Minimising our environmental footprint
Our carbon footprint
Our 2023 carbon footprint
In 2022, we started collecting data on our Tier 1 (garment), Tier 2 (fabric) and Tier 3 (yarn) suppliers to build a more complete picture of our climate impact. Now, in our third year, we have primary data for all suppliers up to Tier 3, giving us a precise view of emissions and emission drivers per supplier. Our carbon footprint is calculated according to the leading GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, complemented with the Bilan Carbone method. Every year, we strive to improve our data collection and adjust our calculations where necessary. Based on the most up-to-date information, we have adjusted our previous years’ total CO 2 emissions to provide a more accurate baseline for our decarbonisation strategy and objectives: Changes to our previously reported 2022 emissions are due to a more granular understanding of our supply chain actors and shares, more granular primary data including validated and corrected data, and corrections to some emission factors, mainly natural gas. In 2023, although we sold a similar number of products compared to 2022, 26% fewer products were produced. This is the main reason our absolute emissions dropped by 8%. Emissions did not drop in line with production as more yarn was produced and more lint cotton ordered in 2023 compared to 2022. This was in anticipation of production for 2024, including the launch of the Iconics 2.0 as well as our entry into the US market. Starting in 2024, we are also measuring specific product impacts from the raw materials to end-of-life using Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), which include CO 2 emissions and other factors like water use. In a first phase, we worked with experts to collect primary
data from our suppliers, and we validated the data through on-site visits. We expect to release the first product impact information on ten products before the end of 2024. Knowing the impact of our products is not only important in our quest for transparency, but it also helps our customers to make informed decisions and guides us in developing ever more sustainable collections.
124,712 tCO 2 e
2030 target -30%
28.9%
2022 result (baseline) 15.38
16.4%
16.5%
2023 result 14.33
9.3%
7.3%
6.8%
6.3%
3.9%
3.2%
1.4%
reduction between 2022 and 2023 -7%
Fibre manufacturing
Ginning
Yarn manufacturing
Fabric manufacturing
Garment manufacturing
Transport & warehousing
Stanley/Stella HQ activity
Dealer activity
End-customer use
End-of-life
(relative emissions in tCO 2 e/t product )
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