website
www.thecommons.earth/
category
Software + Tech
first certified
2023
current certification year
2024
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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Commons's emissions inventory uses financial estimates based on spending data. Commons attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with our Standard.
93 tCO2e
Roughly equal to using 4,269 propane cylinders for home BBQs
6,200 kgCO2e per FTE
Emissions intensity
Emissions over time
Emissions year
Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per FTE)
02
Commons has adopted near-term action plans to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.
Active
Source of emissions
Capital expenditures
Action
We will implement a low carbon purchasing policy to increase the percentage of electronic equipment we purchase secondhand by 25%.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q4 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Emissions from car-based business transit
Action
We will implement a low carbon transit policy to have 100% of car-based transit during colocations be in EV or hybrid vehicles.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q4 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Completed
Source of emissions
Employee commuting
Action
Implement a policy for low-carbon commuting to incentivize public transit for all US locations.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q3 2023
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Business travel
Action
Reduce total business travel for all remote employees by reducing the number of full-team on-sites by at least 1 (25%).
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2023
Scope
Scope 3
03
Commons addressed last year’s emissions by buying and retiring an equal amount of high quality, verified carbon and clean energy credits.
Emissions accounted for
93 tCO2e
Roughly equal to keeping 104,160 pounds of carbon in the ground
Total investment
$1,823
Project types
Type
Avoid deforestation
Description
Projects that reduce the risk of deforestation in important forest ecosystems.
Type
Industrial
Description
Projects that capture or remove emissions from industrial processes.
Type
Afforestation
Description
Projects that rebuild degraded or deforested ecosystems.
The Commons app empowers tens of thousands of people to drive the shift toward a low-carbon economy. In the app, users earn rewards for sustainable spending choices, get resources to find sustainable brands, and access tools to track their carbon footprint as they make progress. Internally, we practice what we preach. To continually lower our company emissions among our remote team, we limit travel, choose alternatives to flights when possible, and pick more efficient flights when it’s not. We also choose sustainable lodging and meals for our team events. Together, we’re using our spending to build a more sustainable world.
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