Climate Change Data

Stanley & Stella SA

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:94,332 tCO2e/year
Waste Generated:134 tons/year (recycled cutting waste)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced carbon intensity despite double-digit sales increase (4% increase in emissions compared to a higher percentage sales increase)
  • Recycled 134 tons of cutting waste into new products in 2022
  • Developed RE-Creator t-shirt and RE-Cruiser hoodie using 50% recycled organic cotton from cutting waste

Social Achievements

  • Achieved Fair Wear Foundation Leader status
  • Implemented Fair-priced Grocery Shops (FGS) project benefiting almost 10,000 workers in 2022
  • Initiated partnership with Drip by Drip to provide mobile medical support in villages near factories

Governance Achievements

  • Launched the Stanley/Stella Charter in 2022 outlining ten core principles for ESG

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce and compensate carbon emissions across the value chain

Environmental Challenges

  • High carbon footprint of the textile industry
  • Ensuring living wages for all workers
  • Minimizing water usage and contamination across the supply chain
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing a decarbonization strategy to reduce and compensate carbon emissions
  • Working towards living wages through initiatives like FGS and collaboration with FWF
  • Implementing water treatment plants (ETPs) in all partner factories and minimizing water usage in organic cotton farming

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 5 audits in 2022 (4 in Bangladesh, 1 in China)

Responsible Procurement
  • Sourcing GOTS certified organic cotton and GRS certified recycled materials
  • Working with Fair Wear Foundation certified factories
  • Implementing a Code of Conduct for partner factories

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol, Bilan Carbone

Certifications: GOTS, GRS, OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, PETA-Approved, OCS

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • RE-Creator t-shirt and RE-Cruiser hoodie