Sustainability

Planet by Shopify

Our website host and domain provider Shopify have recently set up a new app integration for our website that allows us to offset every order that is placed at www.thevinessupply.co. By partnering with Shopify on Planet, you can be assured that you are receiving carbon-neutral shipping on 100% of your orders, as well as supporting some of the most promising climate projects on Earth. Planet automatically calculates the estimated shipping emissions for each of your orders and then we pay a percentage of each order to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

 

Together, participating businesses have…

  • Removed thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere
  • Provided carbon-neutral shipping on more than ten million orders

Here's how it works: For every order we receive, a formula is used to calculate the estimated shipping emissions. Based on those estimates, a portion of our revenue goes to carbon removal companies that have been vetted by scientists from Carbon Direct. Those companies use that money to remove however much carbon our shipments created. Any extra funds go toward the further development of carbon removal technologies.

 

Meet a few of the companies removing our shipping emissions...

Grassroots Carbon

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Grassroots Carbon helps ranchers modify land management practices to improve soil and ecological health, which captures and stores more carbon in soil.

 

 

Mast Reforestation

 

Mast Reforestation combines proven forestry practices with new technology to regrow healthy, resilient, climate-adapted forests lost to wildfires. Mast’s services include seed collection, seedling cultivation, reforestation services, and financing based on high-quality carbon removal credits.

 

 

Recycled Printer Paper

All of your orders packing slips are printed on post-consumer printer paper to ensure we are having the least environmental impact possible during our picking and packing process. 

 

Recycled Paper & Plastic Packaging

All of your orders are packaged in 100% recycled plastic, paper and cardboard and are recyclable (or even reusable!). 

 

On-Site Recycling

Our on site recycling consists of paper/cardboard, plastics and non-biodegradable items. The items are sorted by type on site and then recycled in partnership with Solihull Councils recycling procedures.