CLIF Kid® is Proudly Climate Neutral Certified

In order to have wholesome food to fuel active kids, we need a healthy planet. That’s why sustainability has always been at the core of CLIF Kid. In addition to using organic ingredients in our bars, we're now taking our commitment to climate action to the next level.

CLIF Kid® is Proudly Climate Neutral Certified

Why Get Climate Neutral Certified?

Climate change impacts the places we care about deeply, as well as community health, the farming systems we depend on to grow our food, and countless other vital aspects of life. From supporting organic farming to becoming Climate Neutral Certified, we are working to take responsibility for our part in helping protect the planet for today’s kids and for future generations.

How we got Climate Neutral Certified:

Measure

We measured all greenhouse gas emissions from CLIF Kid products. That includes emissions from our ingredients, packaging, baking and shipping.

Reduce

We set science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets and we have time-bound plans underway to reduce emissions. Our plans include energy efficiency projects in our bakeries, transitioning away from fossil fuels, and reducing ingredient and packaging emissions.

Offset

We offset all of the remaining product emissions through verified carbon offset projects that provide both environmental and social benefits.

These projects include the distribution of efficient, solar cookstoves to vanilla farming communities in Madagascar and the support of a wind energy project in the Maharashtra region of India. These projects help reduce emissions and improve the health and well-being of local communities.

Look for the Label

Choose Climate Neutral Certified labeled products when you shop! Climate Neutral Certified is the leading consumer label for climate neutrality. To become Climate Neutral Certified, a company must show that it is working to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from making and delivering its products and services – and compensates for all of them, every year.

Your Guide to Climate Change for Kids

We’ve partnered with Climate Kids to create a guide for talking to children about the future of our planet. Find family-friendly ways to help kids build sustainable habits and instill climate action in future generations.

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Dive Deeper into CLIF Kid’s Climate Plan and Certification Standards

We're excited to partner with Climate Neutral, a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating carbon emissions, and we’re proud to meet their rigorous certification standards. Get into the nitty gritty technical side of our plan and ongoing efforts on our Climate Neutral profile.

Organic Farming & Climate Change

Organic and sustainably grown food is an important link between people’s well-being and a healthy planet – and has always been a staple of CLIF Kid.

Organic Farming

Organic farming is a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. Compared with conventional agriculture, organic farming uses less fossil fuels and stores more carbon in the soil, reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Organic farming also results in far fewer chemicals polluting soil and water.*

Zbar is certified USDA Organic® and Zbar Protein uses 70% organic ingredients.

*Source: Knuth, B., DeBates, M., Mirenda, J, & Shade, J. (2020). Advancing Organic to Mitigate Climate Change. Washington, DC: Organic Trade Association