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We write about climate, culture, and code
We write about climate,
culture, and code
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
New corporate sustainability reporting rules will have big implications for the logistics industry
The past few months have seen two big new pieces of legislation on climate disclosure and reporting for businesses: the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and...
September 26, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Salesforce launches first-of-its-kind Net Zero Marketplace with Lune as inaugural partner
Salesforce changed the game for how sales and marketing teams interact with customers and manage deals – their CRM platform is known and loved by over 150,000 businesses. But the...
September 20, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Creating new forests for carbon removal – a deep dive on afforestation
When it comes to choosing which carbon offsets to buy, the choice can be overwhelming – there are just so many projects out there. Even understanding the different types of...
September 19, 2022
Alessandro Suraci
Head of Design
Forget sealing wax: designing a certificate in step with the times
When we sell a carbon credit, we also issue a certificate for you to prove that such credit has been retired on your behalf. This is common practice in the industry, to allow the...
September 16, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
3 reasons that the biggest business risk we face is now climate change
Climate change = business risk. Risk management has always been a big part of growing and managing any company. From compliance to cybersecurity to new competitors entering the...
September 12, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
$500 vs $5 carbon credits – why does cost vary so much in carbon offsetting?
Picture it: you’re choosing which offset projects to purchase carbon credits for to compensate for your company’s annual emissions. You could opt for a project where a credit costs...
September 5, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Additionality in carbon offsetting, explained
Additionality. It’s a term you’ll hear used a lot in the world of carbon markets. And it’s an important one to understand, because it’s one of the key elements in deciphering the...
August 29, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
6 commercial reasons to make sustainability your top business priority
Only 1 in 4 CEOs currently have sustainability as a top business priority That’s according to research by McKinsey. If we’re going to tackle the climate crisis, we need that to...
August 24, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
What does transparency actually look like in business climate communications?
Be open and transparent. That’s the number 1 rule when it comes to successfully communicating business sustainability efforts to customers and stakeholders. Why? And what does...
August 22, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
NayaOne partners with Lune to make banking climate positive
Consumers want climate-friendly banking, and they want it now. In fact, a report by Mambu released earlier this year found that over two-thirds of consumers want their bank to be...
August 17, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How the logistics sector could tackle the climate crisis
Transportation – including logistics – is responsible for 16.2% of global greenhouse gas emissions (ourworldindata). When you think about the global economy of today, that isn’t...
August 15, 2022
Alessandro Suraci
Head of Design
How much CO2 do we really emit, visualised
A typical flight from London to NYC emits about 1,180 tonnes of CO2e. Is that a lot? Is that not much? How does it compare with other natural and human-made emissions? Picturing it...
August 8, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The psychological reason that business climate action leads to customer loyalty
Consumers have changed how they shop – for good. They’re more and more aware of the impact our purchases make on the planet we call home. They want to reduce their personal impact...
August 8, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Lune and Treeconomy: working together for improved quality and transparency in the voluntary carbon market
The biggest issue facing the voluntary carbon market right now is quality. The carbon market is only a valuable mechanism for responding to climate change if we trust that the...
August 5, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, explained
Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions – it’s a phrase often used in relation to businesses measuring their carbon footprints. But what do these categories of emissions actually refer to?...
August 1, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How do we rebuild financial products to be climate positive? Money20/20 panel with Lune’s CEO Erik Stadigh
Earlier this summer the Lune team headed to Amsterdam for Money20/20 Europe 2022. It was brilliant to hear so much discussion around sustainability during the event – it’s clear...
July 29, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How to use Science Based Targets and the Oxford Offsetting Principles for net zero aligned offsetting
The science is clear. We must move towards net zero CO2 emissions as quickly as possible, and by 2050 at the latest to limit global warming (IPCC). To achieve that we need to...
July 25, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Why business offsetting should never replace cutting emissions (but combining the two can multiply impact)
Company carbon offsetting is often criticised as a climate action. And it’s right to scrutinise offsetting in a business setting – because it can sometimes be an easy way for...
