SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY
Their inputs are then channelled through an Operations Committee of 24 Chief Sustainability Officers, including from Farfetch, Moncler, Chanel and J. Crew Group, ensuring that broader industry strategy is grounded in operational reality.
The supply chain challenge As the fashion industry reckons with its environmental legacy, the focus has shifted decisively upstream. Upstream activities, which include the production, preparation and processing of raw materials, represent fashion’ s greatest impacts in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.
The 2022 Textile Exchange report exposed the urgent need for transformation across the supply chain if the industry hopes to keep within the 1.5 ° C global warming limit.
The Fashion Pact’ s roadmap identifies collective actions most likely to accelerate the transition to more sustainable material alternatives. The ambition is to increase the market availability of these materials, aiming for 25 % of the coalition’ s key raw material inputs to be classified as‘ lower impact’ by the end of 2025.
A significant portion of emissions arises at the Tier 4 raw material stage, particularly with cotton. The Unlock Program, developed by The Fashion Pact and sustainability consultancy 2050, is incentivising cotton farmers to adopt regenerative and low climate-impact practices as a result.
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