Shein, the global ultra-fast fashion behemoth known for releasing thousands of new styles weekly at rock-bottom prices, announced this week that its climate targets have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The retailer has pledged to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with interim targets that...
May 28, 2025
Beauty conglomerate L’Oréal has announced that the group’s North Asia zone has become the first to achieve carbon neutrality across all of its operated sites. The zone spans five geographical markets – Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China, which was the first of all the sites to achieve neutrality. It builds on the company’s...
Jul 22, 2022
With Moncler pledging to be carbon neutral by 2023 and H&M announcing their commitment to be climate positive by 2040, they join a growing trend of fashion brands grabbing headlines by pledging to be carbon neutral. There is no doubt now that brands are recognizing their supply chains’ impact. But why carbon neutrality and why now? Brands are...
Nov 24, 2020
Adidas and sustainable shoe brand Allbirds have announced their collaborative effort to create a sports performance shoe with the “lowest carbon footprint ever recorded”. According to a Quantis International study from 2018, the footwear industry annually emits 700 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. Not only do the two companies want to...
May 28, 2020
Online fashion giant Zalando has committed to a net-zero carbon footprint across its own operations, deliveries and returns. The German retailer announced a number of initiatives on Tuesday as part of a new 'do.More' sustainability strategy, including meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement for its own operations ahead of the agreement’...
Oct 30, 2019
American Eagle Outfitters has unveiled new sustainability goals which include a pledge to achieve carbon neutrality in all of its owned and operated facilities (offices, stores, distribution centers) and employee business travel by 2030. The company additionally plans to reduce its carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030 and 60 percent by 2040 in...
Sep 27, 2019
Kering has announced an ambitious plan to make its entire group carbon neutral within its own operations and across the entire supply chain, just weeks after it announced that Gucci had become carbon neutral. To achieve this goal, the French luxury conglomerate will offset the group’s annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from 2018, after first...
Sep 24, 2019