website
www.bioliteenergy.com/
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.
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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)
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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
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.
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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
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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