The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
LONDON, United Kingdom — Burberry Group Plc has set targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions in its bid to become carbon neutral in operational energy use by 2022.
The British fashion house plans to reduce emissions from both its direct operations and from its extended supply chain, according to a statement on its website. The company said it is already carbon neutral in the Americas region, EMEIA retail stores and its UK operations.
Burberry announced plans last year to end the practice of destroying unsold items after shareholders objected to the disposal of millions of pounds worth of goods. The company has pledged to lower greenhouse gas emissions 95 percent from its direct operations by 2022 from a 2016 base year and by 30 percent from its supply chain by 2030.
A report by consultancy BCG and sustainable fashion groups last year found the industry’s progress at implementing commitments like reducing carbon emissions and water use and increasing the use of sustainable materials was slower in 2018 than in the previous year.
By Niveditha Ravi; editors: Christopher Kingdon, Tiago Ramos Alfaro.
How to best spend the large sums it will take to cut the fashion industry’s carbon emissions? The Apparel Impact Institute is launching a pre-vetted portfolio of climate solutions in an effort to better direct investment.
The brand’s hyperrealistic (but fake) animal heads sparked outrage this week, highlighting the increasingly delicate balance brands must strike between provocative marketing and shifting consumer values.
Shifting weather patterns are making shopping behaviour harder to predict, adding to inventory management challenges for brands and retailers.
The company faced questions about how rabbit felt, which is made from the animal’s hairs, fit with its no-fur policy.