Walrus Oil

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

Walrus Oil

Walrus Oil

Industry

Gear + Lifestyle

First Certified

2020

Current Certification Year

2022

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Sustainability Story

Our mission is to confront climate change through social enterprise and the reforestation of trees and sea kelp. We are official partners with Sea Trees, the National Forest Foundation and we're 1% For the Planet members. We are excited to add the accountability and community the Climate Neutral group can bring to our small business's mission.

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

01 Measure

Walrus Oil 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 ?

5 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 3

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

745 tCO2e

Total Emissions ?
Total Carbon Emissions

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

750 tCO2e

02 Offset

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

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$9,000.00

Walrus Oil'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.

750 tCO2e

03 Reduce

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

Mid Term Targets

Walrus Oil 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

Walrus Oil 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 emissions associated with our company's work van.

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to sell our work van and replace it with a EV alternative or eliminating the need all together.

02

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions associated with energy usage at new our new building.

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to replace most lighting with LEDs and installing energy efficient heat/AC units.

03

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

04

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

In Progress Reductions

01

30%

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions by cutting shipping distances by reshoring as much packaging we use in product manufacturing as possible in the process of completing a full packaging audit.

How We'll Reduce It

We will audit each packaging material, where our labels are made, and other accessories we sell in tandem with our packaging. We will also explore plastic-free options and shipping materials that make use of recycled material.

02

30%

What We’re Reducing

We plan to audit our supply chain to check for the best environmental & human rights standards from our producers. We will use our privilege to apply pressure to enact positive change or look to change suppliers/producers.

How We'll Reduce It

We will look at each individual ingredient, where it is produced, how it is produced, and what are the environmental and human impacts from its production, to ensure we are selecting the best options.

03

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

04

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

Completed Reductions

01 Measure

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

02 Offset

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

03 Reduce

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