Oregon Soap Company Launches CarbonfreeĀ® Products in Partnership with Carbonfund.org

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PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oregon Soap Company,Ā a leading manufacturer of castile liquid and bar soaps, is proud to announce that it has partnered withĀ Carbonfund.org Foundation, to register its full product line in theĀ CarbonfreeĀ® Product Certification Program.
āBack in 2007, we made it a part of our mission to plant a tree or native plant with every 10 bars, or 5 gallons of soap sold. While weāveĀ planted nearly 775,000Ā to date, we were never able to confirm that weād reached our goal of offsetting over 100% of our productsā carbon emissions. Now, due to our partnership with the Carbonfund.org Foundation, weāre able to accomplish this in a concise, verifiable way.ā ā Gregg Arnell, President of Oregon Soap Company
Oregon Soap Company worked withĀ WAP Sustainability, the organization that performed a complete, cradle to grave,Ā Life Cycle AssessmentĀ of all of their products. By using the internationally recognized methodology outlined in ISO 14040/14044, they calculated the amount of CO2 created by the growing, processing, and transporting raw materials to their facility. They then looked at all of the energy required to manufacture, package and transport the finished goods to consumers.
Carbonfund.org invests inĀ carbon reduction projectsĀ such as wind turbines, rainforest conservation and truck stop electrification. TheĀ CarbonfreeĀ® Product CertificationĀ program is proud to be part ofĀ Amazonās Climate Pledge Friendly Program.
About Oregon Soap Company:Ā Oregon Soap Company was founded in 1993 by Gregg Arnell, with a vision of creating meaningful work for himself and his employees. They manufacture a wide range of USDA NOP certified bar and liquid soaps for bothĀ wholesale and retail eco-conscious markets. They specialize in private label soap, contract manufacturing, and direct sales to consumers. To learn more, visitĀ www.oregonsoapcompany.com, orĀ get a virtual tour.
How Oregon Soap Company contributes to making the world a better place:
- Crafted with 70%+ organic ingredients
- Facilities that are powered withĀ renewable energy
- One plant or native tree planted for each ten bars, or five gallons soldĀ in partnership withĀ FriendsOfTrees.orgĀ andĀ TreesForTheFuture.org
- Thousands of pounds of soap donated to local charities
About Carbonfund.org:
Carbonfund.orgĀ is leading the fight against climate change, making it easy and affordable for anyĀ individual,Ā business or organizationĀ toĀ reduce & offset their climate impact. Carbonfund.org administers Americaās first carbon neutral product label,Ā CarbonfreeĀ® Certified.
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