Companies with The Climate Label provide products and services that are better for the climate, because they account for the greenhouse gas emissions from operating their business.
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Nécessaire measured its GHG emissions in order to understand its impact on the climate and inform its plans to reduce GHGs over time.
Total 2024 GHG Emissions
4,175
tCO2e(location-based)
Roughly equal to driving 931 gas-powered cars for one year
2.21
kgCO2eper unit of product
Emissions intensity
Nécessaire's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. Nécessaire attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.
Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)
Emissions year
Note: The chart shows market-based emissions totals.
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Nécessaire is funding a portfolio of projects to support the climate transition. This portfolio includes specific actions within their operations, as well as projects elsewhere around the world.
Total climate funding
$62,643
Based on a carbon fee of $15 per tonne
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These are the projects that Nécessaire funded over the past year to reduce emissions in their operations, supply chain, and around the world.
Climate Projects
Type
Low-carbon material purchase
Project Details
Select product caps and bottles use bio resin plastic instead of virgin plastic to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions, ...read more
Total Spent
$36,560
Type
Carbon credit
Project Details
Blandin Native American Hardwoods Conservation
Project Type
Forestry
Total Spent
$21,000 ($21/tonne)
Type
Carbon credit
Project Details
Kootznoowoo Forestry Project
Project Type
Forestry
Total Spent
$5,083 ($23/tonne)
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As part of its climate transition planning, Nécessaire has established near-term actions to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.
Active
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Nécessaire will reduce carbon emissions from purchased goods by reducing the number of single use, non-recyclable samples by +25%.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
2025
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Nécessaire will reduce carbon emissions from supply chain energy use by increasing its mix of production with third party manufacturers that ...read more
Status
Newly set
Complete By
2025
Scope
Scope 3
Completed
Source of emissions
Upstream shipping
Action
Nécessaire is committing to reduce carbon emissions in its upstream shipping
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2021
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Nécessaire is committing to reduce carbon emissions from purchased goods and from its upstream shipping
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2021
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Nécessaire is committing to reduce carbon emissions from purchased goods
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q3 2022
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Nécessaire is committing to reduce carbon emissions from purchased goods
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q2 2022
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Nécessaire is committing to providing consumers with a complete recycling solution for our product packaging
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q2 2022
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Downstream shipping
Action
Reduce downstream transport emissions
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2020
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Raw materials
Action
Reduce virgin plastic used in select product lines
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2020
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Raw materials
Action
Reduce virgin plastic in select product line
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2020
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Supply chain energy use
Action
Nécessaire will reduce carbon emissions from supply chain energy use by increasing its mix of production with third party manufacturers that ...read more
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2023
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Purchased goods
Action
Nécessaire will reduce Co2 emissions from purchased goods by shifting a portion of its product sample packaging from larger PCR resin tubes ...read more
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q1 2024
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Supply chain energy use
Action
Nécessaire will reduce carbon emissions from supply chain energy use by increasing its mix of production with third party manufacturers that ...read more
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2024
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Nécessaire will reduce carbon emissions from purchased goods by shifting primary packaging components from bio-resin to 30% PCR from +10% to ...read more
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q2 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Nécessaire has set a long-term target to reduce GHG emissions.
Active
Target
We commit to reducing 2021 Scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030.
Nécessaire believes in less, but better. Nécessaire designs personal care – The Necessary – that supports health and wellness. Nécessaire makes facial-grade skincare for the body, formulated with ingredients at effective concentrations to back claims and deliver results. Nécessaire uses their business to make a positive environmental impact everywhere they can. Nécessaire is a Certified B Corp, Certified Climate Neutral, Certified Plastic Neutral and a member of 1% For The Planet. Nécessaire is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, and was founded in 2017.
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