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BioLite

Climate Neutral Certified Label

category

Gear + Lifestyle

first certified

2020

current certification year

2024

BioLite is a Change Climate Supporting Brand. They have provided a charitable donation to support our nonprofit mission. This donation does not change the requirements of their certification.

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

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

11,527 tCO2e

Roughly equal to driving 2,570 gas-powered cars for one year

17.29 kgCO2e per unit of product

Emissions intensity

Emissions over time

Emissions year

Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)

02

Reduction Plans

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

Active

Source of emissions

Upstream shipping

Action

We plan to reduce emissions from shipping by continuing efforts to optimize container utilization. We initiated a number of programs last ye ...read more

Status

In progress

Complete By

Q1 2023

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Raw materials

Action

Transition 90% traditional office supplies to greener office supplies across BioLite's headquarter's office.

Status

Newly set

Complete By

Q1 2025

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Energy at offices or controlled facilities

Action

Implement energy conservation measures to reduce consumption 5% by installing lighting motion sensors and smart thermostats (with programmed ...read more

Status

Newly set

Complete By

Q1 2025

Scope

Scope 1

Completed

Source of emissions

Electricity

Action

We will purchase 100% renewable electricity through the grid for our HQ office in Brooklyn, NY.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2021

Scope

Scope 2

Source of emissions

Upstream shipping

Action

We plan to reduce emissions from shipping between our factories and our customers or warehouses.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q1 2022

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Energy at offices or controlled facilities

Action

We plan to investigate feasibility of and build a path to implementation to reducing natural gas use in BioLite's HQ office.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q1 2023

Scope

Scope 1

Source of emissions

Packaging

Action

Reduce plastic and non-recyclable materials by doing a packaging redesign of BioLite portfolio

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2020

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Raw materials

Action

Investigate the feasibility of replacing virgin feedstock with recycled feedstock.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2020

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Upstream shipping

Action

Evaluate opportunities to reduce shipping and manufacturing emissions.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2020

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Energy at offices or controlled facilities

Action

Explore contractual and technical feasibility of installing heat pumps in HQ office as a means to reduce natural gas use

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2023

Scope

Scope 1

Source of emissions

Employee commuting

Action

Implement a policy for remote work to reduce employee commuting emissions 60% compared to pre-pandemic levels for headquarters (NYC) and Nai ...read more

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q1 2024

Scope

Scope 3

Emissions reduction targets

BioLite has set a long-term commitment aligned with climate science.

Active

Target

We commit to reducing 2021 Scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030.

03

Compensation

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

Emissions accounted for

11,527 tCO2e

Roughly equal to keeping 12,910,240 pounds of carbon in the ground

Total investment

$0

Project types

Wind

Type

Wind

Description

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

BioLite is on a mission to empower people and protect the planet through access to renewable energy. Most people know us for our award-winning camping gear like the smokeless FirePit or rechargeable HeadLamp 330, but as a social enterprise, our biggest impact is in our emerging markets division where we've helped over 5 million individuals access safe, reliable energy through our cooking, charging, and lighting solutions. We're in the business of clean energy, but it takes energy to make that happen - we consume resources to manufacture and ship our products, to power our office, and to travel to our customers. The emissions that come from those actions affect us all and we are committed to mitigating our climate impact. In early 2015, we underwent an internal carbon impact analysis that identified where and how we are releasing greenhouse gases through both our manufacturing methods and our operations. In parallel with quantifying our emissions, we are able to measure the greenhouse gas reductions resulting from the use of BioLite's emission-reducing products in sub-Saharan Africa. We are proud to share that for every ton of carbon we emit in our operations, our solutions in-market avoid 20 tons . In November of 2015, BioLite offset the full carbon emissions history of the company (dating back to 2012) and has continued with carbon neutral operations each year since (see our annual Impact Report for more info: bioliteenergy.com/impact). In 2019, we co-founded Climate Neutral with our friends at Peak Design to demystify the footprinting process and help other brands take immediate action on their emissions. BioLite's vision is to reach 20 million people and offset 3 million tons of CO2e by 2025 with our clean energy solutions.

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