Carbon Checkout is the original web application that first brought carbon offsets to Shopify eCommerce stores in 2015, giving millions of individuals the opportunity to balance the carbon footprint of their online transactions from within the checkout funnel. We pool customer contributions into our Earth, Ocean, Wildlife and Climate Tech Funds, and invest in impact driven projects to deliver collective action with every transaction. With 100,000+ users and scaling, we're just getting started!
Integrate our Climate Impact Stack into your eCommerce UX, and enable every customer transaction to be backed by an investment in nature. Here's how it works:
You can be up and running in 5 minutes, with an integrated climate cause marketing initiative that differentiates your brand and drives measurable impact, while also increasing your store's conversion, MRR, AOR, and CLV. Good for nature, good for customers, good for business!
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GET STARTEDThe Earth Fund: Investing in Nature
This visionary initiative is dedicated to investing in nature-based solutions that restore biodiversity and sequester global carbon emissions. From forest conservation projects to wetland restoration efforts, your investment in The Earth Fund is a commitment to safeguarding the very essence of life on Earth.
The Ocean Fund: Protecting Our Planet
Explore the depths of our oceans with The Ocean Fund, a pioneering initiative focused on restoring marine ecosystems and combating plastic pollution. By investing in community projects that remove plastics from waterways, you're not just protecting marine life – you're preserving the lifeblood of our planet.
The Wildlife Fund: Animating the Carbon Cycle
Step into the world of conservation with The Wildlife Fund, an innovative initiative that invests in habitat restoration and rewilding efforts to animate the carbon cycle. From lush rainforests to sprawling savannas, your investment in The Wildlife Fund is a beacon of hope for biodiversity and a sustainable future.
The Climate Tech Fund: Powering the Future
Join the renewable energy revolution with The Climate Tech Fund, a visionary initiative dedicated to investing in renewable energy infrastructure and emerging technologies. From wind and solar to geothermal and tidal energy, your investment in The Climate Tech Fund is a catalyst for building a cleaner, more sustainable energy grid.
Retailers and service providers will likely continue adding capabilities to offset products or shipment and transportation to boost customer loyalty. Carbon Checkout, a one-click offsetting application co-funded by European Innovation Council of the European Union, has formed over 2,000 e-commerce partnerships since launching in 2015 - Consumers Fight Climate Change at Checkout
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Incentivise Greener Choices - Retailers can develop incentives and “choice architectures” that encourage consumers to receive deliveries in more sustainable—yet convenient—ways, and ecosystem players to make green investments. Shopify’s Carbon Checkout App allows consumers to make choices based on their values - The Sustainable Last Mile
Environmental and social factors are increasingly top-of-mind for consumers. Taking steps to surface a commitment to these themes at checkout can help businesses increase conversions and drive revenue growth...merchants can enable their customers to offset the carbon footprint of their order through a one-click donation at checkout with Carbon Checkout - ESG and Technology: Impacts and Implications
In recent years Wall Street and industry players have been working to make the voluntary system more accessible. Carbon Checkout is a plug-in software app that integrates into existing e-commerce stores so customers can invest in carbon offsets during their purchase - Carbon Markets Heating Up: How to Invest
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Carbon Checkout is great for e-commerce businesses that want to elevate their brand by supporting an important cause...for this reason and more, it is our top pick for Best Offset Program for E-commerce and Micro-contributions - Best Carbon Offset Programs
A carbon offset is a way of balancing or “canceling out” the emissions of your business by investing in projects, activities, and initiatives that work to reduce carbon. Popular and reputable programs for businesses include Carbon Checkout - What are carbon offsets and does your business need them?
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Carbon Checkout originated a niche market when it first launched with Shopify in 2015, it has since grown into one of the world's largest carbon offset distribution networks, spanning across 37 countries and 2500+ retail partners. Carbon Checkout is scaling the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) together with Google as part of the Startups for Sustainable Development initiative, and was recently co-funded by the European Innovation Council of the European Union. The company was also funded by the Chilean Government, the Spanish Government, as well as being honored by The World Bank as one of the Top 5 global startups working on climate change.
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By default, we reference per capita CO2 emissions for the United States when providing estimates concerning the percentage of your footprint that will be offset with each investment. To reference the per capita CO2 emissions for other countries, please see the table below.