Protecting Forests
Find out about our approach to protecting forests
Progressively sourcing all the timber and wood fibre used in our products and operations from the most sustainable sources and ensuring that the impact of fabric sourcing on forests is understood and addressed
- Wood is legally harvested
- Forests with High Conservation Values (HCV) are protected
- Plantations from natural woodland are avoided
- The traditional and civil rights of people and communities are upheld
As a proud partner of the CanopyStyle Initiative, we're committed to:
- End the sourcing from ancient and endangered forests, endangered species habitat and controversial sources
- Support lasting conservation solutions
- Promote the use of next generation alternative feedstocks that have a reduced environmental footprint, such as recycled textiles and agricultural residues from food production
Identifying, understanding and taking action on commodity-driven deforestation in our supply chains, with a specific focus on palm oil, soy and cattle that comes from a forest risk region
Beef | All our beef is sourced from the UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI). |
Leather | We ask all leather product suppliers to annually disclose the country of slaughter of all our leather. This allows us to understand our sourcing footprint and to verify our policies are being followed. We require suppliers to exclude leather from cattle reared in the Amazon biome from our supply chains. If leather is being sourced from deforestation risk regions, then the supplier must either:
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Supporting market transformation through collaboration with industry partners and other stakeholders
We can’t achieve zero deforestation worldwide alone, so we’re working with others. These include the Consumer Goods Forum, which comprises many of the world’s leading food manufacturers and retailers. We’re also working with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, the Round Table Responsible Soy, and the Leather Working Group, as part of our efforts to remove commodity-driven deforestation from all supply chains.
- Stewardship – promoting the value of independent certification standards and verification, alongside a clear aspiration to move to more sustainable landscape level management
- Transparency – to encourage a high level of transparency within our supply chains and as a component of land management policy
- Resource Efficiency – to encourage continual improvement in productivity and resource management within agriculture and through the supply chain to reduce our reliance on virgin materials
- Innovation – to promote innovative practices and a greater understanding of the opportunities offered by developing a more circular economy