Accessories brand Cacto becomes carbon negative

Cacto, a Mexican-American accessories brand that claims to be the first carbon-negative apparel company in the Americas, believes that carbon neutrality is no longer enough.

Cacto makes organic accessories out of cactus leather and has teamed up with On A Mission, a Swiss nonprofit organization that has tracked and reduced 150% of the company's CO2 emissions through sustainable reforestation around the world.

According to Cacto, the assessment and offsetting phase will take place every six months for the next 10 years and is only the beginning, as the company aims to offset at least 1,000 percent of its emissions by the end of 2021 by additional collaborations.

The founder of Cacto, Jesus Chavez said that they must all work together in whatever way they can if they are to achieve net-zero carbon emissions long before 2050 to prevent the worst effects of climate change. Collaboration and ambition are the main words here.