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Watch a slideshow of images from New York City's 2008 gala, Greening the World. MaterialsPress Release An OpportunityTo find out more about The Nature Conservancy's work on climate change in New York and around the world, please visit the following links: The Nature Conservancy in China |
Amidst a swirl of vibrant colors and the furious percussion of Brazilian samba drums, more than 400 prominent New Yorkers—including Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr.—attended The Nature Conservancy’s annual spring gala, Greening the World, on Monday, April 28, 2008..
Held in Hearst Tower, Manhattan’s first occupied Gold LEED-certified office building, the event raised more than $2.5 million to support the Conservancy’s programs to tackle climate change by reducing global deforestation and planting trees in countries like Brazil, China, and Indonesia.
Guests learned about The Nature Conservancy’s work through interactive computer terminals manned by Internship Program for City Youth alumni. These kiosks allowed them to calculate their carbon footprint and plant trees in Brazil through the Conservancy’s newly-launched Plant a Billion Trees website. Field experts were also on hand to discuss the Conservancy’s climate change work and conservation programs in Brazil, China, and New York.
In his remarks, Mr. Paulson, former chairman of the board of The Nature Conservancy, called the organization unique, “capable of moving quickly and effectively to conserve at a very large scale.” He added, the Conservancy is “successful because it has a smart, dedicated staff and takes a market-based, strategic approach to conserving the world’s most important places.” Paulson concluded by enjoining guests to “get involved!”
Mayor Bloomberg, noting the similarities between the city’s PlaNYC campaign and The Nature Conservancy’s own initiative to reduce global carbon emissions, challenged “the audience, corporations and individuals around the world to take action in whatever way you can.”
Greening the World was chaired by Katherine Farley & Jerry I. Speyer of Tishman Speyer, Haydée & Alain Belda of Alcoa, Patricia & Victor F. Ganzi and Mary Lake Polan & Frank A. Bennack Jr. of Hearst Corporation, and Christy & John J. Mack of Morgan Stanley.
Vice chairs included Naomi Arbit & Joshua Fink, Carson & Joseph Gleberman, Roberta & Richard Huber, Wendy & Hank Paulson, Isabella Rossellini, and Catherine & Tracy Wolstencroft.
Our Sponsors
The Nature Conservancy would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support:
Alcoa; The Allen Matkins Leck Gamble; Mallory & Natsis LLP; Alltel Wireless; Dwight Anderson; Benenson Capital Partners, LLC; Bloomberg; Blue Mountain CapitalManagement LLC; The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation; Camargo Corrêa; Citi; Champion Metal and Glass, Inc.; Joyce & Les Coleman; Cushman & Wakefield; DLA Piper US LLP; Katie & Peter Dolan; Energy East; Enso Capital Management LLC; Lori W. & Laurence D. Fink; First American Title Insurance; Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Goodwin Procter; Greenberg Traurig; Hearst Corporation; JPMorgan; Jackie & Peter Kamenstein; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.; McKinsey & Company; Morgan Stanley; Newmark Knight Frank; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP; Shearman & Sterling LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Sony Corporation of America; Studley Inc.; Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP; The Invus Group, LLC; Tishman Speyer; Turner Construction Company; Tyco International; Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.
Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © TNC (trees); Photo © John Maijer (seedling); Photo ©Chris London/ManhattanSociety.com.
