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CSR Retirement

Retirement permanently removes CSR from circulation, representing a finalized environmental claim.

What is Retirement?​

  • Purpose — Permanently remove CSR from circulation
  • Effect — Tokens sent to retirement vault with no withdrawal possible
  • Meaning — Finalized claim of plastic neutrality
  • Certificate — Issued with QR code linking to blockchain transaction

Why Retire CSR?​

  • Environmental claim — Proves permanent commitment to plastic neutrality
  • Corporate reporting — Verifiable sustainability metrics for ESG reports
  • Public recognition — Hall of Fame listing available
  • Prevent double-counting — Aligns with WWF accountability standards

How to Retire CSR​

Prerequisites​

  • KYC — Must be verified
  • CSR location — Must be in an external blockchain wallet
  • Gas — Must have ETH for transaction fees

Steps​

  1. Navigate to CSRnow.com
  2. Go to the retirement feature
  3. Specify the amount of CSR to retire
  4. Confirm the transaction
  5. Pay gas fees
  6. CSR is sent to the retirement vault
  7. Download your certificate

Retirement Vault​

  • Type — Null contract (no withdrawal function exists)
  • Design — Tokens can never be retrieved
  • Permanence — Retirement is irreversible
  • Verification — Contract verified on Etherscan
  • Transparency — All retirements publicly visible on the blockchain

Costs​

  • Gas fees — Paid by the retiring member (variable based on network congestion)
  • Platform fees — None

Hall of Fame​

Recognition for members who retire CSR.

Privacy Options​

  • Private — Only visible to you
  • Public — Visible to all visitors
  • Restricted — Visible to logged-in members only

Company Recognition​

For corporate retirements:

  • Company logo — Featured in Hall of Fame
  • Company name — Displayed with retirement
  • Company URL — Linked for recognition

Certificates​

Retirement Event Certificate​

  • Content — Details of the specific retirement
  • QR code — Links to transaction on Etherscan
  • Download — Available immediately after retirement

Comprehensive Certificate​

  • Content — All retirements from your address
  • QR code — Links to CSRnow page listing all events
  • Use case — Corporate sustainability reporting

Future Enhancements​

  • Multi-address retirement — Retire from multiple wallets
  • Group retirements — Collaborative retirement with shared certificate
  • Off-site retirement — Retire without logging into CSRnow
  • Third-party agents — Certified agents can process retirements

Important Notes​

  • Irreversible — Retirement cannot be undone
  • No refunds — Retired CSR cannot be recovered
  • Gas varies — ETH gas costs fluctuate with network activity
  • Verification — Always verify the transaction on Etherscan