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Balega

category

Fashion + Apparel

first certified

2023

current certification year

2024

About The Climate Label

Companies with The Climate Label provide products and services that are better for the climate, because they account for the greenhouse gas emissions from operating their business.

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01

Emissions

Balega measured its GHG emissions in order to understand its impact on the climate and inform its plans to reduce GHGs over time.

Total 2023 GHG Emissions

4,719

tCO2e

(market-based)

Roughly equal to driving 1,052 gas-powered cars for one year

1.7

kgCO2e

per unit of product

Emissions intensity

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

Absolute Emissions (tCO2e)

Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)

Emissions year

Note: The chart shows market-based emissions totals.

02

Funding for Climate Solutions

Balega is funding a portfolio of projects to support the climate transition. This portfolio includes specific actions within their operations, as well as projects elsewhere around the world.

Total climate funding

$156,340

03

Reduction Plans

As part of its climate transition planning, Balega has established near-term actions to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.

Active

Source of emissions

Packaging

Action

Eliminate all unnecessary stickers across all paperboard sleeves.

Status

Newly set


Complete By

Q4 2025

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Packaging

Action

Eliminate all unnecessary polybags across all applicable retailer and consumer facing units.

Status

Newly set


Complete By

Q4 2025

Scope

Scope 3

Completed

Source of emissions

Raw materials

Action

Transition 2617.99 kg Virgin Polyester to Recycled Polyester across Balega No Show product line.

Status

Completed


Complete By

Q1 2024

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Packaging

Action

Redesign paper board across all Balega consumer facing packaging (sleeves) to reduce 4.7 mT CO2e.

Status

Completed


Complete By

Q1 2024

Scope

Scope 3

Emissions reduction targets

Balega has set a long-term target to reduce GHG emissions.

Active

Target

We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions 50% by 2030.

We don’t just create great socks, we create ‘wow’ moments. The perfect harmony between heart and performance, Balega® socks are founded upon research, design, and durability and manufactured from the highest quality yarns. We guarantee you will feel The Balega® Difference once you try them. Our commitment to quality and durability is built on years of research and is present in every thread, every seam, every detail. Physical activity tends to create blister problems, and our planet has a plastics problem. Our solution: utilizing post-consumer plastic waste to create our Drynamix™ moisture-wicking yarn. The same high quality, durable performance socks you love, now made with recycled materials.

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