Cotopaxi

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Brand

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi

Industry

Fashion + Apparel

First Certified

2021

Current Certification Year

2022

Cotopaxi is Climate Neutral Certified

It has measured, reduced, and compensated for all of its emissions from making and delivering its products and services.

This certification covers business activities and operations for the following brands:

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Cotopaxi achieved Climate Neutral Certification as part of 's certification process. 's measurement, reduction plans, and compensation fully account for Cotopaxi's prior year emissions.

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01 Measure

Cotopaxi measured its Scope 1, 2, and 3 cradle-to-consumer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which includes all emissions from making and delivering their products and services. Small and medium companies self-attested to their measurement data, and large companies had their data verified by a third party. Learn more about GHG measurement boundaries, data requirements, and verifications in the Climate Neutral Standard.

GHG Scope 1 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 1

Emissions from energy used in buildings, fleets, and equipment.

0 tCO2e

GHG Scope 2 ?

328 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 3

Emissions from raw materials, manufacturing, shipping, air travel, and other activities in the supply chain.

13,531 tCO2e

Total Emissions ?
Total Carbon Emissions

The sum of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

13,859 tCO2e

02 Reduce

Cotopaxi has committed to reduction targets and specific action plans to reduce operational and value chain emissions within the next 12-24 months. These actions align to the Climate Neutral Standard.

Science-Aligned Targets

Aligned with the global need to limit warming to to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Active Reduction Commitments

Reduction Action Plans

Active Reduction Work

Source of Emissions

Raw materials

Action

We are aiming to eliminate all single use virgin plastics (polyester) from our products by 2024. We are 94% to goal but need to eliminate one case of single use plastic poly bags and one virgin polyester product line.

Source of Emissions

Supply chain energy use

Action

We are aiming to assist our largest supplier - Unicorn - transition from non-renewable grid electricity to 100% renewable hydro electricity in 2022.

Source of Emissions

Raw materials

Action

100% of product recycled, repurposed, or responsible (third party feature such as organic, responsibly sourced down, natural fiber).

94%
Source of Emissions

Raw materials

Action

100% of product recycled, repurposed, or responsible (third party feature such as organic, responsibly sourced down, natural fiber).

100%
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Completed Reduction Plans

Source of Emissions

Raw materials

Action

We are aiming to eliminate all single use virgin plastics (polyester) from our products by 2024. We are 94% to goal but need to eliminate one case of single use plastic poly bags and one virgin polyester product line.

Source of Emissions

Supply chain energy use

Action

We are aiming to assist our largest supplier - Unicorn - transition from non-renewable grid electricity to 100% renewable hydro electricity in 2022.

Source of Emissions

Raw materials

Action

100% of product recycled, repurposed, or responsible (third party feature such as organic, responsibly sourced down, natural fiber).

94%
Source of Emissions

Packaging

Action

Transition to 100% eco-friendly packaging. Eliminate all single use plastic from packaging by Q1 of 2022.

100%
Source of Emissions

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Action

Science Aligned Targets

Cotopaxi is implementing a Reduction Action Plan to reduce emissions from within its own operations and supply chain.

Current Year Reduction Actions

01

What We’re Reducing

Raw materials

How We'll Reduce It

We are aiming to eliminate all single use virgin plastics (polyester) from our products by 2024. We are 94% to goal but need to eliminate one case of single use plastic poly bags and one virgin polyester product line.

02

What We’re Reducing

Supply chain energy use

How We'll Reduce It

We are aiming to assist our largest supplier - Unicorn - transition from non-renewable grid electricity to 100% renewable hydro electricity in 2022.

03

What We’re Reducing

Raw materials

How We'll Reduce It

100% of product recycled, repurposed, or responsible (third party feature such as organic, responsibly sourced down, natural fiber).

04

What We’re Reducing

Packaging

How We'll Reduce It

Transition to 100% eco-friendly packaging. Eliminate all single use plastic from packaging by Q1 of 2022.

