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)