Climate Change Data

Colibri Digital Marketing

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:100% (for Colibri's own energy use)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Community
  • Environment
  • Social

Environmental Achievements

  • Purchased 100% renewable energy through the city of Oakland’s partnership with PG&E.
  • Used green servers to power our website and client websites.
  • Used a solar panel to charge a backup battery as part of our “move towards solar powering” business.
  • Used hydroelectric energy in Venezuela to power our work.

Social Achievements

  • Provided over $50,000 of pro bono services to various organizations including QuickHaven, Global Partners for Development, and Brethren Community Foundation.
  • Hosted 12 interns.
  • Grew the team and expanded departments and services.
  • Promoted three female professionals to leadership positions.
  • Hired six new employees.
  • Onboarded, trained, and supervised 12 interns (5 bi-racial, 3 Latinos, 1 Asian, 1 African American, and 2 white).

Governance Achievements

  • Achieved California Benefit Corporation status in 2021.
  • Created a plan for best practice triple bottom-line corporate governance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Expand accessiBe partnership.
  • Launch a subscription program that’s accessible to small businesses and support business owners that are looking for affordable and quick digital marketing alternatives.
  • Expand digital marketing translation and transcreation services
  • Sell digital marketing packages in Spanish and English along with very cool products designed by people we love
Short-term Goals:
  • Execute best practices for triple-bottom-line corporate governance.
  • Continue to provide opportunities to workers in Venezuela and other high-risk, low-opportunity communities and countries.
  • Start the “Healthy Birds” program to provide healthcare funds to Venezuelan workers.
  • Continue to support QuickHaven’s efforts to provide opportunity and housing to the unsheltered.
  • Continue to provide educational opportunities to students and those experiencing career transitions through our Colibri Institute.
  • Continue to provide pro bono and other online educational experiences to Global Partners for Development and other mission-aligned partners.
  • Continue to purchase carbon offsets
  • Find ways to provide solar power to our team (even those living in high-rise buildings), and expand its use.

Environmental Challenges

  • 2022 was an unusual year filled with suspense and doubts for many.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Accepted the challenges with grace and used it as an opportunity to put beliefs into practice.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Partnered with various woman-owned, minority-owned, and B Corp certified businesses.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: B Corp, California Benefit Corporation, LGBTBE-certified through the NGLCC