# Simpleswitch.org

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2023
**Certified since:** 2020 (most recent: 2023)
**Industry:** Everyday essentials
**Website:** https://SimpleSwitch.org
**Sustainability page:** https://www.simpleswitch.org/pages/impact-partner-commitment

## Sustainability story

I grew up with the natural world as my playground, with a grandmother who pulled over to pick up litter, and a mom who recycled before it was cool. I have had the opportunity to travel from a young age and was exposed to the impacts of systems of poverty in a way I've never forgotten. For me, creating systems that serve people and the planet was always going to be part of my career. When I started trying to make it a part of my shopping habits, too, I realized how difficult and confusing that can be, and I decided the average American shopper needed a simple option for conscious and sustainable shopping.

## Emissions (2023)

**Methodology:** Simpleswitch.org's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Simpleswitch.org 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): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 5 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 5 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 9 tCO2e**

### Emissions history (tCO2e)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2019 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from upstream manufacturing. (source: Supply chain energy use, target: Q3 2021, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We will reduce emissions at our home office facility. (source: Operational waste, target: Q2 2021, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from local shipping in or near Denver, Colorado. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q1 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce waste and petroleum products from our product offering & upstream manufacturing. (source: Packaging, target: Q1 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce overall corporate waste (source: Operational waste, target: Q4 2020, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce plastic packaging, overall packaging (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2020, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce plastic packaging not financially offset (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2020, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition at least 50% of current software & servers use to a verified lower-carbon option across our tech stack including our own marketplace website & app, client management tools, internal operations etc.. (source: Software and servers, target: Q4 2023, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Work with manufacturers to install onsite renewable energy available in their locale to power an increased proportion of the energy use in our global supplier network. (source: Supply chain energy use, target: Q4 2024, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2023)

**Total funding:** $128.25

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Mai Ndombe REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $128.25 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2017, location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, provider: Patch

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