We clean up after ourselves
Ecommerce deliveries have a carbon footprint. That's why we support cutting-edge companies that remove carbon from the air.
Together, participating businesses have…
- Removed thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere
- Provided carbon-neutral shipping on more than ten million orders
Here's how it works: For every order we receive, a formula is used to calculate the estimated shipping emissions. Based on those estimates, a portion of our revenue goes to carbon removal companies that have been vetted by scientists from Carbon Direct. Those companies use that money to remove however much carbon our shipments created. Any extra funds go toward the further development of carbon removal technologies.
The main reason why we care about carbon-neutral shipping is that, according to scientists, carbon dioxide (CO2) is responsible for about 76% of greenhouse gases, which are considered the leading cause of global warming. According to NASA, CO2 levels have increased 50% over the past 200 years.
We are often told by people that "CO2 is food for plants", which is true. However, reducing carbon emissions is one way to help minimize our impact on the planet. We are not trying to get CO2 levels to zero, but we do want to make sure they don't rise any higher because of us. That's our way to contribute to protecting the planet.
Here are a few of the companies removing our shipping emissions.
