Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Responsibility
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced overall carbon footprint by approximately 54% compared to 2019.
• Increased transparency across the value chain by doubling the number of suppliers on the public-facing supplier list.
• 98% of all EILEEN FISHER cotton products were either organic or recycled, and 98% of linen products were organic.
• 73% of total units produced were made with fibers that support low toxin inputs and closed-loop production systems.

Social Achievements

• Reinstated employee wellness program.
• Added "Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace Free of Discrimination + Harassment" policy to Employee Handbooks.
• Incorporated Sustainability and Diversity, Equity + Inclusion (DE+I) into annual Development Dialogues.
• Redesigned and launched the New Hire Orientation (NHO) Program with a focus on DE+I and Sustainability.
• Established a Black Employee Resource Group.
• Rolled out Managing Bias and Harassment training.

Governance Achievements

• Recertified as a B Corporation.
• Maintained investment in eco-preferred materials.
• Improved year-over-year in four key categories according to Better Buying Institute report: planning & forecasting, design & development, cost & cost negotiation, and management of the purchasing process.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic.
• Limited financial resources hindering progress on certain priorities (regenerative agriculture and transparency).
• Challenges in achieving 100% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2025.
• Difficulty in achieving 90% waste diversion from conventional disposal methods.
• Excess inventory in the Renew program.
• Need for improved IT systems to manage inventory.
• Challenges related to implementing living wages and gender equity in the apparel sector.
• Tripled cost of RECs in 2021.
• Data accuracy issues in carbon accounting.

Mitigation Strategies

• Conducting a comprehensive social and environmental risk assessment.
• Committing to timely production orders to allow for sea freight instead of air freight.
• Research and development for ways to reduce packaging and use eco-preferred materials.
• Incorporating excess inventory into the 2021 product line.
• Investing in a program with carbon offset provider NativeEnergy and the regenerative farming network Ovis 21.
• Researching and developing partnerships with textile recycling companies.
• Gathering more data from suppliers and engaging with industry groups supporting living wage implementation.
• Using mobile phone surveys to better understand workers' experiences.
• Improving data integrity in internal processes and collaborating with industry partners.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 14 apparel manufacturing facilities completed FEM (88% of total units), 10 completed FSLM or Better Work program (62% of total units)

Responsible Procurement

• Use of eco-preferred materials
• Work with the Coalition to End Forced Labor
• No business in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp, Higg Index

Third-party Assurance: TÜV Rheinland (2020 data)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Renew, Resewn, Waste No More programs

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Minimal Environmental and Social Impact
• Inclusive Workplace
• Business for Good
• Collaborative Impact

Environmental Achievements

• 81% of raw materials met third-party sustainable criteria.
• 73% of materials were processed using safer chemistry.
• Launched an interactive supplier map on Open Supply Hub.
• Tracked 92% of apparel manufacturers’ energy sources.
• Collected 2 millionth garment through Renew take-back program.
• Piloted a new textile-to-textile recycling program.
• Reduced waste through Second Life initiatives (Customer Repair Program, Visible Mending, Overdyeing).

Social Achievements

• Several employee benefits restored after pandemic.
• Relaunched Black Employee Resource Group.
• Provided anti-racism training for team leaders.
• Implemented new hiring practices to increase diversity.
• Reinstated company-wide year-end profit-sharing bonus and store bonus program.
• Provided summer bonus to all employees.
• Expanded Wellness Reimbursement Program.
• Reinstated Milestone Anniversary Recognition Program.
• Launched initiatives to improve work/life balance and employee well-being (meeting-free breaks, Friday afternoons, Wellness Wednesdays).

Governance Achievements

• Supported eight policy initiatives (climate action, reproductive health, responsible business, voting rights).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions impacting chemistry progress.
• Travel and resource constraints limiting supplier visits and verifications.
• Lack of third-party assessments for some dyehouses.
• Increased air shipments due to supply chain disruptions.
• Difficulty tracing fibers without certifications.
• Renew program taking back more clothes than it can sell or repurpose.
• Uneven participation in DE+I initiatives.
• Need to expand DE+I initiatives beyond anti-racism.
• Rising healthcare costs.
• Limited staff for policy advocacy.
• Financial constraints limiting philanthropic program.

Mitigation Strategies

• Partnered with Apparel Impact Institute for carbon tech assessments.
• Improved internal planning systems to reduce transportation emissions.
• Restarted third-party audits at the end of 2022.
• Working to reduce air shipping through improved planning.
• Developing strategies for excess inventory in Renew program.
• Implementing a Pulse Survey to monitor employee morale and satisfaction.
• Developing a strategic approach to policy advocacy.
• Planning to expand philanthropic program as financial strength improves.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Increased Higg FEM and FSLM assessments completion rate in 2022

Responsible Procurement

• Better Buying Initiative
• Higg Index assessments
• Textile Genesis for supply chain traceability

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp, Higg Index

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Recycled cotton yarn from Renew program

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Circular Economy
• Fair Labor Practices
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Environmental Sustainability
• Supply Chain Transparency

Environmental Achievements

• Recovered over 2 million garments through the Renew program.
• Recycled 64,142 damaged garments.
• Contributed to the creation of a new life cycle assessment for the carbon impact of silk.

Social Achievements

• 20% of products made in Fair Trade Certified factories.
• Nearly 100% of employees participated in DEI training.
• 44% of new US hires were People of Color.

Governance Achievements

• Expanded the scope of products on the Textile Genesis blockchain traceability platform, increasing traced fiber volume by 41%.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reduced percentage of eco-preferred fibers due to market limitations in organic linen.
• Higher demand for silk led to a decrease in organic cotton and Tencel Lyocell.

Mitigation Strategies

• Used European Flax™ as a substitute for organic linen.
• Developing an organic silk supply chain to increase eco-preferred fibers.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of apparel manufacturers (Tier 1) and mills & dyehouses (Tier 2) were known and traceable.

Responsible Procurement

• Fair Trade Certified factories
• Use of Higg Facility Environmental Module and Apparel Impact Institute to support supplier decarbonization efforts.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol, Higg Index (BRM and FSLM), SLCP Converged Assessment Framework, B Impact Assessment

Certifications: Fair Trade Certified, bluesign APPROVED (silk)