Recently, I started to compare costs and delivery times with a #CarbonNeutral #delivery service called #Sendle. All things being equal or better, I am posting your order within Canada through Sendle. I use a tool that compares most carriers (Canada Post, #UPS, #Purolator, #FedEx etc). #Ebay orders are sent with #CanadaPost through the ebay shipping label service. If Sendle is not the better option within Canada, I am using Canada Post Expedited or whichever service you selected on checkout. Orders to the US tend to be best shipped through UPS. I always choose the quickest, most secure option that you paid for.

In Sendle's own words:

What is carbon neutral?

Increased carbon dioxide (and equivalent) — CO2e — levels are a significant and harmful contributor to #ClimateChange.

Most people don't consider the #environmental impact of their online shopping deliveries — just clickety-click and, like magic, it's on your doorstep. But the logistics involved generating a huge amount of CO2 — over 10% of global CO2e emissions are from transport and logistics.

Being carbon neutral means that your net release of CO2e into the atmosphere is zero.

Basically, whatever CO2e you emit is cancelled out by a process known as 'offsetting'— that is, supporting projects that reduce emissions, like regenerating precious #forests, replacing old equipment with more efficient technology, or even training communities in #beekeeping!

Consumers are becoming better informed and more aware of the #environmental impact of products and the services supporting them. 92% of customers are more likely to trust a company that supports social or environmental issues.

Sendle was founded as the first 100% carbon-neutral delivery service in Canada, Australia, and the U.S., and we maintain that commitment to this day.

Because at Sendle we believe that sending a parcel shouldn’t cost the earth.

How do we offset?

The boring part

Sendle calculates the highest amount of carbon that could be generated by any given parcel sent. This generates a carbon yield number. Using that number as a guide, we use a portion of each parcel cost to fund sustainability projects via the South Pole.

The awesome part

This partnership enables us to support genuinely world-changing initiatives aimed at preserving and regenerating natural ecosystems, whether it’s restoring endangered rainforest habitats or providing clean water access for communities in Africa. By doing so, we ensure that all Sendle deliveries have a net carbon footprint of zero. Actually zero!

How you can get involved

Every year, Sendle's community of business owners is given the chance to vote on which projects will offset Sendle's carbon emissions for the next 12 months.