website
www.truenorthgear.com/
category
Gear + Lifestyle
first certified
2022
current certification year
2024
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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True North Gear's emissions inventory uses a mix of spend- and activity-based data. True North Gear attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with our Standard.
2,174 tCO2e
Roughly equal to driving 485 gas-powered cars for one year
8.62 kgCO2e per unit of product
Emissions intensity
Emissions over time
Emissions year
Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)
02
True North Gear has adopted near-term action plans to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.
Active
Source of emissions
Raw materials
Action
We plan to reduce emissions from our nylon consumption by reducing the weight of the nylon fabric used in our bags.
Status
In progress
Complete By
Q2 2023
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Business travel
Action
True North Gear will assess current business travel and implement a policy for optimizing business trips by Q2 2024
Status
In progress
Complete By
Q2 2024
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Supply chain energy use
Action
True North Gear will work to produce more of our products locally in the PNW by Q4 2024
Status
In progress
Complete By
Q4 2024
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Upstream shipping
Action
In 2024, we will reduce container deliveries by 33% by requiring less semi-truck movements between port to dock.
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q4 2024
Scope
Scope 3
Source of emissions
Operational waste
Action
Reduce waste from cut materials and over produced inventory by 25% through producing based on demand versus stocking inventory in all US fac ...read more
Status
Newly set
Complete By
Q4 2025
Scope
Scope 3
Completed
Source of emissions
Energy at offices or controlled facilities
Action
We plan to reduce emissions from our natural gas office heating by auditing and improving our office’s heating efficiency.
Status
Completed
Complete By
Q1 2023
Scope
Scope 1
True North Gear has set a long-term commitment aligned with climate science.
Active
Target
We commit to reducing 2021 Scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030.
03
True North Gear addressed last year’s emissions by buying and retiring an equal amount of high quality, verified carbon and clean energy credits.
Emissions accounted for
2,174 tCO2e
Roughly equal to keeping 2,434,880 pounds of carbon in the ground
Total investment
$21,740
Project types
Type
Landfill gas
Description
Projects that capture methane gas from landfills to reduce emissions. The gas is then used to power local homes, providing a reliable local ...read more
At True North, starting out as a small company that made recreational packs and moving to creating functional fire packs for wildland firefighters, being in — and protecting the outdoors has always been a core belief of our organization, and a necessity for its culture. Our sustainability approach involves applying innovative ways to reduce, and recycle materials used for our products to help close the loop. We also donate 1% of our profits to American Forests and help plant tens-of-thousands of trees across North America each year which vastly improves the ecosystems they’re in. In the words of our founder Alyx Fier – “Being Climate Neutral means being a good steward for our planet and for its future generations.”
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