Etsy Crafts a Plan for Carbon-Neutral Online Shopping
Etsy Crafts a Plan for Carbon-Neutral Online Shopping
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
March 1, 20198m 55s
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Show Notes
Tomorrow, all the carbon emissions spewed into the atmosphere from US ecommerce deliveries---some 55,000 metric tons of CO2, by one estimate, from trucks and planes shipping packages across the country---will be neutralized. It’s all thanks to Etsy, the global online market for indie makers, which is picking up the tab on high-quality carbon offsets for itself as well as its competitors on Thursday.
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