SUSTAINABILITY CHARTER

PURPOSE

Carbon Checkout develops innovative carbon finance solutions to support progressive businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals in our collective quest to forge a brighter and more sustainable future for all. This Sustainability Charter integrates a philosophy of sustainable development into our activities and promotes sound environmental practices in our business operations.

PREAMBLE

Acknowledging that Carbon Checkout is a business that forges a vital link between civil society and the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG);

Noting that we support, build and invest in carbon offset technologies, led by inspired businesses and entrepreneurs that are working to solve the world’s greatest challenges with disruptive innovations;

Believing in earnest, that the greatest business opportunities of today and tomorrow are SDG aligned;

We hereby commit to promote sustainability with environmental and social considerations into all aspects of our operations, and will actively encourage our community to conduct their activities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Carbon Checkout accepts that it must work to preserve the environment, pushing all limits, at all levels of its operations – in its own practice and as a member in a community of practice.

Carbon Checkout aspires to minimize its impact on the environment and maximize the effective use of resources. We strive to achieve this by increasing communication and awareness of our efforts in accordance with this policy, and fostering responsible environmental behavior amongst staff and users at all levels.

Carbon Checkout is committed to minimizing environmental risks and impacts by developing a robust and documented system to measure, monitor, and circulate environmental performance to the broader community.

As a member of a global community, and in the spirit of transparency, we hereby acknowledge the following:

1. The purpose of Carbon Checkout is to create economic, social and environmental value by developing innovative environmental products and services in a profitable manner;
2. The responsibility of Carbon Checkout in relation to Global Sustainable Development is to:

• Develop and finance profitable business opportunities that contribute to sustainable development;
  
  
• Inspire innovation and the creation of new solutions that address issues of global concern with technology;
  
  
• Promote good governance, law and order as well as contributing to society through community involvement and development;
  
  
• Be transparent in our communications and reporting about our impact on society;
  
  
• Support sustainable business practices with responsible investment policies and philanthropy;
  
  
• Comply with the normative frameworks for corporate social responsibility and stakeholder engagement as specified in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

COMMITMENTS

To align with this Sustainability Charter’s Purpose, Preamble and Acknowledgments above, Carbon Checkout hereby commits to the following actions:

1. Meet and, where possible, exceed all current and foreseeable European and national environmental legislative and regulatory requirements now;
   
   
2. Adopt best operational practices to reduce environmental impacts of activities and policies;
   
   
3. Measure and take action to reduce the carbon footprint of our activities, and purchase verified voluntary carbon offsets for measured impacts within established boundaries;
   
   
4. Minimize the amount of waste produced by Carbon Checkout, its partners and activities, and encourage waste prevention as the first principle in the waste management hierarchy;
   
   
5. Eliminate the use of single-use plastics across the business, and encourage partners to do the same;
   
   
6. Ensure environmental, including climate change, criteria are taken into account in the procurement of goods and services, and in accordance with Carbon Checkout’s environmentally preferable purchasing policies;
   
   
7. Consider environmental factors in Carbon Checkout decisions and activities including giving due consideration to environmental issues and energy performance in the design and planning of business products and services.

To ensure we meet our commitments, we will periodically monitor and review our environmental performance and take corrective action where necessary. This policy will be reviewed annually.

RESPONSIBILITIES

It shall be the responsibility of the CEO to establish and maintain policies and procedures and to bring these procedures into effect.