# Coracao Confections

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2024
**Certified since:** 2021 (most recent: 2024)
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://www.coracaoconfections.com
**Sustainability page:** https://www.coracaoconfections.com/pages/about-us

## Sustainability story

Our sustainability story goes from soil to packaging! From the beginning, Coracao & CACOCO have prioritized sourcing the purest ingredients from regenerative farms that go above and beyond Organic and Fair-Trade practices. Farms that support soil health, land health and farmer welfare. We are also sponsorship partners with the Pachamama Alliance, who work with indigenous communities in the Amazon, and support them in the fight to preserve the rainforest. Most of our product lines are packaged in compostable, sustainably sourced materials, and we are currently testing out new, environmentally-friendly materials for products that still contain plastic.

## Emissions (2024)

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

- Scope 1: 12 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 168 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 747 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 926 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per unit of product — unit of product

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.26 |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8.24 |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.89 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 747 | 4.95 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to switch to fully biodegradable single pouch packaging for one of our most popular product lines, the 2 oz solid bar, which is currently packaged in a kraft/foil pouch and paperboard box. (source: Packaging, target: Q1 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce waste and excess in our shipping & fulfillment materials, including shipping insulation, gift box ribbon & wrapping, paper void fill and more. (source: Packaging, target: Q2 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from employee commuting by providing an employee incentive for carpooling, bicycling, or taking public transportation. (source: Employee commuting, target: Q2 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions and material usage caused by purchasing inefficiencies. (source: Operational waste, target: Q3 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Offer reusable containers to encourage purchase of bulk product. (source: Packaging, target: Q2 2024, completion: 25%)
- **Scope 3** — We will remove all plastic from our Truffle Collection boxes. (source: Packaging, target: Q2 2024, completion: 75%)
- **Scope 1** — Identify any local utility incentives, rebates, and/or offers for energy efficiency upgrades. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q1 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 2** — We will switch over to a green host and/or server for our website. (source: Software and servers, target: Q1 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2024)

**Total funding:** $3,745.5

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Mai Ndombe REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $2,075 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2019, location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Borneo Peatlands (Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation) (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $1,334.5 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2017, location: Indonesia, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Unitor REDD+ Forest Protection (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $336 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Brazil, provider: Patch

## Child brands

- [Cacoco Drinking Chocolate](https://explore.changeclimate.org/brand/cacoco)

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