FatFace launches net zero partnership for suppliers
FatFace has launched a new partnership agreement for suppliers as part of its wider net zero strategy.
Suppliers who sign up to the agreement will be asked to establish a methodology for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, develop and implement a Net Zero transition plan, and provide FatFace with updates on progress towards certain milestones.
Subscribe to TRBIn return, FatFace will grant participating suppliers preferred partner status for designated product categories, along with co-funding opportunities for decarbonisation projects, pilot programmes, and tooling upgrades.
The brand will also be sharing best practice in measuring and reducing emissions as well as energy saving ideas.
Nick Stevenson, trading and sustainability director at FatFace, said: “Since launching our most recent ESG strategy in 2020, we have made huge strides as a business, including becoming B Corp-certified in April 2023.
“But we still have work to do, and a focus on the pathway to net zero emissions is a big part of that. While we have more control over our own operations, we need to simultaneously look at the carbon impact in our supply chain and bring our manufacturing partners on the journey with us.”
Early signers to the agreement include Indian based Afflatus and Kautilya Industries, which are two of the brand’s biggest suppliers.
Acquired by Next in 2023, FatFace has since aligned its supplier code of conduct with Next’s code of practice, based on the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code. In September 2024, the brand improved its B Corp score from 80.4 to 89.1.
