# HigherRing

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2023 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Professional Services
**Website:** https://www.higherring.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://www.higherring.com/impact

## Sustainability story

HigherRing: Ethical Managed Operations
HigherRing is the managed back-office partner for impact companies and nonprofits. As a certified B Corp, carbon-neutral organization, and 1% for the Planet member, we provide vetted, fully managed talent—including part-time, full-time, and teams—across customer success, financial operations, ecommerce, exec assistance, and business ops. We help you scale responsibly by reimagining your team structure and absorbing the HR risks—like recruiting mismatches and compliance—that come with direct hiring. We practice open book management and provide living wages to foster high-level engagement for your mission, managing team members for success in every role. We lighten your load so you can focus on growth.

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** HigherRing's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. HigherRing 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): 6 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 6 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 54 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 54 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 60 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 60 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 |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 103 | 0.09 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 0.03 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 54 | 0.03 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — Implement a policy to use public transportation instead of private transportation to reduce business travel by 50% for all employees. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — HigherRing will purchase all employee gifts from zero or low-carbon producers or resellers where the production or procurement is labeled as carbon neutral or low-carbon. (source: Employee gifts or swag, target: Q4 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a purchasing policy for high-efficiency office equipment when needed. (source: Capital expenditures, target: Q1 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We will replace any single-use give aways or company branded products with reusable or regenerative alternatives. (source: Goods and services, target: Q1 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a policy for low-carbon business travel to choose lowest cost air travel, to choose low carbon or public transportation for ground travel and to continue to offset our air travel  for all employees (source: Business travel, target: 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 100% of shipping material to packaging that utilizes post-consumer waste  across all shipments to team members. (source: Packaging, target: 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $990

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Southern Cardamom REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $990 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Cambodia, provider: SeaTrees

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