Carbon footprint
Carbon neutral operations
Our goal is to become carbon neutral in our own operations by 2025. We monitor the target by means of two metrics:
- Share of renewable energy in own production and locations.
- CO₂ emissions / ton of clothing produced.
By our operations we mean our Finnish operations as well as our production in Estonia. We will achieve this goal by measures such as transferring to the use of renewable energy in our production and facilities, and by minimizing emissions from transportation and mobility. Furthermore, we compensate for those emissions that we cannot avoid.
Use of renewable energy
We use only renewable energy in both Finland and Estonia.
Result in 2024: The share of renewable energy in own production and sites was 100%.
Carbon dioxide emissions per
produced ton of clothing
We conducted our first emissions calculation in 2020, which included only Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Scope 3 emissions were calculated for the first time in 2021. As the methodology has significantly improved since those years, we will use our 2023 carbon footprint calculation as the baseline going forward.
In 2024, we enhanced our calculation regarding the quantity of purchased and manufactured garments. Until now, we have used an average estimate of 200 g per product, but we are now able to retrieve actual data from our systems.
Result 2024: 42.85 kg CO₂-eq / tonne of garments produced
Description of carbon footprint calculation and results
Scope 1 emissions
Fuel for the leased car and the company-owned van.
Scope 2 emissions
All operations in Finland are included, with the exception of the Lahti and Turku stores, where we do not manage the electricity contracts ourselves. In Estonia, electricity and district heating for the Narva, Viljandi and Tallinn stores are included in the calculation. We use only renewable energy in both Finland and Estonia.
The emission factor used in the calculation is zero, based on data received from Veni Energia and Enefit. For district heating, we have used the emission factor for Tampere’s district heating production in Finland, and the emission factor for natural gas-based district heating in Estonia. For electricity and district heating, the OpenCO2.net calculator includes only CO₂ emissions, excluding other gases
Scope 3 emissions
Yarns, fabrics and knits: The calculation includes all fabric metres used during 2024. These are broken down into fibre types based on composition percentages and converted from metres to kilograms using the fabric’s linear metre weight.
Purchased products: We have calculated the amount of fibre used in kilograms based on the product’s weight and its material composition. The calculation is slightly distorted, as the product weight naturally includes accessories such as zips, buttons and press studs. The fibre calculator includes the following fibres: acrylic, elastane, recycled polyester, polyamide, polyester, cotton, recycled cotton, wool and viscose. These fibres account for 97% of the fibres we use.
Packaging materials: We include the kilograms of cardboard, plastic and wooden packaging (pallets) used.
Transport to the factory or warehouse: The calculation includes sea, rail, air and road freight to and from factories/subcontractors, as well as deliveries to customers.
Waste transport and treatment: We have used a carbon footprint figure provided by the supplier. This includes the Tampere sites and the following stores: Joensuu, Rovaniemi, Tornio, Helsinki and Hämeenlinna. The amount of mixed waste from Narva has been entered into the calculator. No data was available from Viljandi or the Tallinn office.
Business travel: Includes passenger kilometres travelled by car, ferry, plane, train, taxi and bus, as well as hotel overnight stays.
Result 2021: 4,122.86 t CO₂-ecv
Result 2022: 7,089.67 t CO₂-ecv
Result 2023: 9,950.19 t CO₂e
Result 2024: 6,739.27 t CO₂e
