Interim targets include a 70% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 and a 42% reduction in Scope 3 by 2030, though progress on Scope 3 remains minimal at just 2%. The company has set a 100% renewable electricity goal for its own operations by 2030 but lacks a target for its supply chain. PVH is phasing out coal in its supply chain, though timelines are unclear, and progress data is limited. It supports supplier decarbonization via programs like Clean by Design and offers financial incentives through a sustainable supply chain finance program. Supplier performance affects procurement decisions via a traffic light rating system. PVH includes shipping emissions in its targets and partners with Maersk on low-carbon biofuels, though it has not committed to zero-emission shipping. While it is piloting circular and regenerative projects, it lacks full transparency on material breakdowns and pricing structures that support climate action. Governance includes Board oversight of sustainability, but executive compensation links and internal carbon pricing are not disclosed.
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Manufacturing Emissions Change
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About the Scorecards
As the rampant production of fossil-fueled clothing continues to rise, contributing at least 4% of global emissions, the fashion industry must urgently correct course by ending its dependency on fossil fuels for manufacturing, transportation, and raw materials.
Read Report Download Report (PDF)Emissions change of Scope 3 Category 1 emissions when compared with the brand’s baseline year. Emissions change of -27% is used as the benchmark for alignment with 1.5C, based on 50% total reduction by 2030 compared with 2018 levels.
Score Breakdown
Climate and Net Zero Targets
Scope 1 and 2: Yes but later base year. Reduce 70% of absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030, from a 2021 base year.
Scope 3: No, lower and different base year. Reduce 42% of absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2030, from a 2021 base year. Company communicates it has only made a 2% reduction in Scope 3 against its base year
Mid-term (2035/2040) milestones: No clear milestones from 2030-2040.
Net Zero Roadmap: Goal to reach net-zero GHG emissions across the value chain by 2040: reduce absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2040 from a 2021 base year.
Renewable Energy Targets
Own operations RE target: Yes – offices, DCs and stores – powered by 100% RE by 2030. Communicates engagement on CVPPA, on site renewables, RECs and other green certificates.
Supply chain RE target: No
Thermal Coal Phase Out
2030 Coal Phase-out Target: Yes has goal: Phase out all coal fired heat and carbon intensive power generation in our supply chain and transition to renewable energy
Thermal energy transition/ electrification: Although has goal, unclear on specific steps and time frames in report.
Transparency
Emissions data: Yes reports Scope 1-3 history and provides a breakdown of Scope 3 by category. Historic trends on Scope 3 categories found across different reports
Supply chain energy data: No
Supplier lists published: No – only Tier 1 and Tier 2. Disclosure from December ’24 reveals 57 facilities in Bangladesh
Training, feasibility studies, and non-financial support for climate action
Yes – through Apparel Impact Institute Clean by Design Program and Carbon Leadership Program with strategic mills. Reports engaging with 72% on decarbonization targets and requires them to set given targets.
Additional, targeted support for transition planning: Yes – through Apparel Impact Institute Clean by Design Program and Carbon Leadership Program with strategic mills.
Financial Support for Decarbonization
Loans and financing: Yes – through the Sustainable Supply Chain Finance Program, PVH rewards high-performing suppliers with better financing rates based on their sustainability performance. Partnered with leading banks—HSBC, Standard Chartered, and DBS—to provide suppliers with access to competitive financing based on a set of science-based environmental targets as well as a series of social elements.
Collective financing initiatives: No clear evidence.
Direct/debt-free financing: No clear evidence.
Responsible/equitable buying to enable climate action
Purchasing decisions incentivize climate action: Uses a traffic light system. PVH assigns color ratings to suppliers summarizing their performance, one rating each for social and environmental performance. Communicates: We use the lower of the two ratings to determine impacts on the business relationship. PVH immediately suspends operations with existing suppliers that receive a red rating and does not authorize production at prospective suppliers that receive a white color rating. Company also uses Higg FEM.
Equitable/long-term sourcing to enable climate action: Not explicitly linked to decarbonization but states has a remediation process focused on working with suppliers.
In the event a supplier receives an orange rating, indicating the finding of critical issues, that supplier must create and deliver remediation plans, or they will be terminated as a supplier. Together with our partners, PVH provides capacity building services to aid remediation efforts, and eventually, we offer the opportunity for reassessment and resumption of the business relationship.
