Wherever you see the Climate Neutral Certified label, it means the company is accountable for its greenhouse gas emissions. To earn the label, a company must annually measure cradle-to-customer emissions, implement specific action plans to reduce emissions, and invest in high quality, verified carbon credits.
The certification requirements are detailed in the rigorous, peer-reviewed Climate Neutral Certified Standard. Each company’s application is reviewed for compliance by Change Climate’s certification team.
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SmugMug's emissions inventory uses a mix of spend- and activity-based data. SmugMug attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with our Standard.
2,945 tCO2e
Roughly equal to driving 657 gas-powered cars for one year
0.15 kgCO2e per dollar of personnel costs
Emissions intensity
Emissions over time
Emissions year
Absolute Emissions (tCO2e)
Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per dollar of personnel costs)
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SmugMug has adopted near-term action plans to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.
Active
Source of emissions
Software and servers
Action
We will reduce our computer energy consumption by 20% by adopting advanced energy-efficient new AWS technologies such as Lambda, Graviton, a ...read more
Status
In progress
Complete By
Q4 2024
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Software and servers
Action
Reduce our energy consumption for rendering images by 10% through utilizing a more efficient processing methodology.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q4 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Downstream shipping
Action
Integrate with at least four new regional print labs around the world to produce and ship physical goods closer to their final destination.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q4 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Completed
Source of emissions
Electricity
Action
We will shut down our office, completely eliminating our energy use in that building. We are committed to being a distributed workforce.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q1 2024
Scope
Scope 2
SmugMug has set a long-term commitment aligned with climate science.
Active
Target
We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions 50% by 2030
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SmugMug addressed last year’s emissions by buying and retiring an equal amount of high quality, verified carbon and clean energy credits.
Emissions accounted for
2,945 tCO2e
Roughly equal to keeping 3,298,400 pounds of carbon in the ground
Total investment
$24,572
Project types
Type
Wind
Description
Projects that support wind energy generation in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Type
Improved forest management
Description
Projects focused on developing sustainable management and harvesting practices in forest ecosystems.
At SmugMug, we are committed to building a better, more sustainable business. As a private, Certified Evergreen company our goals stretch 100 years out, centered on building awesome tools and platforms for photographers. The first step in century scale planning begins with working on our impact right now. By measuring and reducing our carbon footprint, we are actively building a better world for future generations of photographers. Alongside focusing on our long-term impact on climate, we are passionate about protecting the open and wild spaces that photographers are inspired to visit and capture. We prioritize carbon offset projects that meet these goals, and we are also active and engaged members of The Conservation Alliance.
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