# Grain

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2021 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Design + Home
**Website:** https://www.graindesign.com
**Sustainability page:** https://www.graindesign.com/about

## Sustainability story

Grain is a design practice dedicated to social and environmental responsibility. Our work has grown and shifted over the years from practical solutions such as recyclable shower curtains, to developing sustainable income opportunities for weaving cooperatives in Guatemala, to designing heirloom quality furniture and objects from natural materials and finishes that you can trust to be clean and safe for your home and family. We limit ourselves to working with materials that are long-lasting, non-toxic, made using recycled content, made from well managed renewable resources and/or are reusable or recyclable at the end of their useful life. We also offer vegan options on all of our designs. In 2022, we became a certified B Corp.

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** Grain's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Grain 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): 16 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 16 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 16 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 16 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 32 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 32 tCO2e**

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

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.37 |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.78 |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.67 |
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0.15 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 2** — We plan to move to 100% renewable energy to power our new studio and manufacturing shop. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2021, completion: 25%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to eliminate emissions from food waste by adding a compost program to our studio and manufacturing shop. (source: Operational waste, target: Q4 2021, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce vendor shipping and transportation by bringing all of our production, outsdie of our textiles, rugs, and glass parts, in-house. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q3 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions associated with the materials in our products by increasing our use of carbon neutral materials. (source: Raw materials, target: Q3 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Eliminate all Polyethylene foam (#4 plastic) across packaging void fill. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2024, completion: 85%)
- **Scope 3** — Manufacture goods closer to our consumers to reduce miles traveled by 25% across all product shipments. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Encourage EV use by offering electric vehicle charging for Grain employee vehicles. (source: Employee commuting, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Compost 100% of our wood and cork sawdust via local composting facility. (source: Operational waste, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Establish Hazardous Waste Management Plan (source: Operational waste, target: 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Eliminate overnight shipping of products and/or material samples. (source: Eliminate overnight shipping of products and/or material samples., target: 2025, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $486.86

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $114.86
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $72
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Composting Program Costs (Energy efficiency, Efficiency & Electrification): $114.86
- [OC] Climatebase Fellowship (Employee education and training, Market Transformation Initiatives): $72
- [BVC] Southern Cardamom REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $300 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Cambodia, provider: SeaTrees

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