Turn 14 Distribution strives to make the world a better place through charitable giving, paid time off for volunteer work, a focus on renewable energy, paperless operations, and advanced recycling. To that end, the company has selected eight charities to receive significant annual donations since 2018. In 2019 the company made its first investments in solar power at its Horsham, PA headquarters generating over 1.1 megawatts of energy per year. And in 2023 made its second solar power investment at its Hatfield, PA distribution center generating over 1.4 megawatts of energy per year. Reducing emissions by 2,332 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to planting 54,267 trees. Additionally, Turn 14 Distribution's facilities recycle 92 percent of the waste generated through operations by sorting and recycling cardboard, wooden pallets, plastic stretch wrap, and all paper and plastic byproducts.
After achieving carbon neutral status in 2022, following International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) standards, Turn 14 Distribution remains focused on powering operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025. By reducing direct emissions, we will not only reduce the required carbon offsets we must purchase to become neutral, but we will also help advance the adoption of renewable energy and reward pioneers in the renewable field.
The mission of American Rivers is to protect wild rivers, restore damaged rivers, and conserve clean water. It combines national advocacy with field work in key river basins to deliver the greatest impact to the environment.
The Environmental Defense Fund's focus is finding innovative ways to solve environmental problems in the United States and globally. Protecting clean air, diverse wildlife, and a stable climate are its main priorities.
The Movember Foundation is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health. It addresses some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.
NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. The NRDC combines the power of members and activists with the expertise of scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild.
Philabundance started out over 30 years ago as a small food rescue organization operating out of a Subaru. Today it is an innovative, impactful, and collaborative organization distributing more than 24 million pounds of food a year to those in need.
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) funds and develops the newest and most promising cancer treatments. SU2C dramatically accelerates the rate of new discoveries by connecting top scientists in unprecedented collaborations to create breakthroughs.
The Nature Conservancy began when leading scientists, committed citizens, and dedicated leaders came together with a shared vision to protect and care for nature. From its first land purchase to its latest water fund, it is constantly evolving to bring innovative solutions to the challenges facing our world.
TPL’s mission is to create parks and protect the land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come. Every park, playground, and public space it creates is an open invitation to explore, wonder, discover, and play.
| Emission Category (tCO2e) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | YOY% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions from Direct Operations (Scope 1) | ||||
| Direct emissions from owned, leased or directly controlled stationary sources that use fossil fuels or emit fugitive gases | 445.2 | 346.2 | 344 | -1% |
| Direct emissions from owned, leased or directly controlled mobile sources | 47.4 | 10.0 | 3 | -70% |
| Emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, heat, steam or cooling (Scope 2) | ||||
| Location-based | 1,098.7 | 1,314.3 | 1,387 | +6% |
| Market-based | 1,128.6 | 1,358.4 | 1,435 | +6% |
| Indirect emissions sources (Scope 3) | ||||
| Purchased goods and services (e.g., water and consumable supplies) | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1 | -29% |
| Capital goods (Printers, laptops, computers etc. ) | 81.8 | 120.7 | 187 | +55% |
| Upstream emissions from purchased fuels | 63.8 | 61.4 | 58 | -6% |
| Upstream emissions from purchased electricity | 393.5 | 463.0 | 488 | +5% |
| Transmission and distribution (T&D) losses | 57.9 | 58.6 | 62 | +6% |
| Wastewater | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0% |
| Other waste | 142.8 | 212.1 | 279 | +32% |
| All transport by air, public transport, rented/leased vehicle, and taxi | 300.8 | 852.7 | 580 | -32% |
| Emissions from hotel accommodation | 16.3 | 19.4 | 26 | +34% |
| Employee transport between home and places of work | 584.3 | 703.3 | 743 | +6% |
| Emissions arising from employee homeworking and remote work | 19.9 | 9.1 | 57 | +526% |
| Third-party transportation and storage of sold products to first customer | 4,647.4 | 7,274.7 | 5,026 | -31% |
| Total for offset (tCO2e) | 7,934 | 11,492 | 9,290 | -19% |
NATURAL GAS IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ENERGY SUPPLY IN BANGLADESH.
In the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, more than 21 million people (nearly 4 times the population of Atlanta) rely on natural gas to power their homes, businesses and factories. The local gas distribution company has a network that is old and in disrepair, resulting in significant release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas which is more than 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas.
To reduce and prevent natural gas leaks, the project financed the purchase and import of specialised equipment, called Leak Detectors and Hi-Flow Samplers, along with advanced sealant materials to ensure long lasting sealing of any leaks that were identified by the programme. To date, specially trained staff have checked more than 500,000 gas risers, identifying and repairing more than 37,000 leaks. Avoided losses of natural gas are enough to fuel a 119-MW power plant.
In addition to delivering emission reductions to take climate action (SDG 13), the project also delivers a number of other benefits including:
Good Health and Well-Being: The project reduces the risk of accidents and hazardous pollution from gas leaks. The repairs also address low-pressure problems that leave some customers unable to cook and heat their homes.
Affordable and Clean Energy: Bangladesh is struggling to meet a rising demand for energy. The country is running out of locally sourced natural gas and has recently had to begin importing liquefied natural gas (LNG). This project reduces the need for LNG imports that are up to 5 times the local price.
Decent Work and Economic Growth: Bangladesh is one of the 50 Least Developed Countries in the world, where poor infrastructure hampers development. International experts trained 70 people from the local communities to find and repair leaks, while a further 30 support staff were employed.
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Specialised technology and techniques have been transferred to support the development of sustainable infrastructure. Gas leaks were found to be far more common in the poorest areas due to a lack of knowledge and social power among the people there. The networks in deprived areas had been neglected for many years and were the recipients of the greatest number of gas leak repairs.
