Every 3 months, your Seasonal Box arrives. It’s filled with products and stories that encourage sustainable choices, replace single-use products with reusable alternatives, and support eco-conscious business practices — but what about the impact of shipping? As a brand committed to people and the planet, we’ve partnered with Grow Ahead to take responsibility for our carbon footprint and neutralize the environmental impact of shipping, while at the same time, supporting farm communities that are often the first to feel the effects of this global crisis. Together, we’ve created an eco-shipping opportunity that makes your Seasonal Box carbon neutral for just $1. The Eco-Upgrade is part of a series of company and membership initiatives developed to counteract the carbon footprint associated with shipping packages each season, and we are so excited about the progress we’ve made together since it launched.
How can I upgrade to eco-shipping?
- Log in to your account at https://shop.alltrue.com/app/login
- Visit your Memberships page and locate the membership plan you would like to apply the Eco-Upgrade to under the 'My Memberships' section
- Click on 'Add Eco-Upgrade', located just below the corresponding membership plan. Please read through the Add Eco-Upgrade details pop-up and click the "YES, ADD ECO-UPGRADE!" button when ready to confirm the upgrade.
- If you have a Seasonal Membership, you will be charged $1 if your Seasonal Box for the season has not yet shipped. If your seasonal box has already shipped for the season, you will simply be charged the additional $1 at your subscription renewal the following season.
- If you have an Annual Membership, you will be charged $1/box for each Seasaonl Box left under your membership that has yet to ship, and will then be charged $4 in total when your membership renews.
- Congratulations – you are all set! Thank you for giving your Seasonal Box a green boost!
*If you are a new member, you will have the option to apply eco-shipping to your membership during the last page of the sign up flow. Under 'Membership Summary' simply make sure you check the box that reads "Add $1/box to include an eco-friendly membership upgrade through our partnership with Grow Ahead."
How does it work?
100% of proceeds from Eco-Upgrades will be contributed to Grow Ahead as part of Alltrue's partnership! The idea of corporate tree planting projects and sponsorships may not be new to you, but all programs are not all created equal. We spent nearly a year searching for the right partner before teaming up with the non-profit organization, Grow Ahead, because of their unique focus on both people and the planet. We couldn’t be more proud of the partnership, and the opportunity to connect the Alltrue Community with such an inspiring organization. Together, we’re sponsoring agroforestry projects, which combat climate change by investing in small-scale farmers and community-led reforestation projects.
When you add the Eco-Upgrade to your seasonal box, it unlocks an investment directly in small-farmer organizations to replant trees in high-impact agroforestry areas. Agroforestry is the intentional planting of trees and cash crops (like coffee and cocoa) together in a food-forest system. This allows farmers to restore water and nutrients to their soil, increase production of food, and pull carbon out of the air. Agroforestry is a solution that benefits farmers and the planet. By planting trees in these biodiverse systems — together with crops — farmers can meet community needs, generate income through organic and fair trade product sales, and enhance their climate resiliency.
Impact
In 2021 alone, because of the Eco-Upgrade, the Alltrue Community has:
- Contributed to the responsible planting of over 100,000 trees in Brazil, Columbia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru.
- Impacted over 1,000 farmers and 10,000 community members across 6 nations.