Prices enable climate action: Not explicitly. Works towards ILO principles and has goals on living wages; 100% of our key suppliers in two primary production countries by 2025 and four by 2030, will proactively support industry-wide collective bargaining to achieve living wages.
Climate Adaptation
Adaptation/worker just transition training funded or provided: No evidence
Emergency support developed with local groups: No evidence
Decarbonization Progress
Reducing manufacturing emissions: Scope 3 category 1 emissions did show a decline over the past year, although remained relatively flat against baseline.
Increasing supply chain renewable electricity: No
Coal phase out transition progress: No
Commitment to phase out fossil fuel-derived fibers
No. Goals focused on environmentally preferred. For polyester, this is defined as recycled.
Deforestation-free materials
Leather: Not said explicitly. Member of Leather Working Group who are working towards this.
Man-made Cellulosic Fibers: Currently 36% towards company target of 100% Environmentally Preferred Viscose. Defined as FSC and PEFC certified sources, or recycled material/viscose
Low-carbon materials
Yes. Launched a pilot with Fast Feet Grinded, a solution that separates and pulverizes footwear into recycled feedstocks that can be used to create new footwear. Through this pilot, PVH EMEA has been able to collect 13,789 Kg (~30,399 lbs) of footwear from the PVH Amsterdam Campus and Hoofddorp warehouse to divert it away from traditional waste streams.Would be good to see more examples with disclosure on $ invested.
Increasing Circularity
PVH demonstrates early signs of moving towards more circular practices.
It incorporates recycled cotton into its broader environmentally preferred material targets.
The company has launched a pilot with Fast Feet Grinded to separate and pulverize footwear into recycled feedstocks that can be used to create new footwear.
Elsewhere it has piloted initiatives through specific brands, for example partnered with Tommy Hilfiger and ThredUp for resale and experimented in Hong Kong in Tommy Hilfiger with take-back partner REDRESS.
Target & increase recycled cotton
Part of broader environmentally preferred cotton target. Defined as organic, recycled and third-party certified. Currently at 51% for total, unclear how much of that is recycled.
100% recycled/organic/regen cotton + wool, report on progress
Part of broader environmentally preferred cotton target. Defined as organic, recycled and third-party certified. Currently at 51% for total, unclear how much of that is organic/regen.
Support farmers, transition to regen/organic farming
Yes – working with WWF, banks and governments on a pilot. A regenerative cotton farming pilot in Büyük Menderes established monitoring and evaluation data and following the assessment’s completion, the pilot will be used as a guidepost for regenerative cotton production across the basin. WWF implemented foundational work–running studies with technical experts to analyze hydrology and biodiversity in the Bafa Lake and Büyük Menderes Delta.
Resale/repair – % total sales/disclosure on #
PVH explores circular business models across brands but does not offer in-store repair services. It previously partnered with Tommy Hilfiger and ThredUp for resale, collecting over 3,900 pieces (~1,950 kg) of used clothing through ThredUp. Additionally, it gathered 650 kg of clothing in Hong Kong through Tommy Hilfiger stores and take-back partner REDRESS.
Direct link resale/repair to reduce production
No – more on circularity.
Materials transparency
Shares material mix: Yes by weight and percentage, shares historic figures from 2018 – 2023 for cotton, cellulosics, synthetics and animal derived materials.
Provides data on units sold: Not disclosed
PVH does include shipping emissions in its Scope 3 target, and has reported a 33% decrease in shipping emissions compared with its base year of 2021. However, the company does not provide any transparency into its transportation modes, including aviation, beyond a stated goal to minimize air freight.
Action to reduce the impact of marine shipping, or support for zero emission vessels: In FY2023, PVH EMEA continued partnership with Maersk on a low-carbon ocean shipping solution that uses second-generation biofuels, resulting in emissions savings of 11,244 tons of CO2e. PVH is leveraging learnings from this regional initiative as we further define longer-term global solutions to drive emissions reductions across transportation and distribution. It is a signatory of the Arctic Shipping Pledge. No explicit commitment on ZEV.
No strong direct examples. On stakeholder engagement section, the company says ‘We engage with governments, both directly and through industry associations, and MSIs on specific issues such as freedom of association, fair compensation and building, fire and structural safety. We look to engage with governments on their national Sustainable Development Goal (“SDG”) implementation plans in order to align our efforts.’