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Unterwegs is now climate neutral

Unterwegs is now climate neutral!

As one of the first outdoor outfitter in Germany, we can now call ourselves a "climate neutral company".

Together with ClimatePartner, we have recorded and reduced our greenhouse gas emissions and offset unavoidable CO2 emissions through a recognized climate protection project in Brazil.

 


Our individual steps at a glance:

1. Calculate ecological footprint
Together with ClimatePartner, we calculated Unterwegs' corporate carbon footprint (CCF). Among other things, this took into account emission sources such as electricity and heating, printed materials and office supplies, as well as the travel of employees to the company headquarters and all Unterwegs branches. For the year 2020 we emitted 956.53 tons of CO2. The CCF value clearly shows where CO2 can be reduced.

2. Reducing emissions
Whether it's a photovoltaic system on the warehouse, conversion to LED lamps, green electricity in all stores or shipping with DHL GoGreen - we are already doing a lot to become more and more sustainable. To ensure that we always have a good overview of the success of the reduction measures and can identify opportunities for improvement, we regularly update the CCF value.



3. Offset emissions
Nevertheless, there will always remain emissions that we cannot avoid. This is where we come in and offset unavoidable CO2 emissions in the form of a forest protection project in Brazil:

On more than 86,000 hectares, the "Ecomapuá" project protects the forest in the "Várzea" reserve in "Pará" at the mouth of the Brazilian Amazon. Lying around the island "Marajó", waterways cross the natural rainforest of the reserve. As a kind of transport artery, these favor agriculture and cattle breeding. The result: more and more deforested areas. The forest protection project takes up this issue, prohibits commercial logging and creates alternative sources of income for local families, for example through trade in the açaí fruit.

Forest protection projects such as "Ecomapuá" preserve forests in the long term and ensure that the protection of the forest is given higher priority than its deforestation. This is important because the vegetation and soils of tropical swamp forests, primary rainforests and mangroves store a particularly large amount of CO2 per hectare.



4. Create transparency
Via the label "climate neutral company" and the ID number, you can constantly track our climate neutrality in the so-called ClimatePartner ID tracking:: www.climatepartner.com/15648-2104-1001

Sustainability has always been a top priority for us
In all our operational planning and decisions, we always focus on sustainability. Whether it is ecological shipping alternatives such as paper tape and FSC-certified cartons with environmentally friendly printing or environmental protection measures such as the planting of a fruit tree meadow - we are always on the lookout for new ideas and possibilities.

We also focus on environmental friendliness when selecting our product range: When purchasing, we prefer sustainable products that are marked with the company's own sustainability seal. This makes it easier for you to make a more sustainable product choice and you have the opportunity to support more ecological manufacturing processes.
 

Our next steps:

We would like to reduce the number of returns, further optimize packaging materials and increase the proportion of sustainable products in the range!

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