First things first, what is a carbon footprint?
Basically, it’s the total amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) – like carbon dioxide and methane – that are generated by an individual, event, organisation, service, place or product, expressed as a carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Individuals have carbon footprints, and so do corporations. Every business is super different. Globally, the average carbon footprint is closer to 5 tons.
From a business perspective, a carbon footprint gives us a baseline understanding of how much carbon is produced as a result of our operations and growth. With this knowledge we can then investigate the parts of the business that generate the GHG emissions, and bring in solutions to cut them back.
Where do the majority of your carbon emissions come from?
About 60% of our GHG emissions come from making the parent (or mother) rolls. Another 10-20% of our emissions come from the production of our packaging, including the cardboard cores in the centre of the toilet paper and kitchen towels. The final 20% come from shipping and deliveries, from manufacturing locations to customers’ doors.
What are we doing to reduce carbon footprint?
We’ve been working hard to reduce our emissions!
Low carbon products: Providing sustainable, low carbon products to customers is one of our top priorities, which is why we only offer alternative fibre bamboo tissue products.
Electric vehicles: We’re in the process of transitioning our warehouse to use electric vehicles.
Renewable energy: We’ve worked with renewable energy companies to use renewable energy in our factory. In fact, we plans add solar panels to our workshop roof! It’s pretty thrilling that the sun is providing around 46% of the building’s energy now. And this is just our first step towards greener production.
A business is carbon neutral when they’ve measured their carbon emissions, then reduced or offset an equal amount. We’re currently working to reduce the emissions that come from our factory by increasing the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency . We’re also working to quantify our GHG emission reductions, and will keep this new updated as we bring in new planet-friendly initiatives!
Post time: Aug-10-2024
