Highlights of 2023
← Remei Tanzania, our first 'direct-to-farm' project
← Carbon Footprint Strategy After two years of intensive work to measure and understand our carbon footprint across our supply chain, we proudly unveiled our decarbonisation strategy in April 2024. This huge project unites the entire Stanley/Stella ecosystem around a common goal: to reduce our relative carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. See page 46 for more information.
Our new collaboration with Remei brings us even closer to the source of our organic cotton. Remei Tanzania works with around 2,000 smallholder farms in the Simiyu region, providing farmers with secure and fair payment for their organic cotton, as well as ongoing education and support in organic farming practices. See page 32 for more information.
← Mobile healthcare for villagers in Bangladesh
To support the communities where workers from our partner factories live, in 2023 we began financing a mobile hospital project that, as of March 2024, gave over 40,000 people from 35 villages access to free medical consultations and medication, prenatal care, basic screening tests and minor surgery. See page 66 for more information.
↓ Strengthening sustainability actions with field visits
In 2023, we visited key actors in our supply chain. In Turkey, India and Tanzania, we deepened our understanding of organic cotton sourcing and inspected ginning facilities we work with. In Bangladesh and China, we visited fabric and garment factories to review climate-related topics, including verifying carbon data, learning about the machines used, and discussing energy efficiency and carbon emission targets with management.
← New tools to further improve factory working conditions 2023 saw us reinforce our supply chain monitoring and management tools. Through revised audit documents, enhanced processes, and strengthened Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), we aim to accelerate action and continue improving working conditions in our partner factories. See page 52 for more information.
← Enhancing recycled polyester traceability in China
To deepen our understanding of our recycled polyester supply chain and confirm the traceability of the raw materials, we travelled to China in 2023 to meet with actors at different levels of our supply chain, including visits to collection points for post-consumer plastic bottles. This was of course done together with our Beijing-based team. See page 38 for more information.
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