# Seatrees

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2024 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Non-profit organization
**Website:** https://www.seatrees.org

## Sustainability story

Sustainable Surf dba Seatrees is a 501c3 non-profit based in California. Our mission is to regenerate the health of our ocean planet. We believe the ocean is the hero of our story - to boost biodiversity, support local communities, and reverse climate change. 

To help enable these superpowers, our programs work to plant, protect, and restore coastal ecosystems, while also activating people to live a more sustainable, ocean positive life. Our globally recognized programs, Seatrees and the ECOBOARD Project, are “onramps” for brands and individuals to have a direct and measurable positive impact on our planet.

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** Seatrees's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Seatrees attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate Project team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 8 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 11 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 91 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 91 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 110 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 99 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per FTE — FTE

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9,714.29 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 91 | 9,900 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — Implement a low carbon sourcing/purchasing policy to require sustainability certifications (organic cotton, FSC, recycled content, etc.) across all promotional materials. (source: Goods & services, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a low carbon sourcing/purchasing policy to reduce carbon across consumer shipments. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2025, completion: 80%)
- **Scope 3** — Implement a policy to extend the lifespan of laptops  by 2 to 3 years (So a total of six to seven years longer life). in offices and remoote work. (source: Capital expenditures, target: 2026, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce total business travel for Board members by Reducing the amount of in-person Board meetings from three annually to maximum of two , preferably one in-person meeting. All other meetings being held online/virtually (source: Business travel, target: 2026, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce flight-based business travel for All Employees by by only having a maximum of two employees  per business trip  (in prior years we often had three persons or more travelling). (source: Business travel, target: 2026, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce employee commuting emissions by for all employees by incentivize walking and biking to the office (source: Employee commuting, target: 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $1,517.73

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $150.98
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $222.75
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [OC] Science Research for new Biodiversity  Credits (Net-zero consulting services, Planning, Research & Development): $222.75
- [VCA] We purchased SAF credits via Alaska Air, to compensate bio fuel for  the flights between San Francisco and LA  via Alaska Air. (Direct fuel switching, Energy Procurement & Production): $150.98
- [BVC] Southern Cardamom REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $1,144 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Cambodia, provider: SeaTrees

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