What is RoundUP Carbon and how can it easily help you make a positive impact on global health?
RoundUp Carbon is a Lifestyle Carbon Footprint Offset Platform. Consider the goods, services and food we all consume; all this comes with a price that is not reflected in the actual prices we pay.
This is not sustainable and rampant consumer-ism is causing substantial damage to Planet Earth, its' ecosystems and communities across the globe.
RUC offers a centralized platform whereby members can access knowledge bases and calculations of carbon intensities or "carbon footprint" can be identified and calculated for a variety of products and activities a member is involved in. RUC offers a convenient and fully traceable means of buying carbon offsets and/or funding globally beneficial projects via micro donations made by RoundingUp your designated online purchase to the next even dollar. In example, a $5.85 purchase on Amazon would round up to $6, or a .15 cent donation which can be used to offset packaging waste from online purchases. Additionally, direct donations to specific initiatives is available. RUC offers detailed information for a wide variety of local, regional, and global greenhouse gas and pollution reduction programs, all aimed at creating healthy, dynamic ecosystems and communities.
RUC offers a convenient and fully traceable means of buying carbon offsets and/or funding globally beneficial projects via micro donations made by RoundingUp your designated online purchase to the next even dollar. In example, a $5.85 purchase on Amazon would round up to $6, or a .15 cent donation which can be used to offset packaging waste from online purchases.
RUC offers detailed information for a wide variety of local, regional, and global greenhouse gas and pollution reduction programs, all aimed at reducing greenhouse gasses and other harmful pollution to the earth, and creating healthy dynamic ecosystems.
RUC Offers Members the Ability to Generate Carbon Offsets Through Transparent, Customizable, Member Directed Donations to Fund Global Health Initiatives.
Through RUC's website platform, or via RUC's IoT Apps, users can create an account and define their greenhouse gas and pollution reduction interests, follow campaigns & news of interest, use available carbon calculators to calculate, track and offset their carbon footprint.
RUC's Member Account Interface is customizable via a variety of widgets which deliver various content and features such as monitoring progress of programs and campaigns of interest, personal and total donation amounts, total carbon offsets, carbon calculators, news, etc.
All donation offsets are transparently tracked using advanced Donation Management System technologies "Ethereum Solutions" and "Blockchain for Social Impact".
Tracking begins at the time of members' donation, to the transfer of the funds to the members' elected program(s) beneficiary, to the utilization of the donation by the program beneficiary. Members have 100% transparency as to how and where their RoundUP donations are used.
The platform provides the ability for an individual to produce and directly implement carbon offsets by conveniently leveraging websites, cloud services, POS, online sales portals and IoT Apps to provide a method to easily "Offset" and direct their donation to selected funds to fight climate change.
When making purchases, users can utilize the distributed RUC platform to "Round Up" their purchase to the next even currency denomination amount (i.e. $5.75 "Rounds UP" to $6.00, € 1.90 Rounds UP to €2.0. The "Round Up" portion will be directed to the buyer's elected carbon offset program.
Additionally Members can independently make one time or recurring donations directly from within the App. Such activity is a "carbon footprint offset", balancing the global impact of a user's various lifestyle activities and purchases. Such offsets donations can be tracked, compared to global efforts and goals, and archived for Members' records. (DEV NOTE: are there tax credits for any donations to projects?).
Q. Is RoundUp Carbon a for profit company?
A. Yes, RoundUp Carbon is a for profit company. RUC is a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) which is a corporation created to generate social and public good, and to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner. PCB's balance stakeholders’ pecuniary interests, the interests of those who are involved and affected by the corporation (such as employees and customers), as well as the advancement of the company's stated intended public benefit goals.
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Is there a cost to join RUC?
RUC's intent is to fund the platform and all programs directly through member donations, not charge membership fees.
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How do I know my donations are really being used for the projects I select?
RoundUP Carbon uses advanced "Blockchain For Social Impact" technology to track all incoming donations, track all distribution of donations to projects, and to track and confirm final expenditures by program recipients . Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in RUC's global benefit network.
Blockchain is ideal for delivering that information because it provides immediate, shared and completely transparent information stored on an immutable ledger that can be accessed only by permissioned network members. A Blockchain network can track orders, payments, accounts, etc. The Blockchain guarantees accountability and each Member can view and track their donations along with real time project status
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How much money or profit does RUC keep?
As always success is reliant on profitability. As a Public Benefit Corporation, RUC seeks to balance salaries, operating expenses, a reasonable rate of return to investors,. RUC's primary focus is on funding programs not enriching private individuals.
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Q. How does RUC work?
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RUC offers a proprietary RUC Widget which can be installed in most major online purchasing accounts. Once installed, the RUC Widget will identify the checkout process and ask if you want to round up to the next even dollar. Based on your previously defined projects, the RUC Widget will provide those project options to Offset to (or a default). Members and nonmembers can also directly log into the RUC site and make one time or recurring donations to any project(s) in the site. Gift donations may also be made
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