Zusa

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

Zusa

Zusa

Industry

Fashion + Apparel

First Certified

2022

Current Certification Year

2022

Categories

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Sustainability Story

We are all responsible for the health of the planet we live on, and we vote with both our dollars and actions today for the world we want to live in tomorrow. At Zusa, we wanted a better way to make high-quality apparel and goods, so we created one. Offering 100% sustainably made and ethically sourced products from WRAP-certified factories around the globe, Zusa wants to help you and your team make an impact, just not on the environment. As a GRS-certified company and a 1% for the Planet member, Zusa creates high-quality sustainable corporate clothing and gear that can drive your business and our planet towards a better future.

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

01 Measure

Zusa 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.

100 tCO2e

Total Emissions ?
Total Carbon Emissions

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

100 tCO2e

02 Offset

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

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$1,200.00

Zusa'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.

100 tCO2e

03 Reduce

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

Mid Term Targets

Zusa 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

Zusa 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 from upstream shipping by consolidating bulk overseas shipments.

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to consolidate partial shipments where possible overseas to the stateside port, and bulk shipment pickups from the port. We will also ship and store an increased percentage of bulk inventory at once in a stateside storage facility.

02

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions from employee commuting to and from the office.

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to increase the number of working from home days for Zusa employees.

03

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions associated with our products by increasing the amount of recycled material used in our product line.

How We'll Reduce It

We will achieve this goal by increasing the overall percentage of recycled materials used.

04

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

In Progress Reductions

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What We’re Reducing

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02

What We’re Reducing

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03

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

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What We’re Reducing

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Completed Reductions

01 Measure

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

02 Offset

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

03 Reduce

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