Mulberry reduces its UK carbon emissions by 10%

Mulberry reduced its UK absolute carbon emissions by almost 10% (9.5%) last year, according to its latest sustainability report.

The fashion brand reported that the majority of its Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions come from its Somerset factories, warehouses and retail stores.

The emissions were measured using the UK government’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting framework, with some of the emissions offset in partnership with the World Land Trust.

The brand reduced its total scope emissions to 5.172 tonnes of Co2e per total million pounds of sales; this was reduced by 13% from 5.965 tonnes of C02e per total million pounds of sales last year.

To aid its carbon emissions reductions further Mulberry set out plans to invest in a 360kW solar PV array rooftop of its second largest factory The Willows, based in Bridgwater, Somerset.


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The second part of the plans, which Mulberry says will help generate ten times more renewable electricity than the current system, will be to install a solar carport over the car park, increasing energy generation and providing employees with EV charging points.

Quoted in the report, the brand’s supply chain director Rob Billington said: “Mulberry is committed to investing in renewable energy for our own UK factories. As well as the solar project at The Willows, we are exploring opportunities for renewable energy generation at The Rookery, our factory in Chilcompton where Mulberry has been manufacturing since 1819.”

In addition, the brand sourced 100% of its leather from tanneries with environmental accreditations, and said that 82% of its Tier 2 suppliers (suppliers that supply raw materials to be used to make Mulberry bags) measure their water consumption, while 79% have targets to reduce their water consumption.

The moves come after the brand ramped up its net zero pledge (pledging net zero by 2035) in 2021,  after several retailers including Boohoo, Nike, H&M and Zara were all embroiled in scandals.

CEO Thierry Andretta highlighted the brand’s work with NGOs “We all believe that a truly regenerative and circular future must benefit all people we work with and the communities we’re part of. That’s why our work with NGOs and charities are a key pillar in our strategy”.

“This year, we continued our long-standing partnership with The Felix Project to provide over 300,000 meals for Londoners most in need with food that would otherwise have gone to waste; and with Mentoring Matters, Flourish in Diversity and The Outsiders Perspective to improve diversity and inclusion within the creative industries”.

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