Vinted
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Environmental Achievements
- Avoided 748 kt CO2e by purchasing second-hand products instead of buying new (excluding Vinted's operational footprint).
- Reduced emissions by 70% by reusing packaging instead of using new packaging.
Social Achievements
- 20% of Vinted’s users were buying or selling fashion products on Vinted out of social or environmental concerns.
- Vinted sellers had a clear preference for prolonging their products’ lifetime by passing them to family and friends and giving to charity.
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Uncertainty in avoided purchase rate due to social desirability bias and hypothetical scenarios.
- Potential for lower lifetimes and usage of second-hand products compared to new products.
- Possibility of increased product circulation leading to greater carbon emissions.
- Rebound effect (overconsumption) leading to additional carbon emissions.
Mitigation Strategies
- Conservative approach used to avoid overrepresenting emissions savings.
- Additional control questions in surveys to account for social desirability bias and uncertainty.
- Accounting for additional circulation and rebound effect in calculations.
- Using a weighted average of a representative substitutable product to account for variance in manufacturing impact.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol, World Resource Institute's recommendations
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed