Climate Change Data

Ma Cher USA

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30, 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30, 2021-07 to 2022-06)

Reporting Period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Gender Equality
  • Responsible Production and Consumption
  • Climate Change
  • Partnerships for the Goals

Environmental Achievements

  • 96% of products are reusable (increased from 94% in 2017)
  • 100% carbon neutral since 2008 for US operations
  • 25% reduction in water usage since 2017
  • Stopped promoting biodegradable plastics and are looking at recycled, recyclable or reusable options
  • Developed a system to measure current PVC usage (21.3% of products used PVC in 2019)

Social Achievements

  • 92% of employees recommend MaCher as a great place to work
  • Glassdoor rating of 4.5
  • 100% company-paid medical and wellness coverage for all gender identities
  • Flexible schedules and remote work hours
  • Excellent paid parental leave
  • Anti-harassment and Managing Bias training
  • 73% of team members participated in sustainability KPI and bonus program

Governance Achievements

  • Certified B Corp since 2014
  • Honored by B Lab as “Best for the World” in 2017 & 2018
  • UN Global Compact participant since 2016
  • 1/3 of Board of Directors is female

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Set science based emissions reduction targets by 2021 for US operations
Medium-term Goals:
  • Identify “Circular Economy” principles we can apply to our business and for our clients
  • Increase our number of Core Suppliers with SEDEX 4 Pillar certification to 5 by 2023
  • Create a product that has no negative impact on the world by 2021
  • Reduce logistics packaging by 25% by 2021
Short-term Goals:
  • Replace all single use plastics by 2023
  • Measure and eliminate PVC usage by 2023
  • 100% of our products reusable by 2023
  • Increase client adoption of our Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) offset to 10% of all orders by 2020

Environmental Challenges

  • Transparent Social and Environmental reporting in our supply chain.
  • Team member engagement and adoption of individual sustainability KPI initiative.
  • Low adoption rate of our Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by our clients.
  • Understanding how to help with end of life disposal of our products.
  • Identifying how to reduce plastic water bottle waste in the travel industry.
  • Increasing volunteer and community outreach work.
  • Influencing sustainable initiatives in our community to help companies use their business as a force for good.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed sustainability focused KPIs and Earth Day Pledges
  • Provided additional training to sales team on LCA
  • Developed a sustainable materials tool
  • SEDEX certification process for supply chain partners
  • Created and facilitated a custom strategy to design products that would address the challenges of removing single use plastic water bottles for our clients

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible procurement policy which covers both environmental and social considerations for purchasing
  • SEDEX certification process

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Lab’s B Impact Assessment, UN Global Compact Principles

Certifications: B Corp

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 3
  • 5
  • 12
  • 13
  • 17

Awards & Recognition

  • Best for the World Changemaker
  • LA Business Journal’s 2018 Beauty Social Responsibility Award

Reporting Period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JEDI)
  • Governance
  • Supply Chain Sustainability
  • Community Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Eliminated 2.6 million single-use plastic bottles through a reusable water bottle program.
  • Reduced logistics packaging by over 80% per order for over 50% of orders, eliminating over 800,000 poly bags.
  • Increased use of recycled materials by 5%.

Social Achievements

  • Formed a Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) team to address systemic racism and inequities.
  • Provided six internal education programs on JEDI topics.
  • Offered weekly mindfulness and meditation programs.
  • Increased minimum full-time salary to $50k after 1 year of service.
  • Provided 20 paid company hours dedicated to volunteering.

Governance Achievements

  • Improved B Corp re-certification score by 34% to 129.
  • Publicly committed to investing 2% of annual revenue in social and environmental enterprises.
  • Implemented multiple feedback mechanisms to collect stakeholder input.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 100% of products to be reusable. Remove all single-use plastics from products.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve Net Zero emissions by 2030.
  • Increase the use of RPET or other recycled fibers to 40% of all orders.
  • Reduce logistics packaging by 25% using 2019 baseline.
  • Increase number of core suppliers with SEDEX 4-pillar certification to 5.
Short-term Goals:
  • Develop and offer a paid internship program for students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Continue supporting team mental wellbeing through meditation and JEDI training.
  • Increase spend to 95% of total business awarded to strategic suppliers based on social and/or environmental performance.

Environmental Challenges

  • Reduction in the reusability of products from 96% to 92%.
  • No reduction in PVC and PU material usage.
  • Challenges in finding replacements for PVC and PU materials.
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting operations and goals.
  • Inadequate public stance and internal management of colleagues regarding the Black Lives Matter movement.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Formed JEDI team to address internal inequities.
  • Implemented internal education programs on JEDI topics.
  • Developed a Remote Work Handbook to support remote work.
  • Developed a sustainable materials toolkit and design principles guide.
  • Developed a tracking system to measure packaging use on orders.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of top 10 manufacturing partners completed a self-assessment; 4 of top 10 have completed 4-pillar SEDEX audit; 3 more have 2-pillar SEDEX audit.

Responsible Procurement
  • Social Accountability Standards and Code of Conduct based on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO conventions.
  • Self-assessments, onsite visits, and third-party auditing of supply chain partners.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact, B Corp, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Certifications: B Corp

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Reusable water bottles
  • Products made with recycled materials (RPET)
  • The Imaginary Travel Company collection

Awards & Recognition

  • B Corp 'Best for the World' 2019

Reporting Period: 2021-07 to 2022-06

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:8.5 metric tons of CO2e (Scope 1 & 2 combined in 2020/21)
Scope 1 Emissions:1.5 metric tons of CO2e (2020/21)
Scope 2 Emissions:7 metric tons of CO2e (2020/21)
Total Energy Consumption:32,361.1 kWh (2020/21)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Waste reduction
  • Decarbonization
  • Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced total energy use intensity by 32.9% since 2018
  • Reduced total Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity by 34% from 2018 to 2021
  • 88% of all orders in 2021/22 used bulk packing or recycled polybags
  • 84% of all orders by weight travelled by sea in 2021/22

Social Achievements

  • 100% of MaCher colleagues who were entitled to enhanced parental leave returned to work
  • Zero incidents of workplace injury and zero claims in 2021/22
  • Average employee absence rate of 1.5% on regular workdays in 2021/22
  • 100% of team members trained on human rights policies or procedures in 2021/22

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained B Corp certification with a score of 129.4 in 2020
  • Implemented a robust code of ethics including anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and whistle-blowing procedures
  • Conducted 8 stakeholder feedback surveys in the past 12 months

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • All polybags to be made from recycled content by 2023

Environmental Challenges

  • Waste generation in product production and downstream consumption
  • Decarbonizing operations and supply chain
  • Promoting diversity and inclusion within the company and supply chain
Mitigation Strategies
  • Educating clients on circular design and responsible manufacturing
  • Using circular design principles to minimize waste
  • Prioritizing ocean transport for shipping
  • Working with suppliers to improve social and environmental performance through audits and ongoing support
  • Implementing JEDI training for employees

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 91.6% of business placed with suppliers committed to transparent, accredited 3rd party audits (2021/22)

Responsible Procurement
  • Social Accountability Standards based on UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO conventions (SA8000 Standard)
  • 100% of new suppliers screened using social and environmental criteria

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UN Global Compact

Certifications: B Corp

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 3
  • 4
  • 8
  • 10
  • 12
  • 13

Mapped through SDG Action Manager, which aligns B Impact Assessment with UN SDGs