CO2 neutral shipping
Avoid - Reduce - Compensate.
As a multichannel company, our online store is a key business area. We have set ourselves the goal of moving forward ambitiously and delivering orders in a CO2-neutral manner. However, the CO2 emissions generated during shipping are currently still unavoidable. To make an active contribution to climate protection, we therefore offset these CO2 emissions by investing in high-quality climate protection projects.
compensate for?
do we support?
Why compensation?
As a multichannel company, our online store is a key business area. We have set ourselves the goal of making ambitious progress and delivering orders in a CO2-neutral manner. However, the CO2 emissions generated during shipping are currently still unavoidable. To make an active contribution to climate protection, we are therefore offsetting these CO2 emissions by investing in certified climate protection projects. At the same time, we are constantly working to make our delivery processes as climate-friendly as possible.
How does CO2 compensation work?
The principle of CO2 neutrality is based on the approach of a worldwide climate balance: greenhouse gases have a global damaging effect. For climate protection, it is therefore irrelevant where emissions occur and where they are avoided. This results in the possibility of offsetting unavoidable emissions by additional climate protection measures elsewhere in the world.
Which emissions do we compensate for?
We offset the following emissions from shipping online store orders:
- CO2 emissions resulting from shipments sent centrally from our goods service center to customers
- CO2 emissions caused by the transport of the returned goods back to us
Which carbon offset projects do we support?
To offset our unavoidable emissions, we have selected a climate protection project based on its benefits for the environment and local communities.
To offset our shipping emissions from online store orders, we support the “Safe Water” project in Kenya and the “Rima Ray Biodiversity Reserve REDD+” forest conservation project in Indonesia together with our partner First Climate. We also support the non-profit organization Bergwaldprojekt e.V. with an additional contribution to the Rhön Biosphere Reserve, which aims to preserve the “Black Moor”, among other things.
(The Gold Standard is largely based on the rules of the Kyoto Protocol for calculating CO2 savings. In addition, however, the further ecological, social and economic added value of a project is also a central component of the project evaluation and is periodically reviewed by the project assessor. The Gold Standard is the highest quality project standard and was co-developed by the WWF).
The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is a global standard for the validation and verification of voluntary emission reductions. Emission reductions from projects that are validated and verified according to the VCS must be real, measurable, permanent, additional, independently verified, unique, transparent and conservatively calculated. Methodologically, the VCS is closely based on the rules of the Kyoto Protocol. Measured in CO2 reduction volumes, the VCS is the most important standard for the voluntary promotion of climate protection projects via CO2 certificates.
The Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) evaluates, validates and verifies forestry projects that simultaneously offer solutions to climate change, support local communities and are committed to the preservation of flora and fauna.