Here at Scoop Marketplace, sustainability is at the core of everything we do. As a purpose-driven company, we strive to put the people & planet before everything else. You can find our full list of commitments, goals, and updates in our 2020 Sustainability Report! 

 

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2021 Sustainability Goals: Tracking and Measurement

February 1 2021- January 31, 2022

 

Waste Generation: 

Goal: 0 pounds of landfill waste, use our benchmark value to decrease our future recycling waste

Current Tracking: 17.06 lbs of recycling waste, 0 lbs of compost waste, 3.83 lbs of landfill waste

 

Energy Usage 

Goal: use our benchmark value in kilowatt hours to decrease our future usage

Current Tracking: Still measuring.

 

Water Usage 

Goal: use our benchmark value to create more efficient processes, investing in green technology to reduce grey water waste

Current Tracking: Still measuring.

 

Carbon Emissions

Goal: use our benchmark value to decrease our CO2 emissions, net 0 emissions from shipping in 2021 using Sendle for carbon offsets. 

Current Tracking: 0 lbs CO2-e emissions from shipping (thanks to our carbon offsets!); 1446.12 lbs CO2-e emissions from employee commuting.

 

Climate

Goal: use our benchmark value to decrease our total footprint, and to use Scoop’s resources to help employees live well below the benchmark.

Current Tracking: Still measuring.

 

Supply Chain

Goal: Increase our total percentage of vendors in these groups, use our privilege and platforms to boost other BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Woman-owned small businesses, tighten our supply chain by intentionally investing in the most local option first.

Current Tracking: 66% of our vendors are BIPOC, Woman, and/or Family-Owned! 52.9% of our vendors are local to our community, and we are continuing to prioritize local options first. 

 

Packaging

Goal: provide recycling or composting services for 100% of our products with packaging; prevent products with non-recyclable packaging from being on our shelves

Current Tracking: 100% of the packaging we carry is either compostable, recyclable, or endlessly reusable. We provide recycling services for hard-to-recycle items (like poly bags) and will provide compost bins in the near future. 

 

Ingredients

Goal: 100% organic or organically grown ingredients in our food products, 100% vegan products in all departments, employee tested and approved products prior to being placed on shelves. 

Current Tracking: 100% organic & vegan food products.

 

Partnerships

Goal: Use our platform and privilege to boost small businesses we partner with through non-profit partnerships, vendors, and more. Host educational campaigns for our non-profit partnerships and donate 2% of our profits for a specific time period to them. Continue to nourish our relationships and find new ways to serve our community.

Current Tracking: Hosted 9 pop-ups in our space for other small businesses.

 

Certifications

Goal: To become a certified B Corporation by the end of 2021 to show our full commitment to being a beacon of social and environmental sustainability in our community. 

Current Tracking: We are working with the B Lab team to get all of our documentation in order for a full B Corp Certification!

 

Education

Scoop Intelligence will begin offering educational scholarships to the EcoCitizen

Certification Course to BIPOC members of our community that do not have access to sustainability education. 

Current Tracking: We will begin offering scholarships in our next EcoCitizen Launch. 

 

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor at taylor@scoopintelligence.com. 

 

UPDATED: July 5, 2021