Climate Change Data

University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2004)

Reporting Period: 2004

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3.1 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (0.4% of UK total)
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:0.6kg of oil equivalent primary energy per kg of output (0.4% of UK total)
Water Consumption:60kg of water per kg of output (0.5% of UK total)
Waste Generated:1kg of solid waste per kg of output (0.5% of UK total)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Social Responsibility
  • Economic Viability

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Poor working conditions in clothing factories
  • Greenhouse effect
  • Waste disposal crisis in the UK
  • Use of toxic chemicals in cotton agriculture and manufacturing
  • Low wages and precarious employment in some countries
  • Suppression of workers' rights to form associations in some countries
  • High and growing waste volumes from the sector in the UK due to fast fashion
  • Water consumption in cotton cultivation
Mitigation Strategies
  • UK based retailers specifying codes of good practice in labour standards to their suppliers
  • Consumer education on the specific impacts of products
  • Increased emphasis on durability as a component of fashion
  • New business models with growth in profit decoupled from increased material flow
  • Technology development for efficient sorting of used clothing, new fibre recycling technology, and low-temperature detergents
  • Improved infrastructure for clothing collection
  • Government policy changes to promote reduction of total or embedded impacts in products
  • UK involvement in negotiating international agreements on trade to promote environmental and social responsibility
  • Switching to organic cotton growing
  • Reducing wash temperatures and avoiding tumble drying
  • Improved collection and sorting procedures for second-hand clothes
  • Recycling for materials with high impacts in the production phase
  • Development of new textile fibre recycling technologies

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • UK based retailers specifying codes of good practice in labour standards to their suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed