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The Galaxus community invests around 1.3 million euros in climate protection
by Tobias Billeter
Every tenth purchase is offset
30.10.2020
Translation: machine translated
Climate offsetting is catching on: since mid-June, Galaxus Deutschland customers have been able to offset the greenhouse gases caused by their purchases with a voluntary levy. And they are making good use of it: ten per cent of purchases have been neutralised since the option was launched.
This corresponds to pollutant emissions of 400 tonnes. The average amount offset is 1.10 euros.
Sports articles lead the rankings
Sports articles (19%), watches & jewellery (18%) and beauty and health (17%) are the most frequently offset items. Relatively speaking, consumers activate climate offsetting least frequently for Do It + Garden, IT and vehicle requirements
Berlin is enthusiastic about compensation
In Berlin, customers offset 13.5 per cent of purchases, in Hamburg 13.4 per cent and in Bremen 12.6 per cent. In Thuringia, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt, customers offset the least at around 6 per cent.
Women compensate more often than men
11.5 per cent of women activate the green option, compared to 10.1 per cent of men.
If things continue like this, over 500 tonnes of CO2 will have been neutralised by the end of the year. "That exceeds our expectations," says Francs Hasselmann, Managing Director of Galaxus Deutschland. "Our approach is liberal. We don't want to impose offsetting on people and include it directly in the price."
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