# zkipster

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2021 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Software + Tech
**Website:** https://www.zkipster.com
**Sustainability page:** https://www.zkipster.com/sustainability

## Sustainability story

zkipster powers the best events around the world, and our team is based in six hubs across four continents. We believe we have a responsibility to protect our planet, decrease environmental impact in the communities in which we live and work, and improve event sustainability within our industry. That’s why zkipster has been Climate Neutral Certified since 2020.

## Emissions (2025)

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

- Scope 1: 19 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 4 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 4 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 306 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 306 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 329 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 329 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per FTE — FTE

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8,782.61 |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12,409.09 |
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8,965.52 |
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7,937.5 |
| 2024 | 19 | 4 | 306 | 9,676.47 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to review our third party service providers for their approach to the environment and re-evaluate/switch to alternative providers if we identify a gap or no strategy in place at all by current providers. (source: Raw materials, target: Q3 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We will reduce the frequency of in person meetings and replace with virtual meetings. (source: Business travel, target: Q3 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to adopt a formal no paper and digital mail only policy to reduce any unnecessary use of physical goods. (source: Operational waste, target: Q1 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from business travel. (source: Business travel, target: Q1 2023, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to create business travel guidelines to encourage employees to make environmentally-conscious choices when traveling for work. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — When purchasing gifts for clients and partners, we will aim to choose items that are useful, reusable and/or sustainably sourced. (source: Goods & services, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — We will replace all single-use swag with reusable or regenerative alternatives. (source: Goods & services, target: Q2 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Building on the travel guidelines we issued last year, we will create additional guidelines for internal travel, with the goal of minimising emissions and avoiding unnecessary journeys for staff training, team meetings etc. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce total business travel for the majority of employees by by pausing the annual in-person global team off-site in favor of the senior management team travelling to the regions, and hosting business-critical meetings for smaller groups. (source: Business travel, target: 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — We will formally adopt a four-day work week in 2025, decreasing our overall environmental impact by up to 20% through reduced commuting and energy consumption. (source: Employee commuting, target: 2025, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $4,986

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $891
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Reusable water bottle purchase for staff (Low-carbon material switching, Materials & Manufacturing): $891
- [BVC] Southern Cardamom REDD+ (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $4,095 — type: Forestry, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Cambodia, provider: SeaTrees

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