Be climate smart

Climate change is one of the major challenges of our time. Like many other organisations, we have a keen interest in tackling this – and a responsibility to do so.

And as for many businesses, energy use and transport are unavoidable. We do, however, work hard to be as energy efficient as possible. And for the energy use we cannot avoid, we ultimately strive to use renewable energy only. Our goal is to reduce our operations’ total emissions by 2015 – despite our continued growth of 10 to 15 percent new stores each year.

Still, the biggest climate impact along our value chain happens outside of our operations. That’s why we also want to use our influence to encourage action on climate. This includes working with suppliers, fabric mills and transport providers in a range of voluntary programmes and collaborative initiatives to improve their energy efficiency and overall environmental performance. It also includes inspiring conscious garment care amongst customers.

Conscious Actions

Read here about the Conscious Actions we are taking to be climate smart.

Transport

Transporting with less impact on the environment involves working with environmentally sound partners, switching to rail or sea transport where possible and increasing transport efficiency. Read more.