Offset Alliance | a Certified B Corp

Yes. Small businesses can play a big role in lowering global CO2 emissions. Proud to share that we've helped the following teams take measured and meaningful climate action through our Offset Climate Certified® program for 2023...completing third-party measurement and mitigation of their climate impact through verified GHG reduction projects. ✧ Visceral - San Diego, CA is a multi-disciplinary creative agency partnering with visionary people to bring their ideas to life through brands and websites. Certified 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 ✧ Vianova｜Collaboration Coaching & Facilitation Services - San Diego, CA is helping teams connect, collaborate and create meaningful change together. Certified 2023, 2022 ✧ Better APC - San Diego, CA is a legal team helping businesses be better than they were yesterday. Certified 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 ✧ The Human Beauty Movement - Los Angeles, CA is championing the intersection of diversity and mental health to cultivate self-love and mind-body-soul well-being. Certified 2023 ✧ Palantir.net - Evanston, IL is helping solve complex problems through technology solutions for healthcare, higher education and public sector clients. Certified 2023 🌎 THEIR COLLECTIVE IMPACT After personalized measurement of their respective 2023 CO2 emissions from business operations, this group of small businesses supported the VERIFIED reduction of 980 metric tonnes of CO2. 🤔 PERSPECTIVE It would take 16,200 tree seedlings TEN YEARS to draw down this much CO2 (US EPA). Small business teams joining our Offset Climate Certified® program understand that effective and verified climate action (and specifically CO2 reductions) need to happen both in the short and long-term. Learn more about how you can join too. Link below in comments.👇 Mangrove Web, a Certified B Corp Consciously® Placemate Open Lines Marketing B Local San Diego Four Fin Creative Thinkshift Communications Mad Fish Digital Tandy Consulting, Inc. Business For Good San Diego

Today we released our zero-obligation, streamlined business emissions estimator for service-based companies in North America. Get started at your own pace via the link in comments. ✅ Aligns with the GHG Protocol (includes scopes, 1, 2 and 3) ✅ Focuses on the most relevant activities / emission sources of a service-based business, using publicly available emission factors from U.S. & Canadian governments ✅ Provides a convenient way to obtain a realistic estimate of operational emissions WHY WE BUILT THIS 1️⃣ While there are plenty of great free tools online to estimate your company's operational CO2 emissions, we have found that most are one-size-fits-all, use global averages, and ask questions not relevant to a service-based business 2️⃣ We only work with companies based in the U.S. and Canada–if you represent one, we want to make your first climate journey step convenient, educational and relevant 3️⃣ We have been listening and learning for several years, about the challenges small businesses face when trying to complete an initial emissions benchmark So if you are looking to complete your very first, or obtain an additional business emissions estimate, our Climate Impact Estimator is now available to you. WHAT YOU WILL NEED By default the tool is meant to measure a 12-month period, e.g. Jan 1-Dec 31) ✔ Facilities info (total ft2 or m2 of offices or warehouses) ✔ Remote employees (total number) ✔ Fuel consumption (vehicles if you have them) ✔ Spend data for goods & services you paid for (reference a P&L report) ✔ Travel data (how many flights by geographic region, how many hotel nights) ⏱ TIME TO COMPLETE As little as 10 minutes for a small business–up to an hour for a bigger business. There's a way to get in touch within the tool, so any questions that come up we will be happy to answer promptly. #smallbusiness #climateaction #BCorp

For the past 5 years, Visceral has worked with fellow San Diego B Corp Offset Alliance | a Certified B Corp to measure our carbon emissions and offset 150% of them to ensure that we're doing our part to work towards a clean energy future. https://lnkd.in/g73AczqT #earthday #bcorp #thisisvisceral #carbonoffsetting #climateaction

“Do we change our behavior or do we change our planet?” These questions and reminders are always most powerful when they jump out in the least expected places. This one at Tres Palmas in #puertorico. Keeping up critical momentum on #sustainability and #climateaction requires continuous front-of-mind awareness within your business ecosystem. Because little decisions add up to big impact, either positive or negative. This #earthday ask yourself-how you can best keep sustainability awareness front-of-mind for your team, clients and partners? #offsetclimatecertified Visceral Palantir.net Four Fin Creative Mangrove Web, a Certified B Corp Better APC Placemate BLVR® B Lab U.S. & Canada Vianova｜Collaboration Coaching & Facilitation Services Open Lines Marketing Tandy Consulting, Inc. The Human Beauty Movement Mad Fish Digital Thinkshift Communications Green Circle Salons Big Path Capital B Local San Diego Consciously®

Here’s a great depiction of: - Which countries emit the most GHGs currently, and - Who is leading the charge with acknowledging and tackling their destructive impacts But it’s not this simple…because in our global economy, we all contribute to GHGs directly and indirectly- no matter how big or small our business is, or what we do. Understanding how your business operations contribute to global GHGs is step one in being able to play a measured role in tackling the climate crisis. https://lnkd.in/gTFQrkeQ #offsetclimatecertified #carbonaccounting #climateaction #smallbusiness

Did you know? The Voluntary Carbon Market (“VCM”) - more commonly known as “carbon offsets” has been evolving since the early 1990’s. This recent study found that companies engaged in the carbon market: 👉Are nearly 2X as likely to be decarbonizing their operations year-over-year. 👉Are investing 3X more in reducing emissions of their own business than companies who steer clear of the carbon market. 👉Are 3.4X more likely to have science-based climate targets. In other words, companies are typically not using carbon credits to greenwash their operations, but rather as an add-on to the efforts they are already taking to clean their own houses. Bottom line: “Most companies that participate in the VCM are climate leaders, not laggards. “ 🌎 https://lnkd.in/eiPwYn52