term environmental value and defensible multi-generational social returns.

Impact Fund Management — Outsourced Social Investment Management

Leveraging our established subgranting model we provide a comprehensive framework to streamline the deployment of social capital. Our team manages the end-to-end process from application oversight, beneficiary vetting and the formalisation of structured grant agreements. By delivering aggregated reporting and metrics we ensure that fund performance remains transparent and aligned with your strategic impact objectives.

The Brand / HR Manager

You need to build internal culture, generate authentic brand-linked stories or create self-funding impact mechanisms that supplement the CSI budget.

Impact Immersion — Brand Advocacy & Employee Wellness

Meaningful environmental impact is most potent when shared across an organisation. Reserved for established partners and high-scale contributors we facilitate immersive planting events designed to foster employee wellness and elevate brand presence.

Employee Matching — Employee-Led Impact Management

By integrating payroll giving and corporate matching we transform individual contributions into collective social capital. Our team oversees the comprehensive administration of funds and project deployment while generating evocative impact narratives tailored for internal culture and human resources engagement.

Strategic Co-Branding — Consumer-Linked Impact Partnerships

Leveraging a co-branded framework we license the FTFA identity for strategic consumer-linked campaigns funded through marketing budgets. Following a rigorous risk assessment to ensure alignment with social license principles we partner with select brands to integrate verified impact data into product packaging and advertising.

Putting Together a Consortium

You need a partner for a co-funding application, either as a specialist or management lead.

Consortium & Co-Funding — Multi-Stakeholder Impact Coalitions

Facilitating systemic change at scale requires the integration of diverse capital streams and specialised expertise. We offer the versatility to serve as either a consortium lead or a strategic implementation partner within multi-stakeholder coalitions. By aligning private investment with sovereign grants we manage the complexities of reporting and compliance while simultaneously providing the technical capacity required to execute national-level projects and drive collective impact.

Corporate Partnerships

Transform Your Spend Into Measurable Impact

We bridge the gap between corporate mandates and community resilience, providing the compliance, data and field expertise to turn your CSI / ESG budgets into a lasting legacy.

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35+

Years of verified implementation

220 ha

Agroecological Stewardship in 2025

1000+

Vetted, Ready-to-Fund Projects

90%+

Project Success Rate

NPC Registration: 1991/001061/08| PBO: 130004520| Level 1 B-BBEE Contributor| Section 18A Approved

Why Partner With Us

The Standard for Corporate Sustainability

We bridge the gap between corporate mandates and community resilience, providing the compliance, data and field expertise to turn your CSI / ESG budgets into a lasting legacy.

Maximum Tax Efficiency

All qualifying investments receive SARS-approved certificates, allowing your organisation to deduct up to 10% of taxable income.

ESG Audit-Ready Reporting

Data-rich impact reports designed for immediate embedding into your Integrated Annual Report or Sustainability Disclosure.

Turnkey Implementation

From community liaising and site preparation to tree sourcing and logistics, our expert field team handles the entire project lifecycle end-to-end.

Proprietary Data & M&E

We track every asset. Receive real-time project statistics, GPS coordinates, and periodic survivability tracking verified by our Data Team.

Communications Integration

Enhance your corporate reputation. Our projects generate high-quality visual content and authentic human stories for your PR and communications campaigns.

35 Years of Institutional Trust

Registered Non-Profit Company (Registration: 1991/001061/08). PBO Number: 130004520. Three decades of audited field implementation.

Partnership Models

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Tactical Interventions

Impactful, Compliance-Linked Projects

SED and ESD Eligible Projects Section 18A Certificate Audit-Ready Reporting & Documentation Carbon Offset Projects

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Discovery and Strategic AlignmentWe conduct an initial assessment of your organisational goals and ESG priorities.

Partnership ArchitectureOur specialists design a tailored structure suited to your scale and impact requirements.

Solution FinalisationFollowing a technical review you receive a comprehensive scoped proposal refined for your internal stakeholders.

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