Partners involved in the agreement will agree to establish a methodology for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, develop and implement a Net Zero transition plan, and provide FatFace with updates on progress towards these milestones.
In return, FatFace will grant participating suppliers preferred partner status for designated product categories, alongside co-funding opportunities in decarbonisation projects, pilot programmes or tooling upgrades that directly contribute to emissions reduction.
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The brand will also share best practice in measuring and reducing emissions, as well as energy-saving ideas.
The new agreement, which came into effect two weeks ago, has already seen two of the brand’s largest supplier partners sign up.
Afflatus, based in Gurugram, India, designs and delivers apparel, home products and accessories for more than 20 global brands. Kautilya Industries, also based in India, is a garment manufacturer and exporter employing over 1,500 workers across four units. Both companies have worked with FatFace for more than 15 years and together produce around 11% of the brand’s products.
Gokul Mahna at Afflatus said: “For us, ESG isn’t just an afterthought; it’s part of our blueprint. At Afflatus, we operate within a robust environmental management framework, focused on efficiency, accountability, and continuous improvement. This agreement with FatFace will help us work even more closely together to ensure we continue producing high-quality products while respecting people, the planet and our values.”
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By GlobalDataThe initiative forms part of FatFace’s broader ESG strategy, with further rollout of the supplier partnership planned later this year.
Nick Stevenson, trading and sustainability director at FatFace, commented: “Since launching our most recent ESG strategy in 2020, we have made huge strides as a business, including becoming B Corp-certified in April 2023.
“But we still have work to do, and a focus on the pathway to net zero emissions is a big part of that. While we have more control over our own operations, we need to simultaneously look at the carbon impact in our supply chain and bring our