More and more people are shopping online. And more and more people want to make sure that sustainability is not neglected in the process. At MS Direct, we are committed to making e-commerce and environmental protection more compatible. To this end, we have now been certified as a "climate-neutral service provider" for the second time. But what exactly does that mean and how do we differ from a "climate-neutral company"? We'll enlighten you.
The path to climate neutrality always starts with an analysis of the CO2 footprint. For this, three areas - the so-called scopes - can be considered:
Scope 1: These are all direct emissions gene rated by the company's activities, for example by the company's own vehicle fleet.
Scope 2: These are the indirect emissions that arise, for example, from electricity or heat that companies purchase from utilities.
Scope 3: These are a wide range of indirect emissions that occur along the entire value chain, for example through logistics, business travel or employee commuting.
In order to achieve climate neutrality, companies must in any case consider the first two scopes and derive from them the appropriate measures for reducing their CO2 emissions as well as compensation for the unavoidable emissions. However, we wanted to go one step further and be certified not only as a "climate-neutral company", but also as a "climate-neutral service provider". After all, a large part of our carbon footprint is generated in the third sector, for example in the transport of goods for our customers.
As a climate-neutral service provider, MS Direct reduces the ecological footprint in E-Commerce
A holistic climate protection strategy
For the year 2020, we have therefore considered all three scopes for the first time. We were happy to accept the additional effort required to make our contribution to achieving the sub-two-degree target of international climate policy. With the help of the data collected in this way, we developed a holistic climate protection strategy together with the experts from ClimatePartner.
This strategy includes, on the one hand, reducing our CO2 emissions wherever possible. To offset the emissions that cannot be avoided, we have supported a wind energy project in India. And our commitment continues. Not only are we currently looking at 2021 to once again secure the title of "climate-neutral service provider." We have also joined the Science Based Targets initiative, or SBTi for short, and thus committed ourselves to setting scientifically based targets for climate protection. We will tell you more about this in a later blog post.
With our certification as a climate-neutral service provider and our commitment to the SBTi, we are among the pioneers in our industry in the DACH region. Our customers also benefit from this. Because at a time when more and more end consumers are attaching importance to sustainable action, they can join us in sending a clear signal for more environmentally friendly online commerce.