Carbon Footprint
In 2022, we made our first attempt to quantify our Greenhouse gas emissions and identify our biggest impacts and opportunities. Greenhouse gas emissions are often referred to as scope 1, 2 and 3. Scope 1 emissions are where we burn the primary fossil fuel. For Seattle Fish, this would include natural gas for heating and diesel for our trucks. Scope 2 is where we are ‘contracting out’ the burning of fuel to meet our energy requirements, so that would include electricity that we use for refrigeration. Scope 3 is for energy used to support our business but not used by us directly and would include the production of the products we buy, and the freight to get them to us. Last year we identified that the great majority of our impact came from scope 3 , from the energy required to catch or farm our products, and to bring it to Colorado. Over the last year we have tried to get more specific about the relative impacts of different products and transportation modes. One thing we quickly realized was that we had significantly underestimated the emissions from production, which means that scope 3 is an even more dominant part of our footprint than we had thought– more on this later! In 2023, we also engaged a third party consultant to conduct a more detailed study of our scope 1 & 2 emissions in greater detail. Here’s a quick look at our Carbon Footprint breakdown and if you are interested in learning more, please continue reading!
Inbound Freight
27.8% Scope 3
Outbound freight
1.7% Scope 1
Internal Operations 1.6% Scope 1 & 2
Other
0.4% Scope 3
Farming/Catching of product
68.5% Scope 3
2023 IMPACT REPORT
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