# IM Digital

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2023
**Certified since:** 2021 (most recent: 2023)
**Industry:** Professional Services
**Website:** https://www.imdigital.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://www.imdigital.com/

## Sustainability story

IM Digital is headquartered in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida, only minutes away from the beach. That beach shaped our belief and navigated the expression of shared responsibility towards helping to preserve our environment. Every day, the ocean reminds us that growing a company needs to mean conducting business responsibly - in that responsibility lies environmental conservation and our continuity.

## Emissions (2023)

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

- Scope 1: 6 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 146 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 289 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 440 tCO2e**

### Emissions history (tCO2e)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 289 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from business travel by implementing an "essential-only" travel policy. (source: Business travel, target: Q2 2021, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce waste from purchased good at our office by only purchasing recycled and reusable goods. (source: Operational waste, target: Q3 2021, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from purchased goods by switching to reusable or biodegradable goods for gifting and swag. (source: Goods & services, target: Q4 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from business travel by lowering the amount of employees traveling to each conference to only those deemed to be essential. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We aim to be more flight efficient. We will combine multiple purposes/meetings out of a single trip and scrutinize every decision to take a flight. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a hybrid work policy enabling a majority of staff to work remotely and allow for an optional hybrid arrangement for staff working in our headquarters. (source: Employee commuting, target: Q4 2023, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2023)

**Total funding:** $4,565

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Unitor REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $3,135 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2019, location: Brazil, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- [BVC] Manantiales Behr Wind Farm (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $1,430 — type: Renewable Energy, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Argentina, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

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