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686

Climate Neutral Certified Label

category

Gear + Lifestyle

first certified

2021

current certification year

2024

About Climate Neutral Certification

Wherever you see the Climate Neutral Certified label, it means the company is accountable for its greenhouse gas emissions. To earn the label, a company must annually measure cradle-to-customer emissions, implement specific action plans to reduce emissions, and invest in high quality, verified carbon credits.

The certification requirements are detailed in the rigorous, peer-reviewed Climate Neutral Certified Standard. Each company’s application is reviewed for compliance by Change Climate’s certification team.

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Emissions

686's emissions inventory uses a mix of spend- and activity-based data. 686 attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with our Standard.

18,493 tCO2e

Roughly equal to driving 4,124 gas-powered cars for one year

28.52 kgCO2e per unit of product

Emissions intensity

Emissions over time

Emissions year

Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)

02

Reduction Plans

686 has adopted near-term action plans to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.

Active

Source of emissions

Raw materials

Action

We plan to reduce emissions generated from the production of our raw materials by first assessing the GHG impacts of all of our main shell f ...read more

Status

In progress

Complete By

Q1 2024

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Supply chain energy use

Action

We will work with our largest supplier to help them reduce the amount of energy they use in operations.

Status

In progress

Complete By

Q1 2025

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Supply chain energy use

Action

Work with manufacturers to audit emissions and set a reduction strategy.

Status

In progress

Complete By

Q1 2025

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Packaging

Action

Transition 100% of our individual polybags to master polybags across key retail partners.

Status

Newly set

Complete By

Q1 2025

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Raw materials

Action

Transition 5% of our hardshell fabrics from virgin to recycled materials across our outerwear products.

Status

Newly set

Complete By

Q3 2025

Scope

Scope 3

Completed

Source of emissions

Raw materials

Action

We will reduce by selecting materials and manufacturing processes that have lower carbon footprints.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2022

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Operational waste

Action

Through partnership with our factories we plan to reduce the amount of waste in cutting thereby lowering our overall carbon footprint.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2022

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Operational waste

Action

We plan to reduce emissions by reducing cutting waste in manufacturing.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q1 2023

Scope

Scope 3

03

Compensation

686 addressed last year’s emissions by buying and retiring an equal amount of high quality, verified carbon and clean energy credits.

Emissions accounted for

18,493 tCO2e

Roughly equal to keeping 20,712,160 pounds of carbon in the ground

Total investment

$61,027

Project types

Wind

Type

Wind

Description

Projects that support wind energy generation in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

As we have seen our snowpack, winters and overall climate shift over the past 32 years, we believe that informed decisions and hard work can help reduce our environmental impact so that the snow is just as deep for our grandkids as it is for us. Using specific and accurate tools and info, we have measured our impact on the environment and are actively using this data to identify alternatives and drive future development decisions. As a Climate Neutral Certified organization, 686 annually measures and offsets all carbon emissions from first thread to last mile.

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