EcoCart's robust algorithm calculates the carbon emissions from both manufacturing and shipping each unique order by looking at variables such as raw materials, manufacturing process, product weight, shipping distance, and more.
This process determines the amount of kgs of CO2 that is emitted from each order. The carbon offset projects we work with quantify the amount of carbon emissions that are reduced and we purchase these carbon credits in bulk. We can then find the donation required to offset this amount of carbon by determining the fraction of the carbon credit to attribute to a given order. For example, if we determine the emissions of an order is 100 kgs and our Tri-City Forest project’s price per Tonne is $9, then the cost to offset those 100 kgs of CO2 would be $0.90. This is how it works on a high-level, happy to provide any additional explanation on this you would like.