“Climate is the existential crisis of our time—a threat to commerce and communities around the globe—and we all have a responsibility to act,” he said in the company’s first-ever standalone sustainability report.
One of the first companies to commit to emissions reductions consistent with the 1.5°C limit stated in the Paris Agreement, the company says its targets remain among the most ambitious in the apparel industry. By 2025, the parent company of Levi’s, Dockers and now Beyond Yoga, plans to reduce water usage in manufacturing areas of high water stress by 50 percent, reduce GHG emissions across its global supply chain by 40 percent and cut GHG emissions in all owned and operated facilities by 90 percent.
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