Scope 3 Emission Accounting for Textile Value Chains
topic
Textile Scope 3 carbon accounting following GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain Standard compiles upstream supplier emission data for raw material production, processing chemicals, and transport logistics alongside downstream consumer use phase laundering emissions and end-of-life disposal impacts, typically constituting over 90 percent of total corporate carbon footprint in fashion and textile retail businesses.
Role
Provides the comprehensive supply chain carbon inventory that retail and brand companies require to set science-based targets covering full value chain emissions, satisfy investor and regulatory disclosure requirements under TCFD and CSRD frameworks, and identify the supply chain engagement and supplier development priorities that will deliver the largest emission reductions.