Climate Change and Sustainable Business Responsibility of Apparel Brand

Keywords: Sustainable Business, Responsibility, Climate Change, Emission, Circular Product, Low Carbon & Regenerative Business, Paris Agreement
Abstract Type: Virtual Paper Abstract

Abstract

Manufacturing any product specially apparel products have direct impact on climate change. Product-wise impact created a strong sense among the brands and manufacturers to be responsible for continuing the sustainable business and all the leading brands along with small ones created an alignment to mitigate all the risk specially regarding GHG Emission and Circular Product.

Based on Paris Agreement, the temperature rise should be kept within 1.5 degree Celsius and Traceable Supply Chain and Product Circularity only can bring positive impact on climate change.
Likewise, all the leading Brands like H&M, C&A, Inditex, TARGET, GAP, TCHIBO, PRIMARK our brand Lojas Renner S.A. has disclosed some public commitments and we are working deeply on the People, Planet and Product Sustainability. To ensure our customers about low carbon and regenerative business, we have goals to achieve carbon neutrality and also using 100% sustainable/recycled raw materials in production and reducing waste generation from whole supply chain. We are also working with different stakeholders to help us on assessing and setting the baseline& science-based targets, reducing plastic packaging from our stores and waste generation from manufacturers.

Having the buyer driven and less aware manufacturing industry, investment part is a bit challenging. And being a responsible brand; we are taking the responsibility of payments for the pilot projects for achieving the sustainability goals. Also training and motivation from our side supporting to the suppliers and creating a balance on circular economy.

Sustainable business depends on taking the responsibility, not by words, but also by action.