Bike Shipping Company Carbon Offsets All Shipments
PORTLAND, OR — BikeFlights.com, a bicycle shipping service for cyclists, is pleased to announce on Earth Day 2019 that it has launched a new sustainability initiative, which went into effect earlier this month. Working in conjunction with its primary carrier, UPS, BikeFlights.com now offsets the carbon emissions resulting from its shipments to reduce the environmental impact of shipping bikes, wheels and gear.
“At BikeFlights.com, we believe that we must take an active role in the journey toward preserving our planet and growing our sport,” said William Alcorn, BikeFlights.com’s President. “The path to sustainability starts with us.”
BikeFlights.com purchases high quality carbon offsets through its partner carrier UPS to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with shipping and thus neutralize the climate impact of its shipments. UPS then retires an equivalent amount of carbon offsets from verified carbon reduction projects. Such target projects have included improved forest management, methane and landfill gas destruction and wastewater treatment.
Besides its new carbon offset program, BikeFlights.com has already adopted other environmentally-friendly practices to be more sustainable, including helping to reduce the impact of customer travel, having a remote workforce, reducing its own materials consumption, sourcing boxes locally and recycling.
For more information on BikeFlights.com’s Sustainability Initiative, visit https://www.bikeflights.com/sustainability.
BikeFlights.com also works toward the sustainability of cycling as a sport by supporting a variety of advocacy and cycling nonprofit organizations that work to more and safer opportunities for cyclists of all ages on and off-road.
“To sustain the sport of cycling, we have to help it grow - and grow responsibly. When we give, we want it to count. That’s why we support advocacy groups and nonprofit grassroots programs whose missions track with ours.” Sue George, BikeFlights.com’s Vice President.
For more information on BikeFlights.com’s advocacy efforts, visit https://www.bikeflights.com/advocacy. For more information on BikeFlights.com’s Buck Up for Bikes program, visit https://www.bikeflights.com/buckupforbikes.
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