Preserve

Sustainability Story

Preserve, a certified B Corporation, is a leading sustainable consumer goods company that produces stylish, eco-friendly household products, as well as products for food service, all made in the USA. Preserve's business model is centered on mitigating the environmental impact of consumer products by producing products that require lower carbon emissions, lead to less consumption and waste, and protect the oceans. By using recycled materials, plant-based bioplastics and ocean diverted plastics, Preserve seeks to create an ethos of reuse, recycling, and composting in a sector that is responsible for more than 25% of total U.S. emissions. Preserve's products can be found in more than 7,000 retail and food service locations across the US.

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

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01 Measure

Preserve 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.

8 tCO2e

3 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3

GHG Protocol Scope 3

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

844 tCO2e

Total Emissions

Total Carbon Emissions

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

855 tCO2e

02 Offset

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

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$15,390.00

Preserve'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.

855 tCO2e

Lifetime Emissions Offsets

tCO2e

03 Reduce

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

Mid Term Targets

Preserve 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

Preserve 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 will change the Preserve Adult Toothbrush which is offered in a travel case made from virgin rigid plastic, to a recycled paperboard package.

How We'll Reduce It

We will design new paperboard packaging and time the run out of current rigid plastic packaging inventory to align with the launch of a new package.

What We’re Reducing

We will ensure that our office electricity purchased is 100% from renewable sources and that we have an annual check in place to ensure that our energy sourcing does not revert back to standard grid mix.

How We'll Reduce It

We will update our information with our community electricity provider to ensure that we are on the 100% renewables plan.

What We’re Reducing

We will engage with our manufacturing partners around improving the percentage of renewables in their purchased energy mix.

How We'll Reduce It

We will engage in conversations with our significant suppliers about the importance of increasing the use of renewables and will offer information on renewables programs in their areas.

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

We will change the Preserve Adult Toothbrush which is offered in a travel case made from virgin rigid plastic, to a recycled paperboard package.
We will ensure that our office electricity purchased is 100% from renewable sources and that we have an annual check in place to ensure that our energy sourcing does not revert back to standard grid mix.
We will engage with our manufacturing partners around improving the percentage of renewables in their purchased energy mix.

In Progress Reductions

100%

What We’re Reducing

We plan to move the packaging of our Triple Razor, which is currently in PETG, to recycled paperboard, reducing plastic and light-weighting the package.

How We'll Reduce It

We will finish out our current packaging inventory and re-introduce the product in new packaging.

95%

What We’re Reducing

We plan to move the packaging of our Shave 5 Razor, which is currently in PET packaging with a polypropylene cap to recycled paperboard, reducing plastic and light-weighting the package.

How We'll Reduce It

We will finish out our current packaging inventory and re-introduce the product in new packaging.

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

We will change the Preserve Adult Toothbrush which is offered in a travel case made from virgin rigid plastic, to a recycled paperboard package.
We will ensure that our office electricity purchased is 100% from renewable sources and that we have an annual check in place to ensure that our energy sourcing does not revert back to standard grid mix.
We will engage with our manufacturing partners around improving the percentage of renewables in their purchased energy mix.

Completed Reductions