# Sunday Beer Co.

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2023
**Certified since:** 2021 (most recent: 2023)
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://sundaybeer.co/
**Sustainability page:** https://sundaybeer.co/blogs/news/why-sunday-beer-is-carbon-neutral

## Sustainability story

Three surfer buddies came together to make Sunday - so we know the importance of protecting our oceans, our air, and our climate. What's the fun in having a light beer if it's not light on the environment? We hope the small step of carbon offsetting can be the first of many we need to make the world we want to live in. In addition, the past year we have made our packaging completely recyclable!

## Emissions (2023)

**Methodology:** Sunday Beer Co.'s inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Sunday Beer Co. 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): 1 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 59 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 60 tCO2e**

### Emissions history (tCO2e)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 59 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from our packaging by replacing all plastic six-pack rings with cardboard that has been recycled across both of our SKUs. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce the emissions from our promotional materials and merchandise. (source: Packaging, target: Q3 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce upstream transportation emissions. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q1 2024, completion: 60%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from employee travel. (source: Business travel, target: Q1 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 100% cotton to organic cotton across men's and women's merchandise lines. (source: Raw materials, target: Q4 2024, completion: 80%)
- **Scope 3** — Redesign cardboard across twelve pack cartons to cut down on packaging by adding a 12 pack cardboard wrap which would reduce packaging by approximately 30% for our wholesale partners. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2023, completion: 100%)

## Climate funding (2023)

**Total funding:** $1,284

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Bukaleba Reforestation (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $540 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, location: Guatemala, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Fulton County Mud Road Landfill Carbon Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $360 — type: Landfill Gas, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2020, location: USA, provider: Patch
- [BVC] Mai Ndombe REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $84 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2017, location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, provider: Patch
- [BVC] GS 10884 KOKO Kenya Tropical Forest Protection (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $300 — type: Cookstoves, registry: Gold Standard, vintage: 2022, location: Kenya, provider: Patch

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