# True North Gear

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2024
**Certified since:** 2022 (most recent: 2024)
**Industry:** Gear + Lifestyle
**Website:** https://www.truenorthgear.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://www.truenorthgear.com/giving-back

## Sustainability story

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.”

## Emissions (2024)

**Methodology:** True North Gear's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending 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 the Standard.

- Scope 1: 27 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 66 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 2,081 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 2,174 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per unit of product — unit of product

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10.91 |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14.06 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 2,081 | 8.62 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2021 Scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030. (completion: 90%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from our nylon consumption by reducing the weight of the nylon fabric used in our bags. (source: Raw materials, target: Q2 2023, completion: 45%)
- **Scope 1** — We plan to reduce emissions from our natural gas office heating by auditing and improving our office’s heating efficiency. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q1 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — True North Gear will assess current business travel and implement a policy for optimizing business trips by Q2 2024 (source: Business travel, target: Q2 2024, completion: 25%)
- **Scope 3** — True North Gear will work to produce more of our products locally in the PNW by Q4 2024 (source: Supply chain energy use, target: Q4 2024, completion: 25%)
- **Scope 3** — In 2024, we will reduce container deliveries by 33% by requiring less semi-truck movements between port to dock. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q4 2024, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce waste from cut materials and over produced inventory by 25% through producing based on demand versus stocking inventory in all US factories. (source: Operational waste, target: Q4 2025, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2024)

**Total funding:** $21,740

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

### Projects
- [BVC] Rio Grande Valley Landfill (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $21,740 — type: Landfill Gas, registry: Climate Action Reserve, vintage: 2021, location: USA, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

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