# Independent Record Pressing

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2023 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Music + Entertainment
**Website:** https://www.independentrecordpressing.com/

## Sustainability story

Our commitment towards balancing our carbon footprint sees us joining a community that is working towards bettering the planet through consistent and positive business practices.

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** Independent Record Pressing's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. Independent Record Pressing attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 287 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 215 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 113 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 1,418 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 1,413 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 1,921 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 1,814 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per unit of product — unit of product

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2022 | 539 | 0 | 673 | 0 | 2,096 | 1.28 |
| 2023 | 419 | 0 | 353 | 0 | 1,958 | 1.32 |
| 2024 | 287 | 215 | 113 | 1,418 | 1,413 | 1.5 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 1** — We will contact energy companies to perform an energy audit on our facility to see where we can reduce consumption. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q2 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce individual shipments via ground by 66% by consolidating these shipements for our large capacity customers. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Increase use of vinyl regrind material in the production of vinyl records by 65%, thereby reducing the purchase of virgin vinyl (compound). (source: Raw materials, target: Q4 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 2** — Replace fluorescents with LEDs and install motion sensors in break room, rest rooms & aisles on plant floor to reduce electricity usage. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2025, completion: 5%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce waste from Nitrile gloves by 50% through the purchase of biodegradable gloves in our facility (source: Operational waste, target: 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 5% of Cardboard cartons to Contain more recycled materials across All cartons of records that are shipped to our customers (source: Packaging, target: 2026, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition from 42 gage of shrink wrap to to 30 gage across all records.  This might require the purchase of a new shrink wrap machine (source: Packaging, target: 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $27,220.5

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $17,574
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $4,081.5
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [OC] Invest with Murmur to unite the visual arts and music industries in addressing the climate crisis (Climate policy advocacy, Market Transformation Initiatives): $2,581.5
- [OC] Guided Support (Software, Planning, Research & Development): $1,500
- [VCA] Changing out florescent lights to LEDs and adding motion sensors (Energy efficiency, Efficiency & Electrification): $17,574
- [BVC] Southern Cardamom REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $5,565 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Cambodia, provider: SeaTrees

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