Compliance with CA AB 1305 - Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures

At Innersense, we are committed to transparency in our sustainability efforts. The following information is provided in accordance with California AB 1305, the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act, to share details about relevant carbon market transactions related to climate neutral claims.

As part of our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, we are proud to partner with The Change Climate Project, an independent, third-party nonprofit working with organizations to reduce climate emissions. Innersense Organic Beauty has been Climate Neutral certified since 2021. This certification requires companies to calculate their annual cradle to customer emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and to create a Reduction Action Plan that demonstrates progress toward reducing emissions within the next 12-24 months. (e.g. Implementing low carbon packaging purchasing policy for shipments. Utilizing software to reduce emissions associated with business travel.)

In addition, the certification requires companies to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation projects at a level proportional to their measured emissions (all product, services, and operations) by making investments beyond the value chain. To this end, Innersense supports projects aimed at reducing or avoiding GHG emissions with offsets purchased through Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) and third-party verified. These projects focus on renewable energy and forest conservation efforts, and include the following:

- Ningxia Xiangshan Wind Farm (Project ID 1867) – A renewable energy project located in China, verified by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). This wind farm boasts a total installed capacity of 397.5MW, consisting of 265 wind turbines with a unit capacity of 1,500kW. The expected annual power delivered to the Northwest Power Grid (NWPG) is 970,432MWh. The power generated will be delivered to the Northwest Power Grid (NWPG) via Ningxia Power Grid. The offset type is Avoided Emissions and ACM0002 Consolidated Methodology for Grid-connected Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources is the protocol used to estimate the avoided emissions.

- Unitor REDD+ Project (Project ID 2508) – A forestry project located in Lábrea, Amazonas State, Brazil, verified by VCS. The UNITOR REDD+ PROJECT is located in Lábrea, Amazonas State, Brazil, which is the municipality with the fourth highest aggregate deforestation rate in Brazil between 2008 and 2020, according to PRODES data1. Municipal deforestation rates have risen year on year, from 3.8% in 2017 to 5.3% in 2020, making it a priority area for forest conservation worldwide. A consortium of 15 neighboring properties comprises the Unitor REDD+ Project, summing to 99,035.20 ha of forest area, who have come together to develop forest carbon activities under the guidance, example and inspiration of the nearby Fortaleza Ituxi REDD Project. The offset type is Avoided Emissions and VM0015 Methodology for Avoided Unplanned Deforestation, Version 1.1.3 December 2012 is the protocol used to estimate the avoided emissions.

- UPM Blandin Forestry (Project ID 212) – A forestry project located in northern Minnesota, USA, verified by the American Carbon Registry (ACR). UPM Blandin is conducting improved forest management practices on 187,000 acres of forest under its ownership in northern Minnesota, initiated in part to mitigate climate change. Project activities involve UPM’s Smart Forestry practices maintaining the diversity of natural forest communities and aligning management with ecological regimes, as well as reducing harvest impacts. The offset type is both Carbon Removal and Avoided Emissions and Improved Forest Management Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Non-Federal U.S. Forestlands is the protocol used to estimate the avoided emissions.

For more information about our climate action and certified carbon-neutral status, please visit Innersense’s page on The Change Climate Project.