Ordering samples from Material Bank aligns with two important priorities of mine, sustainability and contributing to carbon footprint reduction.
Prioritizing and addressing the environmental impacts caused by massive sample shipments within the A&D community is foundational to Material Bank. By aggregating samples from multiple brands into a single box, Material Bank and its Brand Partners have drastically reduced sample shipments. Additionally, Material Bank’s sample reclamation program has allowed for unneeded samples to be reused and recycled instead of reaching landfills. Offsetting carbon emissions from sample shipments aligns with Material Bank’s perspective on environmental responsibility and reflects our continued efforts towards sampling sustainably.
Offsetting carbon emissions involves calculating total carbon emissions, reducing them where possible (e.g. Material Bank’s sample aggregation), and balancing the remaining emissions by purchasing a carbon offset.
- Reducing Carbon Emissions (Material Bank’s sample aggregation)
+ Carbon Offset Purchase
= Carbon Neutral Shipments
Carbon offset credits are then used to support projects that are actively working to reduce, absorb, or prevent carbon and other emissions from entering the atmosphere. Projects range from forestry conservation to technology that captures gas before it is released.
Material Bank pays for all fees associated with carbon neutral shipping.