# advene

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2024
**Certified since:** 2022 (most recent: 2024)
**Industry:** Fashion + Apparel
**Website:** https://www.advenedesign.com
**Sustainability page:** https://www.advenedesign.com

## Sustainability story

Debuted in January 2021, we are a New York City- based design collective with a new vision for elevated accessories. Progress is our promise. Releasing one product at a time, we're devoted to conscientious craftsmanship, responsible materials, and design without compromise. Instead of following the standard seasonal schedule, we release one design at a time so we can conduct myriad rounds of prototyping and market testing, ensuring that our end results deliver on both practicality and superior aesthetics. Integral to our approach is transparent construction: all our styles are engineered without the unnecessary plastic fillers that are typically inserted into handbag linings. This approach relies purely on the quality and integrated structure of our raw materials, pushing us to maintain rigorous standards of craftsmanship to achieve unparalleled functionality. Collaboration is what makes our innovative structures possible. By inviting our production partners to engage with us in ideation through production, we are able to track and monitor the social, environmental, and human impact of each bag. Since the beginning of 2021, all our bags have been produced in a carbon-neutral, solar-powered facility in Italy renowned for Venetian craftsmanship. It all starts with the raw materials. For every project, we spend months searching the globe for best-in-class leather and textile partners who are as committed to sustainable, low-impact processes as we are. Our leathers are entirely sourced from food byproducts and 100 percent traceable. They are produced in a scope-C gold-standard tannery certified by the Leather Working Group, of which there are only 13 worldwide. This certification guarantees that from rawhide to finished leather, every step of the process is held to the highest standards of environmental impact. Hemp is one of the strongest natural fibers (four times stronger than cotton), and is ideal for constructing durable accessories to last a lifetime. Our hemp is cultivated with minimal water and chemical intervention, naturally dyed for waterproofing, and grown and finished in a single factory. Our decades-old hemp producer was one of the first in the industry to succeed in organic cultivation and become certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard. And Beyond. We take the details seriously, evaluating the environmental impact of every single ingredient (even our zipper tapes are recycled). We incentivize customers to opt for minimal packaging with a discount, but if they request more extensive packaging, we have created an FSC-certified greyboard box that can be reused for years to come. We source deadstock fabric from our hemp supplier to make our dust cloth, which can also be repurposed as a bandana or table cloth.

## Emissions (2024)

**Methodology:** advene's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. advene attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate Project team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 2 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 132 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 134 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per unit of product — unit of product

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 70.91 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 49.05 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 60.04 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions 50% by 2030 (completion: 0%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — Work with manufacturers to audit emissions and set a reduction strategy (source: Supply chain energy use, target: Q4 2023, completion: 75%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to upcycle waste from productions of our core products for special design projects. (source: Operational waste, target: Q4 2023, completion: 75%)
- **Scope 2** — Transition all electricity to wind and solar energy through our electric utility in our headquarters. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2023, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — Redesign our existing packaging solution (with staples and not flat-packable) across consumer box packaging to packaging boxes designed to be flat-packed during transportation, utilizing entirely recyclable paper materials. (source: Packaging, target: Q3 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 50% air freight to ocean freight and trunk across all leather and textile sourcing. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q2 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Source raw materials closer to manufacturing to reduce miles traveled 50% across all leather sourcing. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q4 2024, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2024)

**Total funding:** $183.58

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $0
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [BVC] Mai Ndombe REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $183.58 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2019, location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, provider: Patch

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