All Science Based Targets Initiative articles – Page 3

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    Bergfreunde and the reduction of e-commerce’s carbon footprint:
    “We are pioneers”

    24 June 2021

    Germany-based Bergfreunde GmbH (bergfreunde.de), part of the U.S.-based Backcountry Group (backcountry.com), is an online-only retailer selling outdoor clothing and equipment in a total of 14 European markets. In 2020, it generated sales of €155 million. In April, Bergfreunde joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), making a public commitment to ...

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    Elevate Textiles sets green goals for 2025

    22 April 2021

    U.S.-based fabric and components company Elevate Textiles (owner of yarn supplier Gütermann and fabric company Burlington, among others) has just released its 2021 Sustainability Report, focusing primarily on water management, energy management, waste reduction, and sustainable product development, in line with the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and divided ...

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    Thule’s momentum continues through Q1

    22 April 2021

    Everything is going well for Swedish Thule Group. In an interim report, it published sales for the first quarter that soared by 45.5 percent from the year-ago quarter to 2,538 million Swedish kronor (€250.7m-$301.6m) or by 56.0 percent in constant currencies. Net income jumped to SEK 447 million (€44.2m-$53.1m), from ...

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    Bergfreunde joins Science Based Targets Initiative for climate action

    19 April 2021

    German online outdoor retailer Bergfreunde GmbH (bergfreunde.de) has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to set and track targets for a science-based reduction of its CO2 footprint. Bergfreunde is one of the first German online stores to use the SBTi to work alongside global players such as Arc’teryx, Under ...

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    Thule Group joins Science Based Target Initiative

    4 November 2020

    With the ambition to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, the Thule Group has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative. With this step, Thule is setting even clearer goals for its ongoing long-term efforts to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions and those of its suppliers. Joining the initiative will ...

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    Approaching “net zero” with science based targets

    24 September 2020

    The German company ClimatePartner reported that the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - a collaboration between CDP, UN Global Compact, WRI and WWF - published five possible scenarios with which companies can bring their CO2 emissions towards “net zero.” The most ambitious approach is called “climate positive” and includes the ...

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    YKK signs Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

    16 March 2020

    The YKK Corporation has signed the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The Fashion for Global Climate Action initiated calls on the fashion industry to recognize the industry’s contribution to climate change and its responsibility to achieve climate neutrality. YKK joins the more than 100 existing signatories of the charter, ...