Planet

As a business, we have an impact on the environment, and we acknowledge that it is our responsibility to manage our relationship with the natural world, that's why we're continually looking for ways to reduce impact and increase efficiencies.

Climate Impact

As we move forward, carbon is one of our focal areas. Using industry-leading experts, we've measured our climate impact to set the baseline and develop science-based targets to reduce impact across our direct and indirect operations. We're proud signatories of the Low Carbon Transition Programme, a British Fashion Council and UK government-funded initiative to support 50 London-based fashion brands to reduce their climate impact through carbon reduction and circular business model strategies.

An important first step for any fashion brand is measuring its climate impact across its direct emissions (scope 1) and indirect emissions (scope 2 and 3). For fashion, the majority of emissions are generated through scope 3: the manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal phases.

Last year, our carbon footprint was 11, 721 t CO2e. Our scope 3 emissions accounted for 99.65% of our climate footprint, and areas with the highest impact were materials, supply chain, and garment use phase. We're working on a 2030 reduction plan and will be publishing our targets soon.

Our Materials

Materials matter to us at NC. We know they also have a significant impact on climate and the environment. Like most fashion labels, materials represent a large part of our scope 3 carbon emissions. We've worked hard to develop a materials matrix that favours fibres from reduced-impact sources, including organic farming, recycled feedstock, and responsibly managed farms and forestry. We're continually assessing our materials mix to identify areas to improve, and will investigate innovative additions through R&D.

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