Commons: Sustainable Spending 4+

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Every purchase has a carbon footprint, and our spending is our most accessible way to combat climate change. The footprint of our daily purchases impacts 65% of global emissions. By spending sustainably, we can demand a low-carbon future for planet Earth. With Commons, discover the environmental impact of your purchases and find easy ways to make eco-friendly choices.

1. CASH BACK FOR SUSTAINABLE PURCHASES: Every day we have opportunities to spend more sustainably. When we choose to take public transit, eat a plant-based meal, or shop secondhand, we’re making sustainable spending choices.


With Commons, earn rewards for sustainable purchases through January 2024.

2. DISCOVER SUSTAINABLE BRANDS: Find sustainable swaps for every kind of purchase. Spend sustainably by switching to brands that are reducing our global emissions.

Use Commons to browse hundreds of brands that are supporting low-carbon business models or responsibly offsetting their emissions.
Discover brands like Vuori, Thrive Market, Athletic Greens, Cotopaxi, Goodr, Blueland, peak Design, Pela, and Wildfang.

Find eco-friendly options for clothing, shoes & accessories, baby and kids, groceries, dining, beauty, wellness, sports & outdoors, home, pets, travel, utilities, thrifting, and more.

3. SAVE MONEY: From laundry to groceries, Commons gives you personalized, practical guides for eco-friendly living. Learn ways to live more sustainably and save money.

Try our guides on eco-friendly laundry, sustainable flying, greening your bank, secondhand furniture, composting, eating local, and more.

4. LOWER YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT: With a personalized footprint tracker, see the emissions of each purchase and track your progress over time. To give you the most accurate carbon footprint, Commons calculates the emissions of each transaction based on your carbon profile and what you purchased.

Get personalized tips and insights to lower your footprint and watch it shrink over time.

5. OFFSET YOUR EMISSIONS: Offsets are a way to compensate for our unavoidable emissions.
When you offset your emissions with Commons, you invest in a vetted, diverse portfolio of climate solutions that are lowering global emissions, supporting local communities, and restoring ecosystems.

Our offset portfolio includes:

• Charm Industrial: Converting agricultural waste into bio-oil and storing it underground
• Running Tide: An open-ocean farming project that stores carbon in kelp
• Pachama: Using satellite imagery to monitor and measure carbon captured in forests
• Eion: Permanently capturing carbon using enhanced rock weathering
• Delta Blue Carbon: Restoring mangrove forests to scale coastal carbon sinks
• Tradewater: Collecting and destroying the world's most potent greenhouse gases

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU: DM us on Instagram @the.commons.earth or email us at info@thecommons.earth