Colgate Carbon Offset Purchases
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
The table below provides a historic overview of Colgate's investment of carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs) over the years.
The table below provides a historic overview of Colgate's investment of carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs) over the years.
Note:
Note:
Click on the above spreadsheet to open it and view the offsets purchased for each year.
LOCAL OFFSETS
LOCAL OFFSETS
Colgate University continues to explore options to utilize carbon offsets to benefit our regional and local communities.
Colgate University continues to explore options to utilize carbon offsets to benefit our regional and local communities.
Finger Lakes Climate Fund
Finger Lakes Climate Fund
Colgate made its first local offset purchases in 2021 through the Finger Lakes Climate Fund (FLCF). Investments through the FLCF provide low-to-moderate income families in Hamilton, NY, with gap funding they need to install new energy-efficient heat pumps and energy conservation measures in their homes. This financial assistance makes these projects possible, helping cut home energy costs while increasing comfort. At the same time, Colgate contributed to a local project and claimed the carbon reduction benefits to help offset its own institutional greenhouse gas footprint.