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The Carbon Savings Account® (CSA) is both an employee engagement tool and a corporate sustainability strategy.

The Carbon Savings Account® (CSA) is an equitable financial wellness benefit designed to deliver significant financial savings for employees while reducing your company’s operational costs. The CSA tracks, reduces, and reports scope 3 commute and work-from-home emissions, fostering a collaborative approach to sustainability that benefits everyone.

The Carbon Savings Account® Overview

How the CSA works

The CSA is similar to a health savings account (HSA), except the CSA funds are used for home technology and personal transportation upgrades. By leveraging CSA funds, employees reduce their cost of living while contributing to their company’s ESG goals.

Contribute Upgrade Reduce

Contribute

Employers provide funding to the CSA program that employees use to purchase CSA-eligible products.

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Upgrade

Employees use CSA funds to purchase efficient home technology and personal transportation upgrades.

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Reduce

CSA upgrades reduce employee utility and fuel expenses and decrease employers’ scope 3 emissions.

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Transform your workplace with purpose-driven benefits

HR

Attract, engage, and retain purpose-driven talent

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ESG

Advance your corporate sustainability strategy

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Employees

Improve near- and long-term financial wellness

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A low-cost, high-impact financial and environmental wellness solution

Unlike traditional benefits, the CSA delivers business outcomes across your entire organization—at less than $1 per employee per day. Enhance your benefits package without increasing your budget by offering the CSA alongside your existing benefits.

* Savings estimate is based on average US utility bills, fuel expenses, and home technology upgrades. Actual savings may vary depending on individual usage, location, and specific upgrades purchased.

** Savings estimate based on average US salary, federal and state tax rates, and annual employee 401k or HSA contribution amounts. Actual savings may vary depending on individual income, effective tax rates, and contribution amounts.

Equitable employee well-being meets real environmental impact

$5,000

average employee savings per year*

9,000

gallons of water saved per employee per year*

94

employee satisfaction score

*Estimate based on average US utility rates, fuel costs, energy and water consumption patterns, and technology specification assumptions. Actual savings may vary depending on individual circumstances.

“The CSA is a great way to help employees save money at home while also serving as a meaningful corporate sustainability benefit.”

Amanda Lechenet

Corporate Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

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“It was inspiring to learn about how many upgrades I could make as a renter. Having access to Scope Zero’s vetted and trusted home upgrade recommendations is priceless.”

Dominique Festa

Data and Operations Director

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“The CSA is a great way to learn about what home upgrades you can make as a renter or homeowner to reduce your utility bills that you may not have realized otherwise.”

An Trotter

Senior Director of Operations

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“The CSA yields positive outcomes for your wallet, for your home, for your company, and for the planet. It’s a benefit that anyone can take advantage of.”