Science-based targets provide companies with a clearly defined path to reduce carbon emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. They show your company how much and how quickly it needs to reduce GHG emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has become the global standard for establishing corporate climate pledges. Over 1,000 companies worldwide have already committed to setting emissions reduction targets through the initiative, since 2015.

Measuring a corporate carbon footprint and developing robust climate targets may seem like a daunting task. The FASHION LEAP FOR CLIMATE learning journey, designed together with Quantis, a leading science-based sustainability consultancy, is designed to make the process easy to understand and implement. It equips brand partners with deep knowledge of science-based targets as well as the necessary know-how to measure a corporate carbon footprint, set climate targets and submit these to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The FASHION LEAP FOR CLIMATE learning programme is available to brand partners of ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER AND ZALANDO as of early 2023. Moving forward, the founding retailers envision the learning platform to become an industry-wide initiative open to all eligible fashion brands and retailers committed to ambitious climate action and to creating a more sustainable future in fashion.

Please email info@fashionleapforclimate.com or use the contact form to express your interest in joining the learning platform.

To offer a personalised experience and to allow for a meaningful learning journey, we are currently inviting up to three participants per brand partner to join the platform. We encourage involvement from representatives across different departments – such as Procurement, R&D/Innovation, Sustainability – as target setting requires engagement and buy-in from across the company, but selection of participants is at the discretion of our brand partners.

The learning platform is part of an industry-led, antitrust-compliant initiative created by ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER and ZALANDO, in partnership with sustainability consultancy Quantis. While it is not sponsored by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the content is fully aligned with the latest SBTi guidance and criteria.

ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER AND ZALANDO strongly believe in the importance and urgency of aligning the fashion industry and their supply chains with GHG emission reduction trajectories based on the latest climate science.

Individually, each company has committed to climate action by measuring their carbon footprint and setting science-based targets for direct and indirect emissions (Scope 1, 2 and 3) through the Science Based Targets initiative in 2020 and 2021. With the majority of emissions coming from purchased products sold on the retailers’ platforms, the critical part of this work means supporting their brand partners to also set science-based targets by 2025, a commitment which forms part of each retailer’s own Scope 3 SBTs.

ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER AND ZALANDO believe that by joining forces through a pre-competitive initiative to address a shared goal in a competition law compliant manner, they have the reach to drive large-scale impact to benefit the wider fashion industry.

ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER AND ZALANDO are committed to supporting brand partners on their target-setting journey by sharing lessons learned, industry best practices and tailored materials. Brand partners are encouraged to contact their brand relationship managers for further details on available support services.

As a leading science-based sustainability consultancy with expertise in climate strategy & sustainability communications, Quantis brings the necessary expertise to create and facilitate an engaging, scientifically grounded learning experience. Quantis has successfully guided over 60 companies along their SBT target setting and/or SBTi submission process. Throughout the learning journey, fashion brands will have the opportunity to learn from each other regarding science-based climate goals and to engage with Quantis’ sustainability experts during live webinars and discussions.

The learning journey lasts approximately 10 hours across 6 weeks and consists of a blended learning experience including self-paced learning using small, focused lessons as well as webinars and participatory learning such as gamification and community learning alongside brand peers similarly working on their climate target-setting journey.

FASHION LEAP FOR CLIMATE is funded by ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER AND ZALANDO, in order to offer this customised programme at no cost to their brand partners.

To ensure compliance with anti-trust law amongst the e-retailers and data confidentiality, data collected on the learning platform is processed by Quantis acting on behalf of ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER AND ZALANDO, and may be shared with ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER AND ZALANDO in anonymous and aggregated form only for the sole purpose of informing the future development of the FASHION LEAP FOR CLIMATE platform.

The learning programme is designed to equip you with the required know-how needed to measure your company’s corporate carbon footprint, and to offer guidance on which tools and support services are available. The actual calculation of your company’s corporate footprint is not part of the learning programme’s scope.

ABOUT YOU, YOOX NET-A-PORTER and ZALANDO envision the platform to become an industry-wide initiative open to all interested fashion brands and retailers committed to ambitious, industry-wide climate action. Please email info@fashionleapforclimate.com or use the contact form to learn more about becoming a member.

While acknowledging that meaningful industry transformation requires collaboration between various parties, the co-founders of the learning program are committed to full compliance with antitrust and competition laws. The collaboration agreement pertaining to the initiative has been developed in full compliance with antitrust and competition laws, in particular but not limited to Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”). Specific antitrust compliance rules have been established and are observed at all times, and the initiative welcomes new members and participating brand partners.