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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Bookshop.org®'s emissions inventory uses a mix of spend- and activity-based data. Bookshop.org® attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with our Standard.
773 tCO2e
Roughly equal to driving 172 gas-powered cars for one year
19,325 kgCO2e per FTE
Emissions intensity
Emissions over time
Emissions year
Absolute Emissions (tCO2e)
Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per FTE)
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Bookshop.org® has adopted near-term action plans to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.
Active
Source of emissions
Downstream shipping
Action
We will reduce the number of miles shipped by 20% by reducing the number of orders shipped from separate warehouses by using order logic to ...read more
Status
In progress
Complete By
Q2 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Emissions from employee book purchases
Action
We plan to reduce Scope 3.1 emissions by 20% by having employees shift physical book purchases to ebook purchases.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q1 2026
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Shipping, packaging and book manufacturing
Action
We plan on joining advocacy groups who are putting pressure on companies involved in the shipping, logistics and book manufacturing industri ...read more
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q1 2026
Scope
Scope 3
Completed
Source of emissions
Energy at offices or controlled facilities
Action
We plan to reduce emissions from regular staff commuting and from purchased electricity and/or natural gas use in offices.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2021
Scope
Scope 1
Source of emissions
Operational waste
Action
We plan to reduce our purchasing of promotional and incentive products and merchandise that are damaging to the environment.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2021
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Electricity
Action
We plan to reduce emissions produced from the use of home office computer equipment.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q3 2023
Scope
Scope 2
Source of emissions
Operational waste
Action
We plan to reduce emissions from the production of certain products we purchase and distribute.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q3 2023
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Business travel
Action
Reduce flight-based business travel 25% for the Marketing Team by supplementing attendance at regional conferences with local staff who can ...read more
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2024
Scope
Scope 3
Bookshop.org® 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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Bookshop.org® addressed last year’s emissions by buying and retiring an equal amount of high quality, verified carbon and clean energy credits.
Emissions accounted for
773 tCO2e
Roughly equal to keeping 865,760 pounds of carbon in the ground
Total investment
$7,888
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Type
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Description
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Type
Cookstoves
Description
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Type
Agriculture
Description
Projects that sequester carbon by adapting agricultural practices to support healthy soils and crops.
Type
Industrial
Description
Projects that capture or remove emissions from industrial processes.
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