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COX CONSERVES
The Power of Partnerships
We magnify the impact of our Cox Conserves
initiatives through our close collaboration
with multiple nonprofit partners. These
nongovernmental organizations are our national
partners, but Cox cultivates relationships with
hundreds of other partners at the local level.
American Rivers
American Rivers is the leading conservation
organization working to leave a legacy of
healthy rivers. Cox CEO Alex Taylor is a former
board chair of American Rivers, and this has
been an enduring partnership for many years.
The organization and its more than 275,000
supporters work to restore damaged rivers to
improve flows, support wildlife habitat and
conserve water. Cox is a proud sponsor of
National River Cleanup®. Since its inception
in 1991, the program has engaged more than
1.3 million volunteers, covering more than
250,000 miles of waterways and removing
more than 25 million pounds of litter and debris.
Cox employees volunteer their time at select
locations around the country each year to
pick up trash and debris to make a cleaner
environment for the community.
Ocean Conservancy
The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national
nonprofit land conservation organization that
protects parks, community gardens, historic sites,
rural lands and other natural places, ensuring
livable communities for generations to come.
Together with TPL, Cox Enterprises created
Cox Conserves Heroes, a national awards
program to honor volunteers who help preserve
outdoor spaces in our local communities.
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Informed by science, Ocean Conservancy
guides policy and engages people in protecting
our oceans and their wildlife for future generations.
Cox is a sponsor of Ocean Conservancy’s
International Coastal Cleanup. In 2017 alone,
nearly 800,000 volunteers from Cox and other
organizations collectively removed more than
20 million pieces of trash from beaches and
waterways around the world. In 2017, Cox
expanded our partnership when we joined the
Trash Free Seas Alliance. The Alliance is
devoted to protecting our oceans and wildlife
for future generations by helping remove the
vast amount of plastics and other contaminants
from our oceans.