Oil Patch Bits: AT&T teams up with Nature Conservancy to skip the bag

AT&T said Aug. 12 that in an effort to empower its customers sustainable choices, increase efficiency and minimize impact on the environment, it is teaming up with The Nature Conservancy to encourage AT&T customers to skip the bag when purchasing items from its retail stores in Alaska. With this program, which runs now through January 31, 2014, AT&T will donate 10 cents to the Nature Conservancy for each check out bag its customers choose to forego.

AT&T’s Skip the Bag campaign is in support of The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to protect and restore the lands and waters on which all life depends. The Nature Conservancy takes innovative action to invest in the planet’s environmental and economic future.

Funds generated from AT&T donations will be used to support The Nature Conservancy’s work. For example, The Nature Conservancy restores salmon streams and wildlife habitat in the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska. For many people in Alaska, catching salmon is an essential part of the Alaska way of life.

Throughout the duration of this campaign, customers will also have the opportunity to donate additional funds to The Nature Conservancy at AT&T stores in Alaska.

To learn more about AT&T’s sustainability efforts, visit www.att.com/sustainability.

For more information on The Nature Conservancy in Alaska, visit www.nature.org/alaska.