Climate Change Data

Samsonite International S.A.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:549,377 Metric Tons CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:549,377 Metric Tons CO2e (99% of total)
Renewable Energy Share:100%

ESG Focus Areas

  • business conduct
  • circular economy
  • climate change adaptation
  • diversity and inclusion
  • energy management
  • greenhouse gas emissions/climate change mitigation
  • plastic use and disposal
  • product quality and safety
  • traceability
  • working conditions and human rights

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved 100% renewable electricity in our own operations, two years ahead of our goal.
  • Reduced the carbon intensity of our own operations by 85% compared to a 2017 baseline.
  • Globally, approximately 34% net sales came from products made at least in part from recycled materials, up from about 23% in 2022.
  • Dubai office now receives some of its electricity from on-site solar, reducing energy consumption from the grid by 33%.

Social Achievements

  • At the end of 2023, 37% of our employees at the director level and above were women. This is an increase of 1% compared to 2022. Across our entire workforce, women represent 49% of our employees.
  • Provided a suite of educational opportunities to help our people grow. In addition to group workshops and webinars, we offered online courses that our people can work through at their own pace.
  • Samsonite volunteers distributed 725 High Sierra Citypaks, and 90 Swoop SG children’s backpacks at the Homeless Connect Toronto event in 2023.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a global product sustainability framework across three key areas of impact: sustainable materials, circularity and product footprint.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reduce the carbon intensity of our own operations by 15% by 2025 compared to a 2017 baseline.
  • Set a near-term science-based emission reduction target across our own operations (Scope 1 and 2) and our supply chain (Scope 3), aligned with the criteria of the Science-Based Target initiative.
Medium-term Goals:
  • By 2030, achieve gender balance by ensuring that women represent at least 45% of our management team at the director level and above. Maintain gender balance across our entire workforce.
  • By 2025, ensure that all employees have access to professional development opportunities.
Short-term Goals:
  • Activate new product sustainability framework, defining targets and a roadmap across three key areas of impact: sustainable materials, circularity and product footprint.
  • Accelerate the use of recycled content in our products.
  • Introduce a limited-edition suitcase in Europe containing recycled end-of-life suitcase materials.
  • Develop internal sustainable packaging guidelines.
  • Refine and expand our global employee experience strategy.
  • Advance our gender equity strategy to achieve our gender balance goal by 2030.
  • Build out our human rights due diligence efforts.
  • Begin to align our corporate giving efforts globally.
  • Evolve our ESG metrics and perform third-party pre-assurance to prepare for and meet new reporting requirements.
  • Continue to develop our internal ESG resources and further engage our teams.
  • Further strengthen our communications internally and externally.
  • Continue to implement energy efficiency measures where we can.
  • Maintain 100% renewable electricity for our operations and finalize a solar project at our distribution center in Vidalia, Georgia.

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing Scope 3 emissions (99% of total emissions).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Working with suppliers to increase recycled content of products, as well as replace virgin materials with recycled materials wherever possible.
  • CEO laid out expectations for key suppliers to partner on reducing Scope 3 emissions.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Suppliers must agree to our Ethical Charter, which sets out our commitment to fair and safe workplaces.
  • All finished goods and certain raw material and component suppliers that have signed our Ethical Charter are also enrolled onto Samsonite’s Global Social Compliance Program.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • S’Cure Eco luggage (at least 85% post-consumer recycled polypropylene)
  • Tumi’s 19 Degree outer shell (more than 90% recycled polycarbonate)
  • Xtrem Pride capsule collection (interior liners made with 100% post-consumer recycled PET)