Made Trade

Sustainability Story

We created Made Trade to make it easy for people to shop ethically-made and sustainably-sourced goods for their homes and wardrobes. On Made Trade, you can shop with confidence knowing every product we carry is rigorously assessed and verified for both sustainability and equity. We believe we can make the world a more beautiful place by holding ourselves to a higher ethical standard. We call it being "ethically elevated". It means we put artistry above efficiency. Fair wages above profits. Sustainability above mass production. Quality craftsmanship above mindless consumption. And transparency above everything, as we painstakingly hand-select only the most beautifully-designed, ethically-made goods that put people and our planet first.

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

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01 Measure

Made Trade 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 3

GHG Protocol Scope 3

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

227 tCO2e

Total Emissions

Total Carbon Emissions

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

227 tCO2e

02 Offset

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

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$3,065

Made Trade's credits came from:

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.

227 tCO2e

Lifetime Emissions Offsets

tCO2e

03 Reduce

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

Mid Term Targets

Made Trade 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

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

Current Year Reduction Actions

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce food and plant waste that is generated at our office and photostudio.

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to build a comprehensive vermicomposting system onsite at our headquarters. We will recycle 100% of our food and plant waste from our office activities and photoshoots and create rich soil to use in our on-site garden.

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions associated with our paper gift cards

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to provide an option for customers to purchase an alternative plantable gift card that is made from recycled paper infused with seeds. The gift card can be soaked in water, placed in a sunny location and will grow seedlings that can be planted.

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to reduce food and plant waste that is generated at our office and photostudio.
We plan to reduce emissions associated with our paper gift cards

In Progress Reductions

75%

What We’re Reducing

We currently work with 150+ brand partners, who all use different materials to ship products to our customers. We want to increase the use of sustainable packaging materials used in shipping the products we sell, replacing unsustainable materials.

How We'll Reduce It

We are going to create a sustainable packaging resource guide to assist our partners in converting to using more sustainable packaging materials.

75%

What We’re Reducing

We want to reduce our use of any non-recycled paper used for marketing materials for the Made Trade brand.

How We'll Reduce It

We will be phasing out all virgin paper marketing materials and transitioning our postcard inserts to recycled post-consumer cardstock.

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to reduce food and plant waste that is generated at our office and photostudio.
We plan to reduce emissions associated with our paper gift cards

Completed Reductions