Ancient + Brave

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This company is a Climate Neutral Supporting Brand. They have provided a charitable donation to support Climate Neutral's work. (This donation does not change the requirements of their verification).

Brand

Ancient + Brave

Ancient + Brave

Industry

Food + Beverage

First Certified

2020

Current Certification Year

2023

Ancient + Brave is Climate Neutral Certified

It has measured, reduced, and compensated for all of its emissions from making and delivering its products and services.

This certification covers business activities and operations for the following brands:

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Ancient + Brave achieved Climate Neutral Certification as part of 's certification process. 's measurement, reduction plans, and compensation fully account for Ancient + Brave's prior year emissions.

01 Measure

Ancient + Brave measured its Scope 1, 2, and 3 cradle-to-consumer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which includes all emissions from making and delivering their products and services. Small and medium companies self-attested to their measurement data, and large companies had their data verified by a third party. Learn more about GHG measurement boundaries, data requirements, and verifications in the Climate Neutral Standard.

GHG Scope 1 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 1

Emissions from energy used in buildings, fleets, and equipment.

10 tCO2e

GHG Scope 2 ?

0 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3 ?
GHG Protocol Scope 3

Emissions from raw materials, manufacturing, shipping, air travel, and other activities in the supply chain.

264 tCO2e

Total Emissions ?
Total Carbon Emissions

The sum of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

274 tCO2e

02 Reduce

Ancient + Brave has committed to reduction targets and specific action plans to reduce operational and value chain emissions within the next 12-24 months. These actions align to the Climate Neutral Standard.

Science-Aligned Targets

Aligned with the global need to limit warming to to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Active Reduction Commitments

Reduction Action Plans

Active Reduction Work

Source of Emissions

Raw materials

Action

Increase use of local suppliers by 10% in our raw materials/finished products to support the local economy and reduce emissions.

0%
Source of Emissions

Downstream shipping

Action

Manufacture goods closer to our consumers to reduce miles traveled across Europe. By localising production we will be able to reduce the transportation of finished goods to both distributors and final consumers throughout Europe.

0%
Source of Emissions

Packaging

Action

We are increasing our usage of compostable packaging for our products.

100%
Source of Emissions

Packaging

Action

We are increasing our usage of compostable packaging for our products.

100%
Source of Emissions

Downstream shipping

Action

We plan to move storage and fulfilment in-house in order to reduce emissions of transporting goods between different facilities.

100%
Source of Emissions

Operational waste

Action

We plan to become a zero-waste office by 2022.

90%
Source of Emissions

Action

Source of Emissions

Action

Source of Emissions

Action

Source of Emissions

Action

Completed Reduction Plans

Source of Emissions

Raw materials

Action

Increase use of local suppliers by 10% in our raw materials/finished products to support the local economy and reduce emissions.

0%
Source of Emissions

Downstream shipping

Action

Manufacture goods closer to our consumers to reduce miles traveled across Europe. By localising production we will be able to reduce the transportation of finished goods to both distributors and final consumers throughout Europe.

0%
Source of Emissions

Packaging

Action

We are increasing our usage of compostable packaging for our products.

100%
Source of Emissions

Operational waste

Action

We plan to reduce cardboard wastage at our warehouse.

100%
Source of Emissions

Downstream shipping

Action

We plan to move storage and fulfilment in-house in order to reduce emissions of transporting goods between different facilities.

100%
Source of Emissions

Operational waste

Action

We plan to become a zero-waste office by 2022.

90%
Source of Emissions

Action

Source of Emissions

Action

Source of Emissions

Action

Source of Emissions

Action

Science Aligned Targets

Ancient + Brave is implementing a Reduction Action Plan to reduce emissions from within its own operations and supply chain.

Current Year Reduction Actions

01

What We’re Reducing

Raw materials

How We'll Reduce It

Increase use of local suppliers by 10% in our raw materials/finished products to support the local economy and reduce emissions.

02

What We’re Reducing

Downstream shipping

How We'll Reduce It

Manufacture goods closer to our consumers to reduce miles traveled across Europe. By localising production we will be able to reduce the transportation of finished goods to both distributors and final consumers throughout Europe.

03

What We’re Reducing

Packaging

How We'll Reduce It

We are increasing our usage of compostable packaging for our products.

04

What We’re Reducing

Operational waste

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to reduce cardboard wastage at our warehouse.

In Progress Reductions

01

100%

What We’re Reducing

Downstream shipping

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to move storage and fulfilment in-house in order to reduce emissions of transporting goods between different facilities.

02

90%

What We’re Reducing

Operational waste

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to become a zero-waste office by 2022.

03

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

04

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

Completed Reductions

01

100%

What We’re Reducing

Downstream shipping

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to move storage and fulfilment in-house in order to reduce emissions of transporting goods between different facilities.

02

90%

What We’re Reducing

Operational waste

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to become a zero-waste office by 2022.

03

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

04

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

03 Compensate

Ancient + Brave is investing outside of its value chain in high quality, verified projects that meet the Climate Neutral Standard. These projects accelerate climate progress and compensate for Ancient + Brave's current GHG emissions as its reduction actions are implemented.

Total Expenditures in Carbon Credits

$3,904.50

Emissions Offset ?
Offset equivalency

For reference, reducing a footprint by 1000 tonnes is roughly equal to removing 230 passenger vehicles from the road for a year.

274 tCO2e

Ancient + Brave's credits came from:

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Avoided Deforestation ?

About Ancient + Brave

We are committed to minimising our footprint and improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our business strategy. We're in business to make a change and work with organisations that hold us to the highest standards of verified performance like ESGmark. We have financially committed to protect the future of the planet and are members of 1% for the Planet. We've decided to go further and pledge another 1% of our global revenues to support grassroots causes and community projects in the UK and beyond. This year, we were ranked 128nd in the FoodTech500 and in 2022 announced our certified B Corp status. At Ancient + Brave we put people and the planet at the heart of our business.

About the Climate Neutral Certification and Label
Wherever you see the Climate Neutral Certified label, it means the same thing: a company is leading on immediate climate action. Companies earn the label annually after completing Climate Neutral certification. The certification process is underpinned by our rigorous, peer-reviewed Standard. It requires all companies to measure, reduce, and compensate for all of their emissions from making and delivering products and services.
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Mid Term Targets

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has committed to reducing emissions by .

This target is aligned with global trajectories to limit climate warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Mid Term Targets

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This target is aligned with global trajectories to limit climate warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

01 Measure

Ancient + Brave measured Scope 1, 2 and 3 cradle-to-customer emissions following categories and approaches established in the Climate Neutral standards.

02 Offset

Ancient + Brave invested in projects outside of their value chain to compensate for all of their measured carbon emissions. This step supports their climate neutrality designation, and enables Ancient + Brave to take responsibility for historical emissions that can’t be reduced.

03 Reduce

Ancient + Brave is implementing a Reduction Action Plan to reduce emissions from within its own operations and supply chain.

What is Climate Neutrality

A state in which human activities result in no net effect on the climate system. Requires balancing of residual greenhouse gas emissions with reductions or removals. All Climate Neutral Certified brands must meet climate neutrality standards for measuring, offsetting, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from making and delivering products and services.