# Marine Agency Corp

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

## Sustainability story

We are a 100 year old independent insurance agency. We're looking ahead to the future, and are taking steps now to ensure a sustainable business model for ourselves and our customers. It's crucial that we all do what we can to ensure the health of our planet. Stability in the marketplace is critical; and there is no more important place to start than with our physical environment.

## Emissions (2023)

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

- Scope 1: 3 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 141 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 144 tCO2e**

### Emissions history (tCO2e)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 2** — We plan to reduce emissions from purchased electricity at our office. (source: Electricity, target: Q2 2021, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce average per capita number of commuting miles driven 20%. (source: Employee commuting, target: Q1 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to change to a green web host that uses only renewal energy. We have two websites; at least one will be converted this year. (source: Software and servers, target: Q1 2024, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions related to overnight delivery. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q1 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce employee commuting emissions by 10% for all employees by implementing a $400 monthly allowance for the purchase or lease of a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). (source: Employee commuting, target: Q1 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition all website hosting needs to hosting companies using 100% renewable energy across all locations. (source: Software and servers, target: Q4 2023, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2023)

**Total funding:** $2,825.28

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve (Central Kalimantan Peatlands) (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $2,825.28 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2016, location: Indonesia, provider: South Pole

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