TikTok Will Now Enable Advertisers to Measure the Carbon Emissions of Their Campaigns

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TikTok is partnering with environmental impact monitoring company Scope3 to provide TikTok advertisers with a new way to measure the carbon emissions associated with their ad campaigns.

As you can see in this overview, with this new process, TikTok will be able to provide ad partners with relative emissions data per campaign, based on ad reach and targeting parameters.

As explained by TikTok:

“This collaboration will allow clients to better understand their advertising footprint, optimize campaigns for lower impact, and make informed decisions to support their sustainability goals. At the core is Scope3's first-of-its-kind, open-source emissions model, built to accurately measure emissions across ad selection, media distribution and creative delivery. Aligned with the Ad Net Zero Global Media Sustainability Framework (GMSF), Scope3’s methodology enables agencies, advertisers and platforms to explore and act on emissions data with confidence.”

So now you can maintain expanded awareness of the impact of your work, which will enable advertisers to make more informed choices, and ensure that environmental impacts remain front of mind.

The initiative is part of TikTok’s broader effort to move towards carbon neutrality, with a 2030 target to reach this goal.

TikTok says that it’s already reduced its operational emissions, while it’s also working with Climeworks, to remove 5,100 tons of CO₂ from the air by 2030, “through a portfolio of Direct Air Capture technology, Biochar, and Reforestation.”

It’s also continually promoting environmental campaigners in the app, in order to highlight concerns to its users.

Enabling ad partners to also contribute to these goals is another step in TikTok’s broader push, which could help to raise awareness of the broader impacts of digital connectivity, which is a lesser consideration for many when assessing environmental impacts.

As such, just having this as a note is a potentially valuable reminder, making this a good initiative for the app.

You can learn more about TikTok’s partnership with Scope3 here.