Fashion and textiles
Sixty per cent of one fashion company’s emissions come from the materials, goods and services they buy Scope 3 Purchased goods and services Use of sold products Other Scope 1 and 2
Reusable hospital gowns save
92% of emissions compared to disposable gowns
The materials, goods and services a clothing company purchases can be responsible for the majority of their carbon footprint. One way to tackle this head on is to adopt circular business models that ensure more efficient use, and reuse, of materials. Circular clothing can lead to substantially lower emissions than linear, disposable options. The industry is thinking about circularity. A leading luxury fashion retailer, working with a number of brands on circular models, told us it is “the new buzz word” in fashion. However, the carbon benefits are not yet well understood or communicated. Companies are very aware of the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, in terms of water use, pollution and working conditions. Circularity is part of the conversation on reducing waste from existing linear business operations, for example by recycling fabric offcuts.
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