Every 20 minutes,
a plant or animal species disappears,
- over 26,000 species every year.

Holistic approach

Everyone wants to do something for the environment... But is it environmental progress
when we only consider the carbon footprint of a product's packaging
and neglect that of its ingredients?

Or when we only consider CO2, without thinking about soil pollution,
fine particle emissions or the depletion of water resources
that manufacturing can induce?

A product can be good in one respect and very bad in many others, so that in the end,
its environmental impact is not at all what we imagined.
That's why we adopt a multi-criteria Environmental Approach
based on the PEF method..

The PEF
Method

In 2018, the European Union developed and adopted a scientific method, the PEF (Product Environmental Footprint), to rigorously define and assess the environmental footprint.

It takes into account 16 impact categories (depletion of fossil resources, fine particles, freshwater eco-toxicity...) and all stages of the product life cycle.

Carbon
footprint

Beyond this multi-criteria approach, the Bilan Carbone, which only measures CO2 emissions, is nevertheless an essential step for any company wishing to take stock of its environmental impact, including its products, activities and infrastructures. With this in mind, we are carrying out our first 2023 carbon assessment on scopes 1, 2, 3, in partnership with La Belle Empreinte using the PEF method.

We're looking forward to quantifying our CO2 emissions in order to understand where the most promising decarbonization levers lie, set reduction targets and draw up a long-term action plan.

Transport and
freight

The aim of this scheme is to encourage companies acting as principals of transporters to better integrate the impact of transport into their sustainable development strategy.

We joined this decarbonization program by 2021 and signed an agreement with ADEME to reduce 5% our inbound logistics CO2 emissions by 2024 via 4 families of actions : loading rate, distance travelled, means of transport and responsible purchasing. This project will form part of the broader action plan that will follow on from our carbon footprint in 2024.

Responsible
packaging

According to ADEME (The French Agency for Ecological Transition), packaging is not a significant part of a textile company's carbon footprint. However, reducing plastic pollution helps preserve the biodiversity that is at the heart of our business.

In-store, our bags are made from FSC-certified paper and 70% recycled fiber. They are 100% recyclable. Our e-commerce packaging is made from FSC-certified cardboard, i.e. from sustainably managed forests. They are 100% recycled and recyclable.

RAinsing
awareness

To adopt a sincere CSR approach, you need to be convinced, at all levels of the organisation, of its validity and usefulness. And to do that, you need to understand the problem and the environmental and social issues at stake.
That's why our CSR Director has been facilitating awareness-raising workshops for our teams for the past year. After this year's Climate Fresco, there will be the Biodiversity Fresco, 2 Tonnes and The Week in the coming months.
These are all great ways of raising awareness and encouraging people to take action, both individually and collectively.


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