Carbon Offseting
Carbon Offseting
Everyday in the U.S. alone, e-commerce packages travel about the same distance as going to the moon and back ...133,000 times. Online shopping has transformed retail. Unfortunately, it’s also impacting the environment, and not for the better. Having an order conveniently delivered to your doorstep is a major contributor to climate change. That's why HYER GOODS offsets 100% of our carbon emissions from shipping. This achievement is the result of an effort to measure our global footprint in accordance with international certification standards, coupled with efforts to reach carbon neutrality. The full environmental impact of getting your favorite Better Leather goods delivered to your door is completely neutralized.
THE PROJECT
We've partnered with EcoCart to support Global Forestry Projects. This curated portfolio contains a variety of forestry-based carbon offset projects-from reforestation to protection and improved forest management. These projects take place all over the global south. By supporting this portfolio, you’ll be funding projects like the Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project, the Mai Ndombe Project, the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve, the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, and the Envira Amazonia Project. With this portfolio, you can support multiple projects in countries and communities all over the world.
Reduces the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by providing protected trees and plants around the world that can absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
Provides safe and protected habitat to wildlife all over the world by practicing sustainable forest and timber management that reduce the destruction of wildlife habitats.
Protects the local water supplies by acting as a natural filter that provides clean water for the local communities.
Supports projects that provide jobs and education opportunities for locals.
THE IMAPCT
1 MILLION +
hectares of forest are protected
150M+
Tons of carbon emissions are reduced per year
VERIFICATIONS
Founded in 2005, Verra is a global leader helping tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges by developing and managing standards that help the private sector, countries, and civil society achieve ambitious sustainable development and climate action goals. Verra’s global standards and frameworks serve as linchpins for channeling finance towards high-impact activities that tackle some of the most pressing environmental issues of our day.
FAQs
Carbon offsets are a practical and effective way to reduce the effects of climate change by funding renewable energy, forestry, or clean water projects. These projects reduce emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gasses in order to compensate for unavoidable emissions made elsewhere, like the emissions created from ordering something online.
GHG (greenhouse gasses) are compound gasses that trap heat or long-wave radiation in the atmosphere.
Their presence in the atmosphere makes the Earth’s surface warmer.
Human activities are the main source of GHGs. The burning of fossil fuel, deforestation, intensive
livestock farming, the use of synthetic fertilizers, and industrial processes all contribute.
Frankly, no. Minimizing or eliminating your carbon emissions is the best way to lessen the negative impact your business is having on the environment. But no matter how efficient you make your supply chain, there will always be inevitable emissions from business activities. Carbon offsetting enables businesses to counteract those carbon emissions that simply can’t be eliminated. This is why carbon offsetting is a vital factor in the UN’s net zero carbon by 2050 goal, and why we are partaking in it. Is it perfect? No. But it's better than doing nothing.
