California AB-1305 Compliance

California AB 1305 Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act (VCMDA). Sendle PBC is providing the following information per California Assembly Bill 1305, the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act, to clarify all claims regarding our use of the term “carbon-neutral.”

Sendle is working to take responsibility for our climate impact by:

  • Working towards our science-based target that has been verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from direct operations (scope 1 and 2) and supply chain (scope 3) and working to reach net-zero emissions by 2040,
  • Ongoing efforts to reduce emissions by measuring and managing the emissions of our direct operations and engaging supply chain partners to reduce emissions and
  • Participating in the voluntary carbon market by supporting projects that avoid emissions and/or remove carbon beyond Sendle’s operations and value chain to support global net-zero efforts.

Emissions avoided through the purchase of carbon credits are not subtracted from Sendle’s annual GHG inventory.

The Change Climate Project Climate Label

Aligned with these efforts, Sendle is certified through The Climate Label (formerly Climate Neutral). The Climate Label is a globally recognized carbon accountability standard maintained by an independent, nonprofit organization called The Change Climate Project (TCCP). The TCCP Climate Label is designed to ensure the integrity of climate action and GHG measurements of organizations participating in the certification program.

The achievement of this certification indicates that Sendle measures and reports annual GHG emissions from production and shipping (cradle to customer) per the current GHG Protocol methodology, and it undergoes a verification audit by an independent, third-party organization. The certification also requires that Sendle work toward science-aligned emissions reduction targets, have reduction plans in place, and contribute to global GHG reduction efforts by supporting projects beyond our operations and value chain that avoid emissions.

Carbon Offset Purchasing

Sendle’s participation in beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM) through investing in carbon offsetting and removal projects has supported activities to avoid or remove GHG emissions through forest restoration, forest conservation, landfill gas capture and sequestration, commercial-scale composting, and other technologies designed to avoid or remove GHGs like biochar, plugging abandoned oil and gas well, and on-site asphalt recycling for roadways. Emissions avoided or removed through the purchase of carbon credits are not subtracted from Sendle’s annual GHG inventory. These BVCM contributions help finance climate action to support the global transition to a zero-carbon future.

Details about projects we’ve supported in relation to our 2024 GHG emissions.