In Progress Reductions

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What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

02

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

03

What We’re Reducing

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04

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How We'll Reduce It

Completed Reductions

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What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

02

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

03

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

04

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

03 Compensate

Cotopaxi is investing outside of its value chain in high quality, verified projects that meet the Climate Neutral Standard. These projects accelerate climate progress and compensate for Cotopaxi's current GHG emissions as its reduction actions are implemented.

Total Expenditures in Carbon Credits

$124,862

Emissions Offset ?
Offset equivalency

For reference, reducing a footprint by 1000 tonnes is roughly equal to removing 230 passenger vehicles from the road for a year.

13,859 tCO2e

Cotopaxi's credits came from:

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Avoided Deforestation ?

About Cotopaxi

Climate change is one of the largest single drivers of extreme poverty. It is estimated that without climate action, environmental degradation will displace up to 1.5 billion people by 2050 and there will be an increase to 3.5 million experiencing severe food and water insecurity (IEP, 2020). Taking this foundational contributor to extreme poverty into account, Cotopaxi has continuously worked on reducing its environmental impacts. Since our founding, Cotopaxi has piloted new ways of building friendly and functional products designed using sustainable principles and materials. This year we went past aligning with science-based targets and officially became carbon neutral through undertaking the Climate Neutral certification.

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Cotopaxi
Industry

Fashion + Apparel

First Certified

2022

2019 Carbon Footprint

13,859

Total Carbon Footprint

01 Measure

Cotopaxi used 2019 operational data to estimate its carbon footprint for the year:

Direct Emissions Ⓘ

Direct Emissions

Emissions from fossil fuels and refrigerants used in company buildings, fleets, and equipment.

0 tCO2e

Indirect Emissions Ⓘ

Indirect Emissions

Emissions from the electricity, and sometimes steam and cold water, used in company facilities.

328 tCO2e

Supply Chain Emissions Ⓘ

Supply Chain Emissions

Emissions from raw materials, manufacturing, shipping, air travel, and other activities in the supply chain.

13,531 tCO2e

Direct Emissions Ⓘ

13,859 tCO2e

02 Offset

The entire carbon footprint was offset using verified carbon credits.
Carbon Credits for 2019

13,859 tCO2e

Total 2019 Investment in Carbon Credits

$124,862

Cotopaxi's credits came from:

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Avoided Deforestation
2019 Emissions Offsets

13,859 tCO2e

Lifetime Emissions Offsets

tCO2e

03 Reduce

Cotopaxi is implementing a Reduction Action Plan to reduce emissions from within its own operations and supply chain.

  • Raw materials

  • Supply chain energy use

  • Raw materials

  • Packaging

Other Sustainability Notes

Climate change is one of the largest single drivers of extreme poverty. It is estimated that without climate action, environmental degradation will displace up to 1.5 billion people by 2050 and there will be an increase to 3.5 million experiencing severe food and water insecurity (IEP, 2020). Taking this foundational contributor to extreme poverty into account, Cotopaxi has continuously worked on reducing its environmental impacts. Since our founding, Cotopaxi has piloted new ways of building friendly and functional products designed using sustainable principles and materials. This year we went past aligning with science-based targets and officially became carbon neutral through undertaking the Climate Neutral certification.

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Mid Term Targets

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has committed to reducing emissions by .

This target is aligned with global trajectories to limit climate warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Mid Term Targets

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This target is aligned with global trajectories to limit climate warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

01 Measure

Cotopaxi measured Scope 1, 2 and 3 cradle-to-customer emissions following categories and approaches established in the Climate Neutral standards.

02 Offset

Cotopaxi invested in projects outside of their value chain to compensate for all of their measured carbon emissions. This step supports their climate neutrality designation, and enables Cotopaxi to take responsibility for historical emissions that can’t be reduced.

03 Reduce

Cotopaxi is implementing a Reduction Action Plan to reduce emissions from within its own operations and supply chain.

What is Climate Neutrality

A state in which human activities result in no net effect on the climate system. Requires balancing of residual greenhouse gas emissions with reductions or removals. All Climate Neutral Certified brands must meet climate neutrality standards for measuring, offsetting, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from making and delivering products and services.