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Balega

Climate Neutral Certified Label

category

Fashion + Apparel

first certified

2023

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

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

4,719 tCO2e

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

1.7 kgCO2e per unit of product

Emissions intensity

Emissions over time

Emissions year

Absolute Emissions (tCO2e)

Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)

02

Reduction Plans

Balega has adopted near-term action plans 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 commitment aligned with climate science.

Active

Target

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

03

Compensation

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

Emissions accounted for

0 tCO2e

Roughly equal to keeping 0 pounds of carbon in the ground

Total investment

$0

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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