Net Zero is a Journey Worth Recognizing

Earn annual badges as you reach each milestone of our 5-level path to net zero emissions, calculated and validated by RyeStrategy.

Climate action matters - to your customers, employees, and stakeholders. Wear your badges with pride across your website, product labels, office walls, pitch decks, and more.

Learn about the business benefits of climate action. Talk with a sustainability manager today.

Earn Your Badge

A Badge to Honor Your Climate Action

The Emissions Reduction Program recognizes your organization for each step of your climate journey, enabling impact with a path that is clear and accessible for all.

In addition to receiving validated climate action badges, this program provides a step-by-step climate action plan, including hands-on guidance and support every step of the way.

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“Going carbon neutral gave our brand distinction in the marketplace.”

Jessica Day, Co-founder & CMO, IdeaScale

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Explore Your Path to Level 5

A RyeStrategy sustainability manager will guide your team through each step, making it simple, accurate, and non-disruptive to your business

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Take Action

LEVEL 1: ACTION

You’ve calculated last year’s scope 1 and 2 emissions. To further solidify your climate commitment, you’ve established an internal sustainability committee.

Making it Public

LEVEL 2: REPORT

You’ve done everything in Level 1, plus you’ve reported your emissions data publicly or to a trusted data collection body, are using 100% renewable energy for scope 2.

Set Reduction Targets

LEVEL 3: COMMIT

Along with taking the first decarbonization steps and announcing your impact publicly, you’ve now furthered your climate action by committing to reduce your emissions.

Real Reductions

LEVEL 4: REDUCE

Bringing your commitments to life by offsetting 100% of your emissions from your previous year’s baseline, while maintaining Level 1-3 qualification criteria.

Climate Champion

LEVEL 5: NET ZERO

Congratulations! You’ve achieved the highly coveted accomplishment of fully reducing your emissions to net zero through strategic mitigations and impactful climate action.

Your Trusted Partner and Committed Sustainability Experts

RyeStrategy is on a mission to support underserved small and medium-sized businesses in their sustainability journey, by making the decarbonization process not only easy, accurate, and affordable, but also highly impactful and shareable.

Our Emissions Reduction Program acknowledges and celebrates each step of your journey and creates a clear-cut framework to achieve net zero.

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RyeStrategy is committed to the integrity of the Emissions Reduction Program validation process, as well as updating, enhancing, and improving the program, as the climate space continues to grow and evolve.

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