Apparel and footwear
Is your business part of the apparel and footwear sector? Take the first step toward climate leadership today by exploring our cross-sector resources and setting science-based targets.
Science-based targets for the apparel and footwear sector
The SBTi provides a suite of cross-sector resources to help apparel and footwear companies set science-based targets aligned with reaching net-zero no later than 2050:
- Corporate Net-Zero Standard: Provides guidance, criteria, and recommendations to support companies in setting science-based net-zero targets.
- Corporate Net-Zero Tool: Helps calculate long-term targets in line with the Corporate Net-Zero Standard.
- Corporate Near-Term Criteria: Outlines the requirements companies' near-term targets must meet in order to be validated.
- Corporate Near-Term Tool: Enables companies to model near-term targets in line with SBTi criteria and method.
- Apparel and Footwear Sector Science-Based Targets Guidance: Provides examples and highlights opportunities for companies involved in the production and sale of apparel and footwear to reduce greenhouse emissions. This is an informative document, and does not include normative content such as criteria.
- Criteria Assessment Indicators (CAI): Outlines the major checks conducted by SBTi Services during the validation process.
Why take action?
The apparel and footwear industry is responsible for up to 8% of global emissions—more than shipping and aviation combined. If no action is taken, the climate crisis could threaten up to 1 million jobs and $65 billion in earnings across the sector.
By setting science-based targets, companies can strengthen their climate strategies, demonstrate to investors, customers, and employees that their goals are credible and grounded in science, and stay competitive in a rapidly changing industry. Most importantly, this is an opportunity to show true climate leadership at a time when it matters most.
The SBTi's wholly-owned subsidiary, SBTi Services, checks and validates the science-based targets of corporates, financial institutions, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
By validating your targets with SBTi Services, you will:
- Demonstrate that your climate goals are robust and credible to investors and customers.
- Ensure your targets for reducing emissions are aligned with the latest climate science.
- Gain reassurance that your goals will remain relevant in the near- and long-term through re-validation by SBTi Services following mandatory target recalculation.
So what are you waiting for? Visit the SBTi Services website to get started today!
The Apparel and Footwear Sector Science-Based Targets Guidance was developed by the SBTi with support from the World Resources Institute (WRI).
Stakeholder involvement was possible via the following groups:
- Expert Advisory Group (EAG). Technical experts from corporates, non-profits, academic institutions and other individuals with sectoral and/or greenhouse gas accounting expertise, served in a voluntary advisory capacity throughout the development of the project.
- Stakeholder consultation. Both industry and non-industry representatives provided feedback on each component of the project through workshops, surveys, and public comment rounds.
Funding for this project was provided by Nike, Inc., Target Corporation, ClimateWorks Foundation, C&A Corporation, and Lenzing.
- Project launch: The Apparel and Footwear Project started in 2017 with a webinar introducing its scope and objectives.
- Stakeholder feedback: Two drafts of the guidance were made available for public review in 2018. Feedback was gathered through workshops, online surveys, and public comment periods.
- Final publication: The final guidance was launched at a workshop in Barcelona in June 2019.
For general questions or clarifications, email info@sciencebasedtargets.org. For company-specific technical questions, we kindly invite companies to submit targets for validation in order to receive a tailored and detailed response.
