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Spanish apparel retailer Mango has announced that 80 per cent of all the garments it sells now bear the Committed name and in just one year, Mango has almost doubled the percentage of sustainable garments in its total production. The company forecasts that by 2025, 100 per cent of the polyester it uses will be recycled and all cellulose fibres will be of controlled and traceable origin.
The company has reviewed the targets set in early 2020 as part of its sustainability strategic plan and has decided to bring them forward. It is also maintaining its goal that 100 per cent of the cotton used will be of sustainable origin by 2025, Mango said in a media release.
“Aware of the environmental impact of our product, and in line with our goals and international commitments, we work garment-by-garment, promoting the use of fibres with a lower environmental impact in our collection. Bringing forward the sustainable fibre targets allows us to move towards a more sustainable fashion future,” explained Toni Ruiz, Mango’s chief executive officer.
Mango has announced that 80 per cent of all the garments it sells bear the Committed name and in just one year, Mango has almost doubled the percentage of sustainable garments in its total production. The company forecasts that by 2025, 100 per cent of the polyester it uses will be recycled and all cellulose fibres will be of controlled and traceable origin.
In 2021, Mango achieved a 91 per cent use of sustainable cotton and a 59 per cent use of cellulose fibres of controlled origin. Furthermore, 54 per cent of the polyester used was recycled, achieving the initial target four years ahead of time.
Mango makes its commitment to sustainable fashion visible through the Committed label, which includes all Mango garments with a lower environmental impact. Committed garments are all those which contain at least 30 per cent or more sustainable fibres (such as organic cotton, recycled cotton, BCI cotton, recycled polyester, recycled wool or Tencel, among others) and/or have been manufactured using more sustainable production processes. Mango aims to make all its garments Committed by 2022.
In its journey towards sustainability, Mango has signed agreements with various bodies and companies worldwide. Key coalitions it forms part of include the International Accord, the Fashion Pact and the United Nations Fashion Charter for Climate.
In 2021, Mango implemented a new water management strategy to reduce the consumption and increase the efficiency of this resource. Within this context, it has signed up to the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero programme as a ‘Collaborator’. Mango has also signed up to the Canopy Style initiative, which is committed to protecting forests by ensuring the responsible use of all cellulose materials used in garments, paper and packaging.
Precisely through such alliances, Mango has signed up to the net zero target for 2050. In its journey to achieve net zero emissions, the company has set itself new intermediate targets. It has committed to reduce its direct emissions by 80 per cent, as well as those generated by the Scope 1 and 2 energy it consumes, by 2030. It has also committed to reduce by 35 per cent the Scope 3 emission it produces in its supply chain by the same year.
Finally, in its commitment towards the value chain and transparency, in December Mango published a new list of factories in its global supply chain. As well as updating the list of Tier 1 factories it published in 2020, Mango has included for the first time the list of Tier 2 factories, related to production processes. This year the company has set itself the goal to also publish a list of Tier 3 factories, related to suppliers of raw materials, such as fabrics and fittings.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KD)
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