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Petaluma's emissions inventory uses financial estimates based on spending data. Petaluma attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with our Standard.
392 tCO2e
Roughly equal to driving 87 gas-powered cars for one year
3.52 kgCO2e per Pound of dog food produced
Emissions intensity
Emissions over time
Emissions year
Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per Pound of dog food produced)
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Petaluma has adopted near-term action plans to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.
Active
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
We will transition to a new dog food bag that uses only one type of plastic which makes them less carbon intensive while also increasing the ...read more
Status
In progress
Complete By
Q4 2022
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Raw materials
Action
Replace non-certified organic sweet potato in our Sweet Potato Jerky (dog treat) with a certified organic sweet potato provider.
Status
In progress
Complete By
Q4 2023
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Business travel
Action
Reduce flight-based business travel for all employees by only attending industry conferences every other year.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q1 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Raw materials
Action
Develop a new lower-carbon dog nutrition product to reduce emissions associated with animal agriculture in the pet food industry across shel ...read more
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q2 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Completed
Source of emissions
Operational waste
Action
We plan to reduce our footprint by buying products from environmentally responsible brands.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2021
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Employee commuting
Action
We plan to reduce commute-related emissions by being remote-first / WFH friendly as a business.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2021
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Downstream shipping
Action
We plan to optimize our shipping to reduce transit time and related emissions from downstream shipping.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q1 2023
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Packaging
Action
Reduce emissions from packaging by providing customer education on the bag itself and/or website instead of in paper inserts and booklets.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q1 2024
Scope
Scope 3
03
Petaluma addressed last year’s emissions by buying and retiring an equal amount of high quality, verified carbon and clean energy credits.
Emissions accounted for
375 tCO2e
Roughly equal to keeping 420,000 pounds of carbon in the ground
Total investment
$2,250
Project types
Type
Industrial
Description
Projects that capture or remove emissions from industrial processes.
Petaluma is a sustainable dog nutrition brand with an ambitious goal to challenge the pet food industry's reliance on animal agriculture. Petaluma is driving forward the nutritional science and ingredient innovation to replace factory-farmed animal protein with nutritionally complete plant-based dog nutrition that requires far less land, water, and greenhouse gas emissions. Backed by science and formulated by veterinarians, Petaluma provides all the nutrients dogs need for a healthy and balanced diet. Petaluma is a Certified B Corporation and a member of 1% for the Planet and Climate Neutral.
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