Online fashion retail platform Zalando has built on its commitment to carbon neutrality across its own operations by having targets to reduce operational carbon emissions by 80% and emissions from the production of private label products by 40% approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Zalando’s online platform caters to 28 million customers in 17 markets, and the committed to carbon neutrality in its own operations and all of its deliveries and returns late last year. Through energy efficiency measures and offsetting, Zalando has confirmed to edie that as of 30 October 2019, the company is net-zero emissions for Scope 1 and 2. Building on that commitment, Zalando has today (2 June) revealed new science-based targets that have been approved by the SBTi.
Zalando has committed to reducing operational carbon emissions by 80% by 2025, with carbon emissions from the production of private-label products set to be reduced by 40% in the same timeframe. Additionally, Zalando has committed to having 90% of its key supplier set their own science-based targets. Last week, Zalando confirmed it will be the first retailer signed up to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to use a new module that will make sustainability assessments mandatory for its private labels and partner brands sold on its platform.
Zalando has committed to placing solar panels and low-carbon technology on all its new and existing fulfilment centres by 2023. The company has recently switched to renewable energy to power 90% of its energy needs globally and carbon emissions that are not eliminated by operational improvements or green delivery options that are set to be rolled out will be offset.Zalando avoided 40,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2018 compared to the year prior by switching to green electricity tariffs in its office buildings.
Source: edie.net
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