UN fashion charter highlights raw material choices
12/12/2018
This charter has the aim of encouraging companies in the fashion industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. As a first step, signatories to the charter have agreed to a 30% reduction by 2030. Plans are in place to define specific individual measures and create a working group.
Other steps will include the selection of climate-friendly materials as early as possible in the design process, monitoring and reporting on the effects of raw materials on the climate, disclosure of the preferred raw materials and respective energy sources, as well as the goal of being able to return the materials to “a value-retaining circular economy” after they are used.
Footwear brands among the 43 signatories include Puma, Salomon and adidas, as well as groups that have footwear names among their brands such as Kering and Inditex.
Commenting at the time of the announcement, Puma chief executive, Bjørn Gulden (pictured), said: “We are aware that more than 90% of Puma’s carbon footprint is being generated in shared supply chains. If we want to reduce carbon emissions in our supply chains, we need to work together with our industry peers.”
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