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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SmugMug 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
2,701
tCO2e(location-based)
Roughly equal to driving 602 gas-powered cars for one year
SmugMug's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. SmugMug attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.
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SmugMug 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
$40,515
Based on a carbon fee of $15 per tonne
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These are the projects that SmugMug funded over the past year to reduce emissions in their operations, supply chain, and around the world.
Climate Projects
Type
Energy efficiency
Project Details
Serverless Migration Project
Total Spent
$23,348
Type
Carbon credit
Project Details
Southern Cardamom REDD+
Project Type
Forestry
Total Spent
$14,835 ($15/tonne)
Type
Software
Project Details
Change Climate BEE
Total Spent
$2,320
Type
Climate policy advocacy
Project Details
Carbon Kelp Science Project support
Total Spent
$12
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As part of its climate transition planning, SmugMug has established near-term actions 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
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
In progress
Complete By
Q4 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Software and servers
Action
We will implement PHP's Just-In-Time compiler across our environments to reduce computational resource usage, significantly decreasing energ ...read more
Status
Newly set
Complete By
2027
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Software and servers
Action
We will develop and open-source hardware-accelerated computing optimizations to significantly reduce energy consumption across our systems a ...read more
Status
Newly set
Complete By
2026
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
Source of emissions
Software and servers
Action
Reduce our energy consumption for rendering images by 10% through utilizing a more efficient processing methodology.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q4 2025
Scope
Scope 3
SmugMug has set a long-term target to reduce GHG emissions.
Active
Target
We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions 50% by 2030
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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