From the invention of gabardine to outfitting adventurers, our heritage is intrinsically linked to the outdoors. We seek to manage our environmental impacts and contribute to global efforts to tackle climate change and nature loss.
Climate Positive is our approach to delivering on our commitments. Our aim is to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by FY 2039/40 along with extending our sustainable manufacturing programmes, and contributing to the sustainable management of natural forests.
To achieve our net zero ambitions our targets are aligned to a 1.5°C pathway. We have approved near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) and the SBTi has verified our net-zero science-based target by 2040.
To learn more about our targets, visit our Annual Report 2023/24.
reduction in scope 1 and 2 absolute emissions4
renewable electricity in our own operations
decrease in scope 3 emissions5
year rated ‘Aspirational’ by ZDHC Foundation for chemicals management6
of key supply chain partners7 assessed against our Water Conservation Framework
of viscose is ‘Green Shirt’ rated in Canopy’s Hot Button Ranking
Our broader sustainable manufacturing programme ensures we are lowering both our dependencies and impact across the important environmental topics of water, chemicals and waste.
We work to improve our water resilience in 'hotspot' areas through our Water Conservation programme. This sits alongside our Chemical Management programme, aimed at driving zero discharge of hazardous chemicals through our Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) and Product Restricted Substances List (PRSL). To ensure that the best practices in sustainable chemical management are adopted we are implementing the ZDHC Supplier to Zero (S2Z) programme across our value chain, while successfully achieving ‘Champion Level’ as a signatory brand every year since 2021.
Our approach to waste reduction is focused on embedding circular principles across our operations and direct supply chain. Our waste hierarchy outlines our preferred approach to reducing waste across our footprint. These comprise reuse, resell, repurpose, donate and recycle. We also focus on limiting the causes of waste across design, supply chain and merchandising.
To learn more about our sustainable manufacturing policies and programmes, visit our Codes and Policies for more details.
1 Relative to FY 2016/17 base year
2 Relative to FY 2018/19 base year
3 We aim to work with our supply chain partners to:
4 From FY 2016/17 base year
5 From FY 2018/19 base year
6 Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Foundation
7 Key supply chain partners refers to our direct supply chain partners, including finished goods vendors and raw material suppliers