Tropical forests are the most biodiverse habitats on Earth, home to a majority of the Earth's species of plants and animals.
90% of Brazil’s Acre state is forested, but current rates of destruction mean by 2030 this could decline to 65%.
This collection of three Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) projects aims to prevent deforestation across 105,000 hectares of pristine rainforest in the Amazon basin, protecting some of the world’s most biodiverse habitats.
With the support of carbon finance, the projects work with communities and local groups to help protect ecosystem services while providing alternative models of economic development which avoid destruction of the forest.
Granting land tenure and providing agricultural training to prevent deforestation and promote sustainable economic livelihoods.
In addition to delivering approximately 360,000 tonnes of emission reductions each year, the project delivers a number of other sustainable development benefits. These include:
No poverty: Strengthening business capacity through training, and plans to provide a boat for exporting goods, will further help communities lower their transaction costs and increase market access for their crops.
Zero hunger: Families have been trained and will continue to have access to courses on how to grow bananas, chickpeas, cassava and corn; artisanal processing of fish; rearing organic pigs; and using rotational cattle pastures. The goal is to increase yields and help make these agricultural activities more profitable.
Life on land: The project areas are part of a key habitat for several endangered and vulnerable species, while the proximity to other large intact forest areas increases overall habitat connectivity. The International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has identified a variety of plant and animal species in Acre that are either vulnerable or endangered, including the Woolly Monkey and Black-faced Monkey (both endangered), Goeldi’s Monkey (vulnerable), and 16 species of flora that are endangered or vulnerable but are currently protected through this project. Within the Acre project area specifically, Scarlet Macaw, Amazon River Dolphins, Squirrel Monkeys, and Great White Herons have also been observed.
Good health and well-being: Communities living within the Acre project area have historically lacked access to adequate health services as a result of the remote location. To improve community livelihoods, the project has facilitated doctor visits from local towns on a periodic basis, known as the Itinerant Health Programme. The projects also plan to build local health centres and dental clinics, providing consistent local community access to improved medical facilities and services. The clinics will hire and train a local community member to provide basic first aid, and a small pharmacy will also be provided for basic medicine distribution.
Quality education: The projects have hosted agricultural courses to support diversification of agricultural production and household income, while raising awareness of the benefits of avoided deforestation. To raise awareness of the importance of conservation in schools, lessons are being incorporated into educational programmes. The project aims to improve the quality of education for local youth through school infrastructure developments, such as building new classrooms to offer separate learning spaces for different grades.
Decent work and economic growth: The projects have recruited workers from the local area to assist with the forest carbon inventory, regional deforestation and land-use modelling. Jobs are also created through the installation and monitoring of wildlife via wildlife camera traps and local project management, assisting delivery of project goals.
Life below water: Located on the Purus, Jurua and Valparaiso Rivers, important tributaries of the Amazon, the projects incorporate important inland water ecosystems that provide benefits such as pollution and nutrient absorption and recycling, flood management, drinking water supply, and mitigation against the impacts of climate change. The Acre project is helping to rehabilitate degraded areas along the riverbank through reforestation activities, helping to combat riverbed erosion and polluting sediment levels in the water, while enhancing overall protection of watersheds through decreased deforestation.
Sierra Leone's tree cover has decreased 30% since 2000.
With the help of carbon financing, the Gola Rainforest National Park was established to better protect the 70,000-hectare Park, the 70,000-hectare buffer zone, and the millions of tonnes of carbon that are locked within it.
Gola’s previous Forest Reserve status did not prohibit small-scale logging operations, industrial and artisanal mining, and agricultural activities, and the forest area was under threat of rapid deforestation and degradation.
This project is enabling local stakeholders (government, communities and national NGOs) to manage this entire landscape sustainably, to benefit local communities and wildlife.
All the project’s efforts, from National Park Forest Guard employment opportunities to the establishment of a cocoa farmer’s co-operative, contribute to the rebuilding of lives after a decade of civil war and the recent Ebola outbreak.
In addition to delivering emissions reductions to take climate action (SDG 13), the project delivers additional benefits. The SDG contributions have been indicatively measured, but need to be confirmed:
No Poverty: Farming and community saving schemes impact over 24,000 local people across 122 communities. This project reintroduces sustainable cocoa production skills that were lost during the civil war and Ebola crisis.
Decent Work and Economic Growth: Carbon finance supports 160+ staff, the vast majority coming from forest edge communities, primarily through the Gola Rainforest National Park Forest Guard and sustainable cocoa production.
Life on Land: This REDD+ project protects habitat for 327 bird species, 650 endemic plant species, and 49 mammals, including the Pygmy Hippo and the Western Chimpanzee.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) can have over 1,000x times greater warming capacity in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
This portfolio of emission reduction projects focuses on the often-unseen emissions from the industrial manufacturing of goods like bricks, cement, and insulation.
For example, an individual or business that is environmentally conscious and looking to insulate a building to reduce future emissions from heating and cooling will want to use the most efficient materials with the smallest carbon footprint. Unfortunately, insulation is often installed using high-emission spray foam rather than low-emission board stock.
This project supports the transition to greener practices among manufacturers and construction contractors. It is a new offset type and reduces emissions through the voluntary transition to low-emission insulation. By avoiding spray foams with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) these industrial efficiency projects can prevent these extremely potent greenhouse gasses from reaching the atmosphere.
In addition to delivering emission reductions to take climate action (SDG 13), the project delivers another benefit:
Industry, innovation and infrastructure: This portfolio of projects helps small- and medium-sized industrial businesses to go above and beyond mandates to decarbonize processes and deliver products used in the built environment that will not release greenhouse gases.
Responsible consumption and production: This portfolio of projects supports the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in line with international frameworks, and significantly reduces their release to air, water and soil.
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