# WOODSANDWAVES

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2023 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Gear + Lifestyle
**Website:** https://www.woodsandwaves.co/
**Sustainability page:** https://www.woodsandwaves.co/

## Sustainability story

At WOODSANDWAVES, our passion for life and nature drives us to blend unique design, sustainability, and adventure into every product. Our range of stylish towels, crafted from recycled PET, signifies not just our commitment to quality but our pledge to protect the planet. We believe in experiencing the wonder of the outdoors without leaving a harmful trace. Because for us, it's personal - we cherish the woods and waves that inspire our creativity and fuel our adventurous spirit. Join us in our journey towards a sustainable future, where style, comfort, and nature coexist harmoniously.

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** WOODSANDWAVES's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. WOODSANDWAVES 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): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 268 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 268 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 268 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 268 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 | 17.85 |
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 17.21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 13.4 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — Transition from current shipping methods to environmental friendly last-mile shipping methods across 90% of our orders. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q3 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition from air freight and carbon-intense freight to ocean freight and lower-carbon freight across our whole product portfolio. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q3 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition all single-use paper and plastic packaging to 100% recyclable or compostable packaging materials across our whole textiles product portfolio. (source: Packaging, target: Q3 2024, completion: 80%)
- **Scope 3** — Eliminate all upstream shipments via air freight across all sourcing activities from Asia. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q1 2026, completion: 85%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce waste from sew offcuts through implementation of new product lines (e.g. smaller towels, bags) that could make use of offcuts in all Asia manufacturing. (source: Operational waste, target: Q1 2026, completion: 25%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce flight-based business travel by 80% for all travel destinations in Asia by supporting and incentivizing online-calls & meetings (source: Business travel, target: 2027, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Redesign all travel towel material thickness across all production facilites to reduce the material used  by 15% (source: Raw materials, target: 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $4,032.35

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $2,113.6
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $603
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Transformation to environmental-friendly packaging solutions sourced within the Europe (Low-carbon material purchase, Materials & Manufacturing): $2,113.6
- [OC] Change management initiatives - eco-friendly sourcing and shipping strategy in CN (Capacity-building & change management (e.g. staff costs), Planning, Research & Development): $603
- [BVC] A-Gas V12 (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $817 — type: Industrial, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2022, location: USA, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
- [BVC] A-Gas V12 (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $498.75 — type: Industrial, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2022, location: USA, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

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