Kate McLeod

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

Kate McLeod

Kate McLeod

Industry

Health + Beauty

First Certified

2022

Current Certification Year

2022

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Sustainability Story

Kate McLeod makes safe, effective products that bring intentioned moments of care and everyday magic to people's lives. Our hero product is the Body Stone, an innovative solid moisturizer that melts into the skin on contact. Waterless and plastic-free, the Body Stone utilizes an innovative refill system: you can purchase a Starter Kit with our signature bamboo canister and refill over time with Body Stones of your choice. We use simple, powerful all natural ingredients, and our formulas are MADE SAFE certified, which means they have been examined for bioaccumulation, persistence, and general and aquatic toxicity. Every single Body Stone is hand crafted and packaged in our Hudson Valley workshop.

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

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01 Measure

Kate McLeod 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.

183 tCO2e

GHG Scope 2 ?

1,172 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 3

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

2,699 tCO2e

Total Emissions ?
Total Carbon Emissions

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

4,054 tCO2e

02 Offset

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

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$54,729

Kate McLeod's credits came from:

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Reforestation ?

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Wind ?

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Solar ?

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Improved Forest Management ?

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.

4,054 tCO2e

03 Reduce

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

Mid Term Targets

Kate McLeod 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

Kate McLeod 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 our reliance on air freight.

How We'll Reduce It

We will enhance our demand planning function and switch to a new supplier with a proven ability to meet deadlines to support boat freight.

02

What We’re Reducing

We plan to optimize and reduce the length of shipping routes to our customer.

How We'll Reduce It

We will utilize a second warehouse location in CA. We will be able to dynamically route shipments to customers from our warehouse locations in OH and CA. This will reduce the amount of ground freight needed to deliver shipments to customers.

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What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

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What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

In Progress Reductions

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Completed Reductions

01 Measure

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

02 Offset

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

03 Reduce

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

Kate McLeod
Industry

Health + Beauty

First Certified

2022

2019 Carbon Footprint

4,054

Total Carbon Footprint

01 Measure

Kate McLeod 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.

183 tCO2e

Indirect Emissions Ⓘ

Indirect Emissions

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

1,172 tCO2e

Supply Chain Emissions Ⓘ

Supply Chain Emissions

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

2,699 tCO2e

Direct Emissions Ⓘ

4,054 tCO2e

02 Offset

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

4,054 tCO2e

Total 2019 Investment in Carbon Credits

$54,729

Kate McLeod's credits came from:

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Reforestation
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Wind
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Solar
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Improved Forest Management
2019 Emissions Offsets

4,054 tCO2e

Lifetime Emissions Offsets

tCO2e

03 Reduce

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

  • We plan to reduce our reliance on air freight.

  • We plan to optimize and reduce the length of shipping routes to our customer.

Other Sustainability Notes

Kate McLeod makes safe, effective products that bring intentioned moments of care and everyday magic to people's lives. Our hero product is the Body Stone, an innovative solid moisturizer that melts into the skin on contact. Waterless and plastic-free, the Body Stone utilizes an innovative refill system: you can purchase a Starter Kit with our signature bamboo canister and refill over time with Body Stones of your choice. We use simple, powerful all natural ingredients, and our formulas are MADE SAFE certified, which means they have been examined for bioaccumulation, persistence, and general and aquatic toxicity. Every single Body Stone is hand crafted and packaged in our Hudson Valley workshop.