Xero Shoes | GHG Inventory
Xero Shoes creates a variety of shoe styles that embody the natural feeling of running barefoot. As part of the Recreational Equipment, Inc (REI) Product Standards Climate and Environmental Stewardship Valuation, Xero Shoes has committed to measuring its carbon footprint and reducing its carbon emissions in alignment with the recommendations of the United Nations (UN) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). To help Xero Shoes accomplish this, Lotus completed the company’s 2021 and 2022 operational greenhouse gas inventories, the results of which were shared with REI. Lotus identified all potential GHG emission sources from operations and supply chains and obtained the necessary data to develop the inventory. In completing both inventories, Lotus followed REI’s requirements using the GHG Protocol and including emissions from scopes 1, 2, and 3. For the 2022 inventory, Lotus helped Xero Shoes translate the energy-use data from their secondary office in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as evaluate the emissions from the addition of a new, larger warehouse in Denver. Lotus also created inventory management plans for both inventories.
Read more about the results of this project and Xero Shoes’ sustainability efforts HERE.
“Hillary and her team at Lotus have been phenomenal to work with. They are always on or ahead of deadlines, professional, and do a great job of making GHG data easy to digest. As a brand that was measuring its footprint for the first time and is looking to measure it annually moving forward, we really appreciate Lotus’ open-door policy for any questions we had or will have in the future. We highly recommend Lotus to any company that is looking to measure its emissions and make a meaningful change.”
