ESG Perspective

1) What we count (footprint, simple and defensible)

We use a straightforward shipping-only baseline (you can widen to storage/last-mile if you want):

• Cargo mass (gloves): ≈ 19.8 t per 40′ → ~1,980 t total

• Sea distance Anhui → Rotterdam (~11,600 km); Truck to DC (~240 km)

• Emission factors (conservative industry averages):

  • Ocean: ~16 g CO₂ / t-km

  • Truck: ~62 g CO₂ / t-km

Math (rounded):

• Sea: 1,980 t × 11,600 km × 16 g = ~367.5 tCO₂e

• Truck: 1,920 t × 240 km × 62 g = ~29.5 tCO₂e

  Baseline footprint: ~397 tCO₂e

You can choose to retire the baseline or add a buffer (e.g., port handling, DC power). Below we show 500 tCO₂e as a buyer-friendly round number that comfortably covers the lane.

2) What we retire (examples by price)

We retire verified tons that pass PoV (or verified hourly energy attributes, if you run 24/7 matching). Below are three price points buyers frequently see in voluntary markets.

Scenario	Tons retired	Price / t	Gross spend	Marketplace fee (4%)	Net to suppliers (96%)	Burn (50% of fee)
Low	500 t	$12	$6,000	$240	$5,760	$120
Mid	500 t	$18	$9,000	$360	$8,640	$180
High	500 t	$25	$12,500	$500	$12,000	$250

What this means:

• You pay once in EDSD; the 4% fee is taken at settlement (2% buyer + 2% seller in effect), and 50% of that fee is removed from supply on-chain in EDM (we post the burn hash on the proof page).

• Suppliers (households / small projects / aggregators) receive 96% net, instantly visible, same day the retirement settles.

3) Where the money goes (households, with an example)

If you source from rooftop solar households via accredited aggregators, we convert their daily green checks (verified days) into saleable units. Here’s a simple way to reason about scale:

• Grid factor (EU-style): ~0.40 tCO₂e / MWh (location varies; use your target region)

• Energy needed for 500 t: 500 ÷ 0.40 ≈ 1,250 MWh

• If one household contributes 5 MWh/year (typical 5-7 kW rooftop), then ~250 households supply this retirement over the period.

Using the Mid scenario (500 t @ $18/t):

• Gross $9,000 → Net to suppliers $8,640

• Split across ~250 households → ~$34.56 per household from this one program

• Many homes will supply multiple programs over time; these are stackable micro-payouts that appear as their daily checks add up.

If you run 24/7 matching, we retire hourly attributes instead of bulk tons. The math is the same: hourly MWh × local grid factor → tons. The proof pack shows hours, region, verifier, and retirement time.

4) What you see (buyer & audit)

• Footprint line: the tons we counted (e.g., 397 tCO₂e baseline) and the tons you actually retired (e.g., 500 tCO₂e with buffer).

• Retirement receipt: time-stamped, with PoV badge, One-Claim link, method/region, and serials.

• Proof pack: who produced what, which independent checks passed, and when the retirement bound to you happened.

• Fee ledger: the 4% marketplace fee, the burn per retirement (hashes), and the net to suppliers.

• Carbon page: a public link you can attach to reports, showing what, when, where, and how much—no screenshots, no PDFs to reconcile.

5) Why it’s better than “buy some credits later”

• Right size, right time. We tie tons to the actual lane (China → Amsterdam) and retire when the order closes—not quarters later.

• Proof before claim. Units exist only after independent checks (PoV), and the same unit cannot be sold twice anywhere on EDMA (One-Claim).

• Money that matters. ~96% of your spend goes to suppliers; burns map to real retirements; households see daily → monthly cash without middlemen.

In one line: you ship and pay on proof, then you retire and claim on proof—with numbers anyone can check.