Less talk,
more action
We like to 'say what we do and do what we say' as we believe that sustainability is, first and foremost, a question of commitment and transparency.
Our 2023 Highlights
In 2023, we improved our supply chain to ensure fair working conditions, reduce our environmental footprint, and secure raw materials integrity. We finalized our decarbonization strategy with an ambitious 2030 objective, and supported communities near cotton fields, partner factories in Bangladesh, and our Brussels HQ.
In 2024, we will deepen collaboration to reduce emissions, support factory workers and cotton farmers, and source top-quality materials.
Remei Tanzania, our first 'direct-to-farm' project
Our collaboration with Remei connects us directly to organic cotton sources. Remei Tanzania partners with 2,000 smallholder farms in the Simiyu region, offering fair payment for their organic cotton and ongoing support in organic farming.
Strengthening sustainability actions with field visits
In 2023, we visited key supply chain actors in Turkey, India, and Tanzania to strengthen our understanding of organic cotton sourcing and inspect ginning facilities. In Bangladesh and China, we reviewed fabric and garment factories, focusing on carbon data, energy efficiency, and emission targets.
New tools to further improve factory working conditions
2023 saw us reinforce our supply chain monitoring and management tools. Through revised audit documents, enhanced processes, and strengthened Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), we aim to accelerate action and continue improving working conditions in our partner factories.
Carbon Footprint Strategy
After two years of intensive work to measure and understand our carbon footprint across our supply chain, we proudly unveiled our decarbonisation strategy in April 2024.
This huge project unites the entire Stanley/Stella ecosystem around a common goal: to reduce our relative carbon emissions by 30% by 2030.
Mobile healthcare for villagers in Bangladesh
To support the communities where workers from our partner factories live, in 2023 we began financing a mobile hospital project that, as of March 2024, gave over 40,000 people from 35 villages access to free medical consultations and medication, prenatal care, basic screening tests, and minor surgery.
Enhancing recycled polyester traceability in China
To deepen our understanding of our recycled polyester supply chain and confirm the traceability of the raw materials, we travelled to China in 2023 to meet with actors at different levels of our supply chain, including visits to collection points for post-consumer plastic bottles.
