# Dozen Bakery

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2024 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://www.dozen-nashville.com
**Sustainability page:** https://dozen-nashville.com/sustainability

## Sustainability story

Dozen is a locally owned and operated bakery, serving the Nashville community since 2015. Dozen offers an array of delicious hand-crafted baked goods made with care and skill. In addition to bread and pastries, Dozen features breakfast and lunch menus showcasing simple, seasonal, and delicious dishes. Firmly rooted in Nashville, Dozen's mission is to be a cornerstone of the community, delivering exceptional quality with unwavering integrity.

## Emissions (2025)

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

- Scope 1: 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 83 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 83 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 83 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 83 tCO2e**

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

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.01 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0.02 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We will prioritize using vendors who package their products without plastic, to ensure that least 60% of our products are packaged without plastic. (source: Packaging, target: Q3 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Eliminate all polyester ribbon across all holiday packaging. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 100% labels and copy paper to recycled labels and paper across all items. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We will eliminate employee usage of disposable cups for water/coffee by 12/1/2025. (source: Packaging, target: 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition all of paper menus to a digital menu screen across all menu formats (source: Raw materials, target: 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $1,380

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $1,380
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Investing in TVA's Green Switch program (Clean energy generation, Energy Procurement & Production): $1,380

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Source: https://explore.changeclimate.org/brand/dozen-bakery
API documentation: https://api-docs.changeclimate.org/certified-brands.html