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Our mission for sustainability
Makeship is a Canadian company that produces hundreds of thousands of products each year, which leaves an impact on the environment in all stages of its lifecycle. This page describes our environmental impact and what we are doing to tackle climate change.
What Are We Doing
Carbon Offsetting
We offset the carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing and transportation (Jan 2020)
For every plush toy made, we make a donation to Community Forests International to continue protecting endangered forests in Canada.
More concretely, we calculate the amount of CO2 produced, and donate $50 per tonne of CO2 to Forests International. This is one of the highest dollars per tonne of CO2 recovery in the world, but we think it's worth it to focus on tree plantation rather than buying carbon credits from solar panel installations.
With these donations, Forests International not only restores lost forests, but also creates agricultural and business opportunities for these communities. This way you get your quality plush toy, while reducing your impact on the environment.
We are also taking action in reducing the overall amount of greenhouse gases emitted, by looking into cutting our use of flight for product transportation, which currently is our highest greenhouse gas emitting activity.
Responsible Packaging
Starting in April 2020, all our packaging is reusable, and our mailer bags are recyclable.
Your plushie comes in a bag that can be used multiple times so don’t throw it away! We want to make sure that our products create the least amount of impact during the whole lifecycle of your plushie, including packaging.
The mailer bag that your product arrives in is made out of biodegradable materials, so make sure to recycle it.
Quantifying the Damage
In general, there are 3 scopes to quantify greenhouse gas emissions:
Scope 1
Direct emissions from manufacturing and transportation activities.
Scope 2
Indirect emissions that are controlled by the company doing manufacturing and transportation; for example, emissions created while generating electricity for manufacturing.
Scope 3
Indirect emissions not controlled by the company such as employee travel, wastewater treatment, and resource extraction.
The Calculations
Makeship currently offsets Scope 1 Greenhouse gas emissions by looking at the raw materials and carbon dioxide emissions generated by manufacturing and transporting products.
To produce a 100 gram Polyester plush toy it takes:
0.15 kg
Hydrocarbons (oil)
12.5 mj
Energy
300 g
CO2 emitted
1.7 L
Water
To ship a plush toy across the world via airplane it takes:
9000 km
Distance
100 g
Mass
1607 G
CO2 produced
Using these calculations, we can estimate how much carbon offsetting needs to happen. The numbers also indicate to us that the biggest contributor to our emissions is our current use of air transportation. We are working on moving into boat transportation to minimize these emissions.
What are we working on next?
Our job is far from over. We understand that there are a lot of activities that produce carbon emissions as a direct result of our company's activities. There are also many other areas of improvement regarding our manufacturing process, and materials used, but we are working on them!
Our next goals include:
Reduce CO2 and other gas emissions from transportation and manufacturing
Carbon offset all manufacturing and transportation emissions by 2023
Increase the scope of our work to secondary and tertiary levels
Restore water and other chemicals utilized when manufacturing
B Corp and other certifications
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