The Group’s user community avoided 116,577 tonnes of carbon emissions in four goods categories in 2022, the equivalent to 5.3 million trees absorbing CO2 per year.
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 December 2023 – Carousell Group, the leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia, released its inaugural Circular Economy Impact Report on 8 December 2023, showing that buying and selling secondhand items is a better choice for the planet compared to traditional retail of buying new items. The report, a first-of-its kind for e-commerce and recommerce marketplaces in Southeast Asia, quantifies the Avoided Carbon Emissions due to users purchasing secondhand items on three of the Groups’ marketplaces, in place of a new item.
