Green Circle Salons's Climate Report

Submitted on 2025-07-09

Introduction *

Commitment And Targets *

Own emissions *

Value chain emissions *

(optional)

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

Climate Solutions *

(optional)

Management and strategy *

(optional)

Results, challenges and outlook *

Version 3.0

Introduction *

reporting year

*

2021

number of employees in the reporting year

*

40

Commitment And Targets *

net zero target year

*

2030

Base year

*

2021

comment on your net zero targets

*

We have committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2030 across all three scopes.

near-term scope 1 target

*

10

target year

*

2024

near-term scope 2 target

*

10

target year

*

2024

near-term scope 3 target

*

35

target year

*

2025

comment on your near-term targets

*

The bulk of our footprint is scope 3 emissions, so while we are doing what we can to reduce scope 1-2, we are focused on reducing our scope 3 emissions.

Own emissions *

scope 1 emissions

scope 1 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

77.94

own facilities

*

66.45

metric tons CO2e

own vehicles

*

11.48

metric tons CO2e

own processes

*

N/A

scope 2 emissions

scope 2 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

26.40

purchased electricity

*

26.40

metric tons CO2e

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased steam

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased heating

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased cooling

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

Value chain emissions (optional) *

scope 3 emissions

scope 3 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

761.76

supply chain related - upstream emissions

purchased goods and services

*

490.60

metric tons CO2e

capital goods

*

3.7

metric tons CO2e

fuel and energy related activities

*

20.17

metric tons CO2e

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

16.45

metric tons CO2e

business travel

*

8.16

metric tons CO2e

employee commuting

*

39.67

metric tons CO2e

leased assets (upstream)

*

N/A

customer related - downstream emissions

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

183.01

metric tons CO2e

processing of sold products

*

N/A

use of sold products

*

N/A

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

franchises

*

N/A

investments

*

N/A

List any sources of emissions excluded:

*

N/A

describe the calculation methodology and comment on accuracy:

*

We used a third-party to consultant to calculate our emissions following the Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

Scope 1 Actions

own facilities

Yes

We have a contract for green natural gas with Bullfrog Power at our Canadian facilities.

own vehicles

Yes

We no longer operate a company vehicle

own processes

Yes

We are working to reduce the emissions in our waste management processes

scope 2 actions

purchased electricity

Yes

We work with Bullfrog Power to source renewable energy credits in Canada and we have joined a community solar program in the US.

purchased steam

N/A

-

purchased heating

N/A

-

purchased cooling

N/A

-

scope 3 actions

supply chain related (upstream)

purchased good and services

*

Yes

We purchase items made with recycled materials whenever possible

capital goods

*

No

-

fuel and energy related activities

*

No

-

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

No

-

waste in operation

*

Yes

We produce minimal waste in our own operations, most of our waste comes from member salons for whom we provide a beauty waste recycling service

business travel

*

No

-

employee commuting

*

Yes

We allow many of our employees to work from home with a flexible schedule. This helps reduce commuting into the office.

upstream leased assets

*

N/A

-

customer related (downstream)

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

No

-

processing of sold products

*

N/A

-

use of sold products

*

N/A

-

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

-

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

-

franchises

*

N/A

-

investments

*

N/A

-

i have asked my suppliers to halve emissions before 2030 and join the un-backed race to zero campaign

*

No

i have communicated my commitment and actions to my business customers and asked them to join the un race to zero

*

No

Climate Solutions (optional) *

What percentage of your total revenue comes from sales of climate solutions?

*

95

Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:

*

We help salons and spas divert 95% of their beauty waste from landfill. Salons send us their hard to recycle materials via UPS carbon neutral shipping and we divert these items from landfill.

Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions:

*

We are able to calculate the avoided emissions resulting from our waste diversion services using the US EPA WARM Model.

How much of your research and development budget is allocated to climate solutions?

*

100

are you investing in climate and/or nature outside your value chain?

*

Yes

provide details of the project/s you invest in:

*

We invest in tree planting initiatives and also invest in verified carbon offsets on behalf of all our our member salons and in order to offset our scope 1-3 corporate emissions.

how are they quality secured?

*

We collaborated with American Forests on tree planting initiatives and we work with a third-party to source and retire verified carbon offsets. We invest in offset projects that are certified by Verra or Gold Standard.

Management and strategy (optional) *

Results, challenges and outlook *

Green Circle Salons's Climate Report

Green Circle Salons's Climate Report - 2021

Introduction *

reporting year

*

2021

number of employees in the reporting year

*

40

Commitment And Targets *

net zero target year

*

2030

Base year

*

2021

comment on your net zero targets

*

We have committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2030 across all three scopes.

near-term scope 1 target

*

10

target year

*

2024

near-term scope 2 target

*

10

target year

*

2024

near-term scope 3 target

*

35

target year

*

2025

comment on your near-term targets

*

The bulk of our footprint is scope 3 emissions, so while we are doing what we can to reduce scope 1-2, we are focused on reducing our scope 3 emissions.

Own emissions *

scope 1 emissions

scope 1 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

77.94

own facilities

*

66.45

metric tons CO2e

own vehicles

*

11.48

metric tons CO2e

own processes

*

N/A

scope 2 emissions

scope 2 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

26.40

purchased electricity

*

26.40

metric tons CO2e

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased steam

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased heating

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

purchased cooling

*

N/A

Renewable electricity (%)

-

Value chain emissions (optional) *

scope 3 emissions

scope 3 emissions (metric tons co2e)

*

761.76

supply chain related - upstream emissions

purchased goods and services

*

490.60

metric tons CO2e

capital goods

*

3.7

metric tons CO2e

fuel and energy related activities

*

20.17

metric tons CO2e

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

16.45

metric tons CO2e

business travel

*

8.16

metric tons CO2e

employee commuting

*

39.67

metric tons CO2e

leased assets (upstream)

*

N/A

customer related - downstream emissions

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

183.01

metric tons CO2e

processing of sold products

*

N/A

use of sold products

*

N/A

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

franchises

*

N/A

investments

*

N/A

List any sources of emissions excluded:

*

N/A

describe the calculation methodology and comment on accuracy:

*

We used a third-party to consultant to calculate our emissions following the Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Actions and plans to reduce emissions *

Scope 1 Actions

own facilities

Yes

We have a contract for green natural gas with Bullfrog Power at our Canadian facilities.

own vehicles

Yes

We no longer operate a company vehicle

own processes

Yes

We are working to reduce the emissions in our waste management processes

scope 2 actions

purchased electricity

Yes

We work with Bullfrog Power to source renewable energy credits in Canada and we have joined a community solar program in the US.

purchased steam

N/A

-

purchased heating

N/A

-

purchased cooling

N/A

-

scope 3 actions

supply chain related (upstream)

purchased good and services

*

Yes

We purchase items made with recycled materials whenever possible

capital goods

*

No

-

fuel and energy related activities

*

No

-

transportation and distribution (upstream)

*

No

-

waste in operation

*

Yes

We produce minimal waste in our own operations, most of our waste comes from member salons for whom we provide a beauty waste recycling service

business travel

*

No

-

employee commuting

*

Yes

We allow many of our employees to work from home with a flexible schedule. This helps reduce commuting into the office.

upstream leased assets

*

N/A

-

customer related (downstream)

transportation and distribution (downstream)

*

No

-

processing of sold products

*

N/A

-

use of sold products

*

N/A

-

end-of-life treatment of products

*

N/A

-

leased assets (downstream)

*

N/A

-

franchises

*

N/A

-

investments

*

N/A

-

i have asked my suppliers to halve emissions before 2030 and join the un-backed race to zero campaign

*

No

i have communicated my commitment and actions to my business customers and asked them to join the un race to zero

*

No

Climate Solutions (optional) *

What percentage of your total revenue comes from sales of climate solutions?

*

95

Provide descriptions/names of your climate solutions:

*

We help salons and spas divert 95% of their beauty waste from landfill. Salons send us their hard to recycle materials via UPS carbon neutral shipping and we divert these items from landfill.

Methodology used to assess these as climate solutions:

*

We are able to calculate the avoided emissions resulting from our waste diversion services using the US EPA WARM Model.

How much of your research and development budget is allocated to climate solutions?

*

100

are you investing in climate and/or nature outside your value chain?

*

Yes

provide details of the project/s you invest in:

*

We invest in tree planting initiatives and also invest in verified carbon offsets on behalf of all our our member salons and in order to offset our scope 1-3 corporate emissions.

how are they quality secured?

*

We collaborated with American Forests on tree planting initiatives and we work with a third-party to source and retire verified carbon offsets. We invest in offset projects that are certified by Verra or Gold Standard.

Management and strategy (optional) *

Results, challenges and outlook *

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