Apparel and Footwear Sector Science-Based Targets Guidance

The guidance outlines a three-step approach—Count it, Change it, and Scale it—for apparel and footwear companies to manage their climate impact, emphasizing the need to address significant scope 3 emissions through science-based targets, energy efficiency, and cross-sector collaboration.

• Apparel and footwear companies face significant challenges in addressing scope 3 emissions along their value chains, despite the necessity of aligning targets with climate science to meet Paris Agreement goals.
• The guidance recommends a three-part strategy for sector companies: conducting comprehensive GHG inventories (including scope 3) using a mix of supplier-specific and secondary data; setting ambitious targets using Science Based Targets initiative methods while deploying renewable energy and low-impact materials; and utilizing partnerships and open-source tools to scale impact.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Apparel and Footwear Sector Science-Based Targets Guidance. https://www.wri.org/research/apparel-and-footwear-sector-science-based-targets-guidance

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Apparel and Footwear Sector Science-Based Targets Guidance. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/apparel-and-footwear-sector-science-based-targets-guidance.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendapparel, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Apparel and Footwear Sector Science-Based Targets Guidance}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/apparel-and-footwear-sector-science-based-targets-guidance}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }