# Sendle

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2022 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Software + Tech
**Website:** https://www.sendle.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://try.sendle.com/en-us/impact

## Sustainability story

Sendle a shipping carrier specifically designed to serve small eCommerce businesses in Australia, Canada, and the US. Sendle's network reduces the environmental impact of shipping by tapping existing shipping providers and filling their vehicles to ensure every trip is maximized. Sendle levels the playing field for small businesses, so that anyone, anywhere can build their dream business. Sendle does this by offering better rates and the reliable service small eCommerce businesses need to grow. As a Certified B Corp, Sendle seeks to have positive impact on all of its stakeholders, especially its team, the environment, and the communities Sendle serves.

## Emissions (2025)

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

- Scope 1: 34 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 21 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 21 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 7,625 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 7,625 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 7,680 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 7,680 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Custom — shipment

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.59 |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.56 |
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.81 |
| 2024 | 34 | 21 | 7,625 | 0.63 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2021 Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 42% by 2030. (completion: 0%)
- In the long-term, Sendle has committed to reduce absolute scopes 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions 90% by 2040 from a 2021 base year. (completion: 15%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce purchased goods and services emissions by reallocating budget to vendors that actively reduce their carbon emissions. (source: Operational waste, target: Q2 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to optimize business travel to reduce carbon emissions per team member, especially air travel. (source: Business travel, target: Q1 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We will screen all new software providers for their carbon intensity and climate action goals, and ensure that 50% of new software have net zero targets that align with Sendle's net zero by 2040 target. (source: Software and servers, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — 75% of hotels used for business travel will have publicly available energy efficiency data, be powered by renewable energy, or be included in a net zero emissions target. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2024, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce per parcel carbon intensity vs 2023 in the Australian network by 5% by managing product mix and carrier efficiency. (source: Goods & services, target: Q4 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce per parcel carbon intensity vs 2023 in the US network by 5% by managing product mix and carrier efficiency. (source: Goods & services, target: Q4 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce per parcel carbon intensity vs 2023 in the AU network by 10% by managing product mix and carrier efficiency. (source: Reduce per parcel carbon intensity vs 2023 in the AU network by 10% by managing product mix and carrier efficiency., target: 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce per parcel carbon intensity vs 2023 in the US network by 10% by managing product mix and carrier efficiency. (source: Reduce per parcel carbon intensity vs 2023 in the US network by 10% by managing product mix and carrier efficiency., target: 2025, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $277,605

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $25,000
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $17,280
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Future Fleet Fund - EV Conversion (Electrification, Efficiency & Electrification): $25,000
- [OC] Internal resourcing (Capacity-building & change management (e.g. staff costs), Planning, Research & Development): $17,280
- [BVC] Midstate Industrial Process Emissions (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $39,150 — type: Industrial, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Ejido Tutuaca IFM (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $108,000 — type: Forestry, registry: Climate Action Reserve, vintage: 2023, location: Mexico, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Greenville County Landfill Gas Utilization Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $31,175 — type: Landfill Gas, registry: Climate Action Reserve, vintage: 2022, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Tradewater OOG 2 (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $57,000 — type: Industrial, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2024, location: USA, provider: Tradewater

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