Climate and Net Zero Targets
Scope 1 and 2: No – By 2030 achieve carbon reduction across the value chain aligned to SBT equivalent of 52% reduction in emissions relative to growth. Goal for 2025 – 2025: Achieve a 4.2% absolute reduction in operational emissions each year, and a 7% reduction in value chain emissions each year, relative to growth against a 2019 baseline

Scope 3: No – By 2030 achieve carbon reduction across the value chain aligned to SBT equivalent of 52% reduction in emissions relative to growth. Absolute emissions reduction equivalent is unclear.

Mid-term (2035/2040) milestones: No. In an email, the brand told Stand.earth it was ‘restrategizing’ around its ESG priorities.

Net Zero Roadmap: No – says will develop this by 2026.

Renewable Energy Targets
Own operations RE target: Has 100% target and has achieved this but all through RECS. The company communicated to Stand.earth that it has decreased gas usage across its own sites and is considering the transition to electric heating across its own operations. It shares that all grid electricity consumed is REGO-backed.

Supply chain RE target: No

Thermal Coal Phase Out
2030 Coal Phase-out Target: No evidence

Thermal energy transition/ electrification: No evidence

Transparency
Emissions data: Yes and Scope 3 category breakdown. Not split by country or tier.

Supply chain energy data: No evidence

Supplier lists published: No – shares list, does not make clear which Tier. Critical to note has not yet fully mapped supply chain. Says working on T2/3 in China and starting in Bangladesh, Pakistan.

Supplier list link

Training, feasibility studies, and non-financial support for climate action
No evidence

Additional, targeted support for transition planning: No evidence

Financial Support for Decarbonization
Loans and financing: No evidence

Collective financing initiatives: No evidence

Direct/debt-free financing: No evidence

Responsible/equitable buying to enable climate action
Purchasing decisions incentivize climate action: Not specifically- in Code of Conduct requires following of environmental laws and for suppliers to have an environmental policy.

Equitable/long-term sourcing to enable climate action: No

Prices enable climate action: No

Climate Adaptation
Adaptation/worker just transition training funded or provided: No

Emergency support developed with local groups: No

Decarbonization Progress
Reducing manufacturing emissions: Scope 3 Cat 1 decreased both YOY and against baseline by 13%, but this was attributed to a 22% decrease in quantity of goods sold.

Increasing supply chain renewable electricity: No

Coal phase out transition progress: No

Commitment to phase out fossil fuel-derived fibers
No – Boohoo label specifically has a target that by 2025 all of polyester products will contain recycled or more sustainably sourced. Progress – 10% in 2022

Deforestation-free materials
Leather: No – says accepts LWG certification

Man-made Cellulosic Fibers: No

Low-carbon materials
No clear examples or investments. In group report says exploring opportunities for technology advances in fibre-to- fibre recycling

Increasing Circularity
No clear targets to increase recycled, organic or regenerative cotton. Reports converting 13% of
cotton usage to Better Cotton certified cotton and that 1.65% of total cotton purchased was organic. Boohoo group does not have a resale or repair program, but offers rental across some brands.

Target & increase recycled cotton
Unclear

100% recycled/organic/regen cotton + wool, report on progress
No – Reports converting 13% of
cotton usage to Better Cotton certified cotton and that 1.65% of total
cotton purchased was organic.

Support farmers, transition to regen/organic farming
No clear examples.

Resale/repair – % total sales/disclosure on #
Limited across all global markets. Company is offering rental options for a number of brands. Karen Millen has partnered with the Seam on repairs. For PLT, a resale marketplace app is available in the UK.

Direct link resale/repair to reduce production
No

Materials transparency
Shares material mix: Gives some limited information on material mix by percentage, but not full disclosure.
In 2023 49% of product was made from polyester, 30% cotton,3.5% viscose and 2.8% is recycled polyester

Provides data on units sold: No

Shipping emissions are not currently included in Boohoo Groups’s Scope 3 targets, which is of particular concern as the company says that it “continues to operate a large proportion of air freight”. Boohoo Group did report a reduction in upstream transportation emissions in the past year and a 63% reduction compared with 2020, although it can be attributed to a reduction in sales. The company does not provide data on its transportation modes, or report any policies or targets to reduce aviation, support zero emission vessels and reduce the impact of its marine shipping in the short term.

No strong direct examples.