# Monos

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2024
**Certified since:** 2021 (most recent: 2024)
**Industry:** Gear + Lifestyle
**Website:** https://www.monos.com
**Sustainability page:** https://monos.com/pages/sustainability

## Sustainability story

As one of the first luggage brands to be Climate Neutral Certified, we are committed to using our business as a force for good. From the timeless design of our products to the non-profit organizations we partner with, our aim is to tread lightly and have a positive impact on the world around us. In efforts to reduce our waste, we design our products to stand the test of time in both design and quality, ensuring that these travel pieces will accompany you on a lifetime of journeys. We are committed to being cruelty-free by sourcing the highest quality vegan alternatives to animal-derived materials for our bags and luggage tags. We also choose packaging that is either recyclable or reusable, and ship your goods in the most efficient way possible, reducing the amount of packaging needed and carbon emissions generated. We pledge to continuously explore sustainable ways to protect our planet for many years to come.

## Emissions (2024)

**Methodology:** Monos's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. An independent third party verification ensures accuracy and completeness of the inventory. The Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 546 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 26,779 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 27,325 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 |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 65.04 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 546 | 0 | 26,779 | 41.71 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2023 Scope 1 & 2 emissions 50% by 2030 (completion: 0%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to improve our production timing in order to transport an additional 50% of our air freights from factory to sea freights in order to reduce our shipping impact. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q1 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce the return shipping in the downstream shipping category. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q4 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce the carbon emissions in our downstream logistics between our warehouses and shipping carriers. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q3 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to further reduce the rate of return shipment from our customers. (source: Operational waste, target: Q2 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to replace or reduce any packaging that is not biodegradable and continue our commitment to sustainable packaging. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2022, completion: 80%)
- **Scope 3** — Decrease the number of avoidable split shipments to customers by 30% using 2022 numbers as a baseline. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q4 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Decrease the number of air freight shipments by 50% using 2022 as a baseline. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q4 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Choose to partner with UPS for 2023 due to strong sustainability/climate neutral policies. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q2 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Decrease the number of air freight shipments by an additional 25% using the 2022 baseline (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q4 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 2** — We are committed to implementing a renewable energy strategy by displacing 100% of hydro electricity consumption to green electricity through the purchase of Ecologo Certified RECs for existing retail stores, new retail stores, and our HQ. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — We will develop and implement a business travel tracking document where we record travel distance, total spend, and reason for travel in order to gather primary data and allow for greater visibility into our business travel emissions by Q4 2024. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2024, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2024)

**Total funding:** $196,746

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Rio Grande Valley Landfill (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $43,720 — type: Landfill Gas, registry: Climate Action Reserve, vintage: 2021, location: USA, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- [BVC] Ningxia Xiangshan Wind Farm (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $98,376 — type: Renewable Energy, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: China, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- [BVC] Envira Amazonia (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $54,650 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2017, location: Brazil, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

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