# Borough Furnace Inc.

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2023
**Certified since:** 2021 (most recent: 2023)
**Industry:** Manufacturing
**Website:** https://boroughfurnace.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://boroughfurnace.com/

## Sustainability story

The lifecycle of our cookware and its careful production have always been at the core of our business. At startup, we used waste vegetable oil to fuel the small furnace that made our cast iron skillets, which are made entirely from post-consumer recycled iron. As we’ve matured and scaled our workshop, it has been in the same spirit of circular economy. We have since scaled production with an electric induction furnace, which we plan to run on 100% on-site solar in the future. It’s our hope that our cookware will be passed to the next generation, and we feel a responsibility to make sure that our output is made with care, for many lifetimes of use.

## Emissions (2023)

**Methodology:** Borough Furnace Inc.'s inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Borough Furnace Inc. attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate Project team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 25 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 68 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 71 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 164 tCO2e**

### Emissions history (tCO2e)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 71 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 2** — We plan to reduce emissions from purchased electricity in our manufacturing facility. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2021, completion: 25%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from purchased packaging materials. (source: Packaging, target: Q3 2021, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce the materials used in the sand molds we cast our products into. (source: Raw materials, target: Q1 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce the amount of material used to apply a porcelain enamel coating to our cookware. (source: Raw materials, target: Q3 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 2** — We will replace our air compressor, which accounts for 10-15% of our electricity usage, with a VFD compressor. It will respond to compressed air demand, running more slowly or turning off when not needed, rather than running the motor continuously. (source: Electricity, target: Q1 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 1** — We will renovate our offices for energy efficiency, removing wall-through units, doubling the insulation value of the walls and ceiling, and sealing air leaks to reduce the heating load. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q4 2024, completion: 50%)

## Climate funding (2023)

**Total funding:** $1,566.25

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $0
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [BVC] Fulton County Mud Road Landfill Carbon Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $400 — type: Landfill Gas, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2020, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve (Central Kalimantan Peatlands) (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $402.5 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2018, location: Indonesia, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Mai Ndombe REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $100 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2018, location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Borneo Peatlands (Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation) (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $437.5 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2020, location: Indonesia, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Malawi High-Efficiency Cookstoves (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $226.25 — type: Cookstoves, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2022, location: Malawi, provider: Patch

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