# Creative Solutions

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2022 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Professional Services
**Website:** https://www.creativesolutions.net/
**Sustainability page:** https://www.creativesolutions.net/

## Sustainability story

The impact you make is the energy you create. From sustainable materials and upcycled packaging to reducing our carbon footprint, we aim to make responsible decisions that benefit our planet. As a woman owned company, we build partnerships with other women + minority owned businesses that share our values. We recognize our power to make ethical decisions and always look to benefit the greater good.

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** Creative Solutions's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. Creative Solutions attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 23 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 19 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 3,840 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 3,839 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 3,882 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 3,862 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per dollar of revenue — dollar of revenue

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.08 |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.16 |
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.12 |
| 2024 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 3,840 | 3,839 | 0.13 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 42% by 2030. (completion: 0%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 2** — We plan to reduce emissions from electricity consumption at our office. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from employee’s commuting to our office. (source: Employee commuting, target: Q1 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We aim to reduce our ton-miles of upstream shipping via aircraft and aim for 80% of all upstream shipping from lorry and ocean freight from our primary suppliers. We will establish quarterly tracking metrics to monitor progress. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q1 2025, completion: 88%)
- **Scope 2** — Transition 100% electricity to purchased wind and solar energy through our electric utility in our office and warehouse. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — By 2025, Creative Solutions will implement a customer purchasing policy to encourage customers to select standard shipping options instead of overnight delivery. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q4 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We aim to decrease total company spend on processed food products compared to 2024 levels, prioritizing whole food alternatives. (source: Raw materials, target: 2027, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — We will establish and implement a tracking mechanism for recycled materials to determine the baseline percentage of recycled content in our goods and lay the foundation for future improvements. (source: Raw materials, target: 2027, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $58,481.72

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $43,592.22
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $8,689.5
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Purchased Recycled Products (Low-carbon material purchase, Materials & Manufacturing): $43,592.22
- [OC] ESG Consulting (Net-zero consulting services, Planning, Research & Development): $8,689.5
- [BVC] Lianzhou Landfill Gas Power Generation Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $6,200 — type: Landfill Gas, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: China, provider: Ecompensate

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