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South Hero – Sunset Lake Cannabis, a farmer-owned cannabis cultivator and manufacturer in South Hero, VT, is proud to announce it is Climate Neutral Certified for the second year in a row, right in time to celebrate 420! Sunset Lake Cannabis is part of a growing movement of socially responsible companies achieving the Climate Neutral Certified standard by measuring its greenhouse gas emissions, setting actionable carbon reduction plans, and compensating their brand footprint with eligible-verified carbon credits.
“We’re proud to be Vermont’s first Climate Neutral Certified cannabis farm and to recertify for a second year,” says Sam Bellavance, owner of Sunset Lake Cannabis. “Because cannabis is such a new industry in the state, we have a real opportunity to address greenhouse gas emissions and climate change right now. We think Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board has done a great job laying the groundwork for us. Now, it’s our turn to make sure we minimize our carbon footprint.”
Climate Neutral Certified is the leading consumer label for climate neutrality. It’s earned by organizations and businesses that have chosen to be accountable for the greenhouse gas emissions generated in the production, operations, and shipping of their goods and services.
“Climate Neutral Certified companies are demonstrating immediate action on climate change is possible and essential,” says Austin Whitman, CEO of The Change Climate Project. “Climate Neutral Certified brands have built a powerful movement that gives companies and consumers meaningful ways to act on climate—today. They are leading the way, taking immediate voluntary action to address their carbon emissions, and engaging their consumers around this important issue like never before.”
“We view Climate Neutral Certification as an extension of our agricultural practices, really,” says Cy Kupersmith, Director of Sales & Sustainability at Sunset Lake Cannabis. “Growing cannabis in the soil, under the sun and rain—it not only makes for great bud, but it also makes environmental sense. From day one we have been committed to regenerative farming practices of cover-cropping, using minimal and shallow tillage, and eliminating insecticides–all with a focus of preserving and building healthy soils, protecting native pollinators, and keeping excess nutrients out of Vermont waterways. Climate Neutral Certification is another way for us to leave things a little nicer than we found them.”
The Change Climate Project’s certification label builds on internationally recognized standards for carbon measurement and neutrality. All certified brands must measure cradle-to-customer greenhouse gas emissions each year to maintain certification. Then, a brand must commit to reduction action plans to cut future emissions within a 12-24 month timeline, reporting progress on those plans annually. Finally, certified brands must invest in eligible-verified carbon credits to compensate for all of their emissions, directing investment into critical projects that remove and avoid emissions. The brand’s certification data is publicly available on The Change Climate Project’s website, and the process is repeated annually when companies must recertify. Learn more about The Change Climate Project and its community of certified brands at changeclimate.org.
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