Merchery's Carbon Strategy
Showing transparency is the right way to make a difference. Discover how Merchery is taking care of their carbon footprint and leading the way towards decarbonisation
A purpose-driven solution
As a company, we’ll always strive to diminish our environmental impact and embrace our social responsibility. Our ultimate goal is to reduce our carbon emissions as much as possible in order to maximize our contribution to global carbon neutrality. Doing so through different actions such as opting for cleaner transportation methods or reducing the waste in our shipments. Sustainability is a never-ending process and we really hope that the efforts we’re making today will be considered tomorrow.
« At Merchery, we’re committed to bringing back quality and putting sustainability at the center of everything we do. »
Benoit Fortpied, Co-founder at Merchery.
With an action plan that makes a difference
Tackling climate change is an everyday battle that might seem overwhelming. However, this ambitious goal becomes the most likely scenario once businesses work together in the same direction.
Once Merchery measured their greenhouse emissions and understood their actual impact as a whole, designing an action plan was just as straightforward. The next step was to set ambitious targets to reduce their footprint and connect with the right partners to make it possible. Now Merchery is taking part in cutting the world's emissions to zero.
Supported by a fantastic impact team
Every positive action counts, no matter how little. However, climate change needs to be confronted collectively, as many other global challenges humanity has faced in the past. Embracing this approach, the opportunity to involve team members within their company to analyse its impact is priceless. The decision-makers will take climate action by being part of the impact team.
Michael Lindberg
Operations associate
Thomas Mattelaer
Operations associate
Fanny Hermand
Collaborator
Pauline Mignon
Operations Manager
Thelma De Swaef
Head of products
Raphaël Bloch
Operations associate
Simon Polet
Co-founder
Pascaline du Bus
Collaborator
Pauline Rombaux
Operations associate
Nathalie De Mol
Head of sales
Yannick Chane-Hune
Collaborator
Benoit Fortpied
Co-founder
Tamara Maréchal
Content and Communication Manager
Frederic Jonsson
Operations associate
Thomas Vincotte
Collaborator
Pablo Perez Le Maignan
Product operations associate
About Tapio’s Methodology. How does carbon reporting work?
Human activities since the industrial revolution have led to the appearance of new sources of GHGs. Tapio’s all-in-one carbon management solution allows you to estimate the amount of industrial emissions (aka. anthropogenic greenhouse gases) emitted by the activities of your company or organisation.
Check Tapio’s methodology page and FAQs to learn more.
Discover our Key Findings
Understanding the carbon footprint as a whole
The first step to compute a carbon report is to target and characterize the possible sources of GHGs emission from the organization. To do so, must be fixed beforehand by the reporting company.
Then, the breakdown of total carbon emissions by scope helps Merchery highlight the different hotspots that drive its carbon emissions. To address a problem, you need to be able to understand and measure it.
Merchery Brussels office - 2021
Merchery has decided to commit itself to the fight against climate change by assessing its greenhouse gas emissions. As an online sales platform (eCommerce) that outsources all its services, they do not have scope 1 and 2. Indeed, they do not have the control of the heating and electricity. Also, they do not have company cars. All services are outsourced (from the production of the objects sold to the transport and printing related to the latter). Capital Goods are accounted for the year of the acquisition without amortization.
How do we measure these emissions?
Activity data
1 journey Brussels - Paris
by train (263km)
Emission factor
0,0088 kg CO₂ e / km*passenger
GHG emission
2,3 kg CO₂e
- Energy
- Mobility
- Logistics
- Products & services
- Waste
- Capital goods
- Sold Products
- Other
t CO₂ Emission per driver
940.1
t CO₂ e
UNCERTAINTY: 51%
Year-on-year comparison
Evolution rate
The evolution is calculated on the previous year, based on total emissions.
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Distribution of carbon emissions per scope
Following the GHG Protocol, carbon emissions are divided into 3 main scopes, depending on their sources.
Scope 1 takes into account direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the organization, while in scope 2, we found only indirect emissions associated with the production of electricity, heat or steam. Scope 3, on the other hand, represents indirect emissions produced by the company’s activities that are not accounted for in Scope 2 but are related to their whole value chain, like in the case of business travel, or commuting.
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Scope 2 : 0 %
Scope 3 : 0 %
Here are the different scopes
Top sources emanating from business activities?
Be able to analyse the top 5 most significant sources of emissions, sorted by category/driver, enabled Tapio to understand exactly what drives its carbon emissions and where is necessary to act.
Use the arrows below to learn more about them.
.. and to see what Tapio’s numbers actually represent
Going a step further in terms of comparison is useful to understand what Merchery’s total amount of carbon emissions represents in day-to-day, tangible situations. Knowing how many long haul flights or how many burgers Merchery’s carbon emissions are equal to is another good way to understand its footprint. If you're curious about what a ton of CO₂ represents, read more about it on our blog.
42732
Times the amount of CO2 absorbed by a tree in one year
527
Round trip flights Brussels - New York
92
Round-the-world trips in fossil fuel cars
Discover our Action Plan
Ready to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the lowest
After having measured their greenhouse gas emissions and analysed these results, Merchery understood their environmental impact as a whole. To transform hope into action, they needed a reduction plan. By setting ambitious targets to reduce their carbon footprint, Tapio will take part in limiting temperatures to 1.5°C.
Your targets
..and for the incompressible emissions, finance positive impact projects
Implementing sustainable solutions that will substantially reduce a company's carbon footprint is the first essential step; however, each climate journey is unique. To fulfil their climate ambitions, Merchery needed to compensate for their remaining carbon budget.
Your emissions vs carbon sequestrated in time
AgroCortex REDD+
Award winning project prevents deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Brazil
Forest Conservation and Restoration
Crow Lake Wind
Spanning 36,000 acres in South Dakota, this wind power project is a product of innovative community collaboration between 3 parties. In total the wind farm comprises 108 turbines: Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC) owns 100; a group of south Dakotans, South Dakotan Wind Partners own 7; and 1 is owned by Mitchell Technical Institute (MTI). The Crow Lake Wind project harnesses the wind to power homes with clean electricity, displacing energy generated from fossil fuels. The total installed capacity of the project is around 162MW, 1 MW serves around 800 homes, so at full capacity, 129,000 homes can be served!
United States
Wind Onshore