# Unruled

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2023 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Everyday essentials
**Website:** https://beunruled.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://beunruled.com/sustainability

## Sustainability story

Unruled was created in a college classroom by students aiming to support visual thinking and casual creativity in all our users ranging from STEM students and artists to young professionals, bullet journalists, and more. However, since the beginning we realized our biggest impact was our stationery supply chain on the environment. Since the beginning, each purchase has resulted in a donation to One Tree Planted. Currently we have planted 8,499 trees and counting, making us Net Tree Positive. Additionally, by partnering with 1% for the Planet and Climate Neutral we aim to keep ourself honest and constantly looking to offset our environmental and manufacturing impact. Thank you to our partners for allowing us to be creative and sustainable.

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** Unruled's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Unruled 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): 15 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 15 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 54 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 54 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 69 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 69 tCO2e**

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

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.73 |
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.68 |
| 2024 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 9.47 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 3 emissions by 15% by 2025. (completion: 0%)
- We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions 50% by 2030 (completion: 0%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce and/or eliminate plastic in our product packaging. (source: Packaging, target: Q1 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We will plan to maximize our pallet space with our manufacturer. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q1 2022, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Source raw materials closer to manufacturing to reduce miles traveled sourcing a domestic alternative across the use of Unruled's marbled cover stock, which is currently sourced from France. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q2 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 1** — We will reduce our energy consumption by consolidating our office spaces and ensuring that >98% of business operations are carried out at the Roaring Spring office, rather than at our distributed home offices in New York, Illinois, and Utah. (source: Office Energy Consumption, target: Q1 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 1** — Replace at least half of company vehicles with hybrid or electric vehicles by 2026. (source: Vehicle fleet, target: Q1 2026, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 1** — Implement energy conservation measures to reduce consumption by converting fluorescent bulbs to LED bulbs and installing occupancy sensors in all areas of the warehouse and common areas. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q4 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 1** — Upgrade compressors and replace with more energy efficient alternatives, and capture the heat from the new compressors to heat building and reduce use of natural gas heating system in winter months. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: Q4 2025, completion: 90%)
- **Scope 1** — Optimize layout of machines and raw material storage within manufacturing facility to reduce energy used moving materials from storage to machines within a production process. (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: 2026, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 1** — Implement energy conservation measures to reduce consumption by installing occupancy sensors to control lighting  in office areas in Martinsburg Offices (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $1,037.5

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $1,022.5
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] HVAC Upgrade to Energy Efficient Option (Energy efficiency, Efficiency & Electrification): $1,022.5
- [BVC] Southern Cardamom REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $15 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2024, location: Cambodia, provider: SeaTrees

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