# Etsy

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2026
**Certified since:** 2026
**Industry:** Software + Tech
**Website:** http://www.etsy.com

## Sustainability story

Etsy operates two-sided online marketplaces: The Etsy marketplace is the global destination for unique, creative goods from independent sellers, and Depop, a leading fashion resale marketplace.

Our mission is to Keep Commerce Human. That means making a positive impact on the lives of our buyers, sellers, and their communities — including taking steps to protect the planet we all call home. That’s why we support climate solutions that reduce our emissions, and we take responsibility for the emissions we continue to produce through projects that improve air quality and cut emissions beyond our business. Our Climate Label certification helps us clearly and credibly communicate our work.

## Emissions (2026)

**Methodology:** Etsy's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. An independent third party verification ensures accuracy and completeness of the inventory. The Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 333 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 915 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 159,014 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 159,014 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 160,262 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 159,347 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per dollar of value added — dollar of value added

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2025 | 333 | 915 | 0 | 159,014 | 0.08 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2020 Scope 1+2 emissions by 90% by 2040 (completion: 0%)
- We commit to reducing 2020 Scope 3 emissions intensity by cutting the amount of carbon per million $ gross profit 97% by 2040 (completion: 0%)
- We commit to reducing 2020 Scope 1+2 emissions by 50% by 2030 (completion: 0%)
- We commit to reducing 2020 Scope 3 emissions intensity by cutting the amount of carbon per million $ gross profit 52% by 2030 (completion: 0%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We are investing in the build out of EV charging infrastructure and deployment of class 8 electric vehicles in Texas expected to abate 3k - 5k mt CO2e / year. (source: Investment in zero-emissions trucking, target: 2026, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition plastic mailers to compostable mailers and recyclable materials across select US seller segments (source: Packaging, target: 2026, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — We will continue to match 100% of estimated remote US employees electricity usage with renewable energy certificates (RECs) from our 15-year US VPPA. (source: Employee commuting, target: 2026, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement server efficiency measures to reduce energy consumption through green software and carbon aware computing practices in across our web and app architecture (source: Software and servers, target: 2026, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 1** — Upgrade our gas boilers to an electric heating system in Brooklyn Headquarters (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2026)

**Total funding:** $3,053,168.46

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $1,000,000
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Zero Emissions Trucking (Efficient logistics, Efficiency & Electrification): $1,000,000
- [BVC] Anew - Tomah Highlands Forestry Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $103,781.6 — type: Forestry, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2023, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Calion Ouachita River Wilderness (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $1,460,399.1 — type: Forestry, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2023, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] CarbonCure Concrete (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $58,660.75 — type: Industrial, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2024, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Reducing Gas Leakages within the Pashchimanchal Gas Distribution Network (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $137,834.39 — type: Industrial, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2022, location: Bangladesh, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Anew - Tomah Highlands Forestry Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $88,792.62 — type: Forestry, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2022, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Carboneers SRC India Biochar (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $203,700 — type: Biochar, registry: European Biochar Certificate -or- Global Biochar C-Sink, vintage: 2025, location: India, provider: Patch

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