Hibear

This company is a Climate Neutral Supporting Brand. They have provided a charitable donation to support Climate Neutral's work. (This donation does not change the requirements of their verification).

Brand

Hibear

Hibear

Industry

Gear + Lifestyle

First Certified

2019

Current Certification Year

2022

Categories

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Sustainability Story

Here at Hibear, we encourage people to pack less and do more, getting the most they can out of their gear. We have a serious commitment to sustainability and being part of the climate change solution. As an outdoor company, we are at the forefront of these initiatives. We believe the products we create have a direct and profound impact on reducing the amount of trash in our landfills and oceans. All of our packaging and products are delivered with recyclable and thoughtfully crafted reusable materials. We achieve this through long-lasting design quality, reusability, a commitment to be carbon neutral, and our support of climate change non-profit initiatives.

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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.

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

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Hibear achieved Climate Neutral Certification as part of 's certification process. 's measurement, offsetting and reduction plans fully account for Hibear's 2021 emissions

01 Measure

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

GHG Scope 1 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 1

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

0 tCO2e

GHG Scope 2 ?

0 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 3

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

233 tCO2e

Total Emissions ?
Total Carbon Emissions

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

233 tCO2e

02 Offset

Hibear 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 Hibear to take responsibility for historical emissions that can’t be reduced.

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$2,796.00

Hibear's credits came from:

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Avoided Deforestation ?

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Wind ?

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Landfill Gas ?

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.

233 tCO2e

03 Reduce

Hibear has set targets and identified actions to reduce their emissions from operations and their supply chain. These actions will enable Hibear to emit fewer emissions in the future.

Mid Term Targets

Hibear 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

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

Reduction Actions

Hibear 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

We plan to reduce the amount of plastic that is used in our packaging.

How We'll Reduce It

We will plan to work with our manufacturer to use compostable materials in our packaging instead.

02

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions associated with our products.

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to investigate using recycled stainless steel for our products. We will work with a QC and sourcing company to look into this possibility.

03

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

04

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

In Progress Reductions

01

What We’re Reducing

We are still in pre-launch. However, will continue to aim and eliminate plastic from our consumer packaging.

How We'll Reduce It

We will be designing packaging using compostable materials.

02

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions by utilizing sea freight over air when possible.

How We'll Reduce It

We will opt to utilize sea over air.

03

10%

What We’re Reducing

Amount of packaging purchased from suppliers

How We'll Reduce It

Complete a package reduction design that minimizes waste

04

10%

What We’re Reducing

Overall shipping emissions

How We'll Reduce It

Evaluate shipping emissions by shifting to more sea and truck freight

Completed Reductions

01 Measure

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

02 Offset

Hibear 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 Hibear to take responsibility for historical emissions that can’t be reduced.

03 Reduce

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