It’s no secret—fashion fans around the world (including our guests!) love keeping up with the latest styles and trends. But it takes the fashion industry large amounts of energy and water to keep the new “fast fashion” pieces coming, while discarded clothing is piling up in landfills, to the tune of 92 million tons a year.
As a leading fashion retailer, we know the negative effects waste and pollution can cause in the value chain, from rising costs to environmental impact. Our guests look to Target for solutions to help them live waste-free lives too. So, we’ve been exploring innovative ways to design for circularity across our business, and the products and services we offer.
Today, we took another step forward, joining dozens of leading brands and industry organizations in signing onto the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. This charter is designed to mobilize the fashion industry to create solutions to combat climate change. Target has signed on alongside companies like Puma, H&M, Gucci and Hugo Boss, and NGOs like WWF (World Wildlife Fund), the Better Cotton Initiative and Textile Exchange.
“Target proudly joins the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action as it closely aligns with our climate goals and continued efforts to reduce our greenhouse gas footprint,” said Jennifer Silberman, vice president, corporate responsibility, Target. “Being part of this charter alongside fashion industry leaders can hopefully inspire others to join the initiative, reduce carbon emissions, and build a more sustainable future.”
Aligned with the Paris Agreement goals, the charter will help to guide our ongoing work toward selecting climate-friendly and sustainable materials, using low-carbon transportation, and exploring circular business models. It also supports our efforts to set a Scope 3 carbon emissions reduction target, as charter signatories aim to reduce their aggregate greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Click here for a closer look at all the commitments.
This charter membership is the latest in Target’s ongoing work to make our apparel business more sustainable. Over the years, we’ve partnered with Natural Resources Defense Council on its Clean by Design initiative, which identifies practical, cost-saving opportunities so our suppliers can increase operational efficiencies in their factories while reducing resource usage, waste and emissions. We’re also a strategic partner to the Global Fashion Agenda, and support its work to transform the way fashion is produced and consumed around the world.
Learn more about the work we do to take care of the planet and leave our home better for future families.
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