July 20, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
A heatwave in India and supply chain issues in the construction industry – how are they connected?
From months of heatwave to severe flooding, South Asia in 2022 has been living proof that climate change is causing increased likelihood of extreme weather events. And that’s not...
July 19, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How the payments industry is tackling the climate crisis
The payments landscape is vast – from in-store purchases to ecommerce to credit cards and beyond. It’s also an industry where innovation is the norm. Over the last 20 years we’ve...
July 18, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
We need to scale carbon removal now to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
Shouldn’t we put all our energy into stopping carbon emissions from happening in the first place? We see lots of in-fighting in the climate community centred around cutting carbon...
July 11, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
7 principles for successfully communicating business sustainability
Business sustainability initiatives have a communication problem. Typically, companies publish a sustainability report which details all their plans, targets, and work so far....
July 4, 2022
Jakub Stasiak
Sea is not land or: More TypeScript type safety fun
Why the route from Istanbul to Gdańsk is not always the same and how to make the TypeScript compiler enforce it
June 30, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
These are the 4 most common barriers to making sustainability a business priority
We speak to companies about their sustainability plans on the regular. Most fully understand the role that businesses have to play in responding to climate change. They’re open to...
June 29, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Moomin partners with Lune for high-quality offsetting
The Moomins are a family of adventurers that we all know and love. Many of us followed their journeys through childhood reading, joining them in the idyllic Moominvalley where...
June 23, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
TruevoTalks greenwashing – featuring Lune’s Alicia Carney
Greenwashing. It’s frowned upon by consumers, and feared by businesses. But what actually is greenwashing? And how can you ensure that your company’s climate initiatives aren’t...
June 23, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The journey to net zero (and beyond) for businesses
With Net Zero Week fast approaching (2 – 8 July 2022), we’re soon to see an abundance of businesses talking about their net zero plans and targets. But beware: net zero has a very...
June 22, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The true definition of net zero, explained
The term ‘net zero’ is used pretty loosely in the context of climate targets. But it actually has a very specific definition – and understanding that might change how your...
June 20, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The Volkswagen greenwashing scandal – and how to avoid it in your business carbon offsetting plans
Volkswagen is infamous in the climate world. But for all the wrong reasons. Their company offsetting was widely criticised as being nothing more than greenwashing – even becoming a...
June 15, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How to cut emissions, reduce poverty, and protect biodiversity at the same time – the co-benefits of carbon offsetting
Climate change is a threat multiplier. Those already most vulnerable, experiencing widespread poverty, food insecurity, and inequality, are also worst impacted by climate change....
June 13, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Why 9 out of 10 sustainability strategies make no difference to the planet (and how to make sure yours does)
Too many business sustainability strategies are nothing more than hot air. It’s easy to write a sustainability report full of promises to be a more eco-friendly company. It’s...
June 6, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Get senior leader buy-in on sustainability with this presentation template
The most common blocker we hear from sustainability teams? That senior leaders and decision makers in the company don’t see why sustainability should be a business priority. How...
June 1, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How do you buy carbon offset credits as a business?
Purchasing carbon credits to compensate for your carbon emissions, or simply to support climate solutions, is a great action to take as a business. But how does the process work?...
May 30, 2022
Alicia Carney
Product Marketing
3 memorable moments from London’s Tech Zero event
After +10 years of attending climate events, I admit I had fixed assumptions of what to expect from the Tech Zero networking event on May 25th in London. I imagined a small meetup...
May 30, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
What are high-quality carbon offsets?
There are two rules we live by when it comes to carbon offsetting for businesses: Always choose high-quality carbon offset projects Prioritise carbon removal projects –...
May 23, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
An overview of carbon offset project types: biochar to reforestation to direct air capture
In carbon offsetting we compensate for carbon emissions by financing projects that make an equivalent reduction in carbon emissions, either by avoiding emissions or by removing...
May 16, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Contribution over compensation: an impact-led approach to buying carbon offset credits
When offsetting is used to compensate for a company’s emissions, it leads to prioritising cheap offsets with little climate impact. That's the harsh truth. For companies that...
May 11, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Primer partners with Lune to add climate impact into the payments and commerce flow
Imagine if all merchants could enable every purchase made from their online shop to be climate-positive, with just a few clicks. It would be game-changing. Primer is already...
May 9, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
7 positive news stories about the environment from 2022 so far
We’re living in the midst of a climate emergency. There’s no denying that. But, it’s not all bad. It doesn’t always feel like it amidst the constant drum of climate doom...
May 2, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The Oxford Offsetting Principles: how to to maximise carbon offsetting impact
We need carbon offsetting. There’s no two ways about it. It’s a powerful tool to reduce emissions and remove existing carbon from the atmosphere. But offsetting must be...
April 25, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The complete guide to carbon offsetting and removal for businesses
The world of carbon offsetting can be difficult to navigate. There are new terms and meanings to get your head around – from carbon credits to tCO2e to permanence. There are...
April 25, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
ATÖLYE partners with Lune on their journey to net zero
ATÖLYE is a creative services organisation with a difference, with a specific focus on community collaboration and impact-driven projects – design for good. And they don’t just...
April 22, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Putting our money where our mouth is – addressing Lune’s own carbon footprint
We talk a lot about how we can help other businesses implement climate action. But we don't just talk the talk. We walk the walk too – climate impact is a huge part of Lune as a...
April 21, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Innovation and growth through business climate action
Climate change means businesses have to be innovative. In our previous post on the role of businesses in responding to climate change, we discussed why businesses need to act on...
April 19, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The role of businesses in responding to climate change
What role do businesses play in responding to climate change? Should businesses be taking climate action? And if so, what should they be doing? We think businesses are critical to...
April 14, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
What’s the difference between carbon removal and emissions avoidance?
Carbon removal vs emissions avoidance – what's the difference? Carbon offsetting projects fall into two categories, whether the offset has been generated by emissions avoidance...
April 13, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Carbon offsetting and removal: a glossary of terms
Carbon offsetting and removal can be a complex topic – including the language used. What's the difference between carbon neutral and net zero? What does permanence mean in the...
April 11, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Carbon offsetting for businesses, explained
Every business has a role to play in addressing climate change, and we’re starting to see more and more companies making plans to go climate positive. Carbon offsetting often comes...
April 6, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
The problem with tree planting projects as a way to fight climate change
When businesses decide they want to do something about climate change, tree planting is commonly the method they reach for. It seems an obvious way to do good. Support projects...
April 4, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Forto partners with Lune to turn logistics climate positive
Transporting goods from A to B has a significant environmental impact, with the logistics sector responsible for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions (World Economic Forum)....
March 29, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How high-quality carbon offsets enrich your B Corp journey
As companies realise that the traditional divide between profit and purpose is no longer there, the B Corp movement is growing. Fast. And the success of companies that have become...
March 28, 2022
Erik Stadigh
Co-Founder & CEO
Lune raises $4m to make every customer experience climate positive
Delivering climate impact initiatives is often seen as a cost centre and a big undertaking, which has led to businesses being slow to act. Lune aims to change this by offering an...
March 21, 2022
Erik Stadigh
Co-Founder & CEO
Forget "net zero" – let’s build climate platforms
‘Net zero’ emissions means the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is stable. This is achieved first and foremost by reducing emissions from human activity and at the same...
March 20, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Making the business case for sustainability: how to talk to senior leadership about climate
Sustainability makes good business sense. But, it can be a struggle getting senior leadership teams to understand this and to prioritise it accordingly – McKinsey research found...
March 14, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
Sustainability offers competitive advantage. So why aren’t businesses making climate a priority?
We think that every company should be making sustainability a business priority in their roadmap. And not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because it makes good...
February 8, 2022
Tabitha Whiting
Content Marketer
How to approach carbon offsetting without greenwashing
Is carbon offsetting greenwashing? It's a question we hear a lot. And it's a valid one – sometimes carbon offsetting is greenwashing. But, approached in the right way, offsetting...
February 1, 2022
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