Why small businesses are getting Offset Climate Certified
Measured CO2 reductions that are transparent, convenient and credible
Sustainability commitments and claims from large brands and corporations are made possible through dedicated budgets and teams of professionals. But most of the 31.7 Million small businesses in the US don’t have these types of resources available to them.
This is why a growing number of small business owners are choosing to get Offset Climate Certified, as a way to make their own sustainability commitments and claims that are transparent, convenient and credible.
Transparent
Sustainability claims are increasingly getting scrutinized–and rightly so. Employees, customers and partners want to see the details, and there’s really no reason for them not to be transparent. The Offset Climate Certification includes CO2 measurement in-line with the globally recognized Greenhouse Gas Protocol standard and its three scopes of emissions, and retirement of verified carbon offsets in public carbon registries like Verra, providing a public audit trail to back up any claims.
Convenient
Time is arguably one of the most limited and valuable resources of a small business. The Offset Climate Certification streamlines the gathering of data needed for an emissions measurement, and focuses on the most applicable sources for a small business. Additionally, our concierge approach makes it convenient to get answers to questions throughout the process.
Credibility
“Carbon offset” has become a sustainability buzzword in recent years, and unfortunately in some instances has been misused. The Offset Climate Certification leverages only verified carbon offsets that are developed to the highest global standards, ensuring that CO2 reduction claims are real, additional, relevant, consistent and permanent.
“I believe that as a business owner I have the privilege and duty to cause no harm to people and planet. When I do cause harm and create emissions, it's my duty to offset them.”
- Kelly O’Hara, founder | Uplift Accounting | Offset Climate Certified 2020
Offset Alliance not only made the process easy for us but also took the time to really explain how the whole process works so that we could feel both comfortable with, and excited about, our certification.
- Jay Buys, CEO | Visceral | Offset Climate Certified 2019 & 2020