# Narrative Food

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2026
**Certified since:** 2024 (most recent: 2026)
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://narrativefood.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://narrativefood.com/pages/our-sustainability

## Sustainability story

At Narrative Food, we specialize in telling your story through curated, impact-driven gifts designed just for you. Our boxes highlight community building, support mindful small-scale growers, and promote healthy food systems. We help our clients show how much they care about people and the planet, through personalized storytelling in a custom insert and a donation to a nonprofit of their choice. 

The Climate Label Certified, Women-Owned Business (approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration), and B Corp Certified since 2013. A member of 1% for the Planet and We the Change.

## Emissions (2026)

**Methodology:** Narrative Food's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Narrative Food 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): 12 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 12 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 13 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 13 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 25 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 25 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 |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0.22 |

## Reduction plans

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

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — Implement a low carbon sourcing/purchasing policy to source small-batch products close to our central location in New England. (source: Raw materials, target: Q3 2026, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a low-carbon distribution policy to provide lower-carbon packaging materials across all downstream shipping. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q3 2026, completion: 90%)
- **Scope 3** — Develop a new collection of food produced in Maine to reduce emissions associated with shipping and  production across our most popular offerings (source: Raw materials, target: 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Invest in relationships with local clients to reduce miles travelled in downstream shipping from our central location in New England. (source: Downstream shipping, target: 2025, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a low carbon sourcing/purchasing policy to develop a line of locally landed tinned fish products supporting our working waterfronts, and aquaculture initiatives which support resiliency across  our gift boxes, and to sell wholesale. (source: Raw materials, target: 2027, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2026)

**Total funding:** $528.25

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $472
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $56.25
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Transition of our packaging to Eco Enclose (Low-carbon material purchase, Materials & Manufacturing): $472
- [OC] Sea Trees (Just transition initiatives, Market Transformation Initiatives): $56.25

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