Carbon-neutral shipping

When shipping carriers transport goods between locations, the transportation methods release greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere. Shipping is an essential aspect of most businesses, but carbon emissions from shipping negatively impact the planet and contribute to climate change.

You can reduce or remove the carbon dioxide emissions from packages that you ship in multiple ways:

• by using compostable packaging
• by using carbon-neutral shipping options
• by supporting initiatives that contribute to carbon offset or removal

A carbon offset process reduces the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, so that increased greenhouse gases elsewhere have a net impact of 0. For example, a truck might release 1 kg of CO2 in one mile, while actions to preserve a forest remove 1 kg of CO2 from the atmosphere. If you purchase one carbon offset that supports forest preservation for each mile that a truck travels, then the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere remain the same.

A carbon removal process captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and then stores it. For example, if a truck or a plane that delivers your shipment releases 1 kg of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere, and you are subscribed to the Planet app, then Shopify ensures that 1kg of CO₂ is also sucked from the atmosphere and stored away using solutions and technologies in Shopify Sustainability Fund.

Zomdo Marketplace is using is using Shopify's Planet app to calculate the carbon emissions for each of the shipments and the removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

How it works?

Every month, the Shopify Planet app tracks the total emissions generated by Zomdo Marketplace shipped orders. 

The Planet app automatically calculates the monthly carbon removal cost—through either natured-based or high-tech-based solutions and charges Zomdo Marketplace accordingly.  Zomdo Marketplace contributions go towards purchasing carbon removal credits to ensure that all orders for the month are truly carbon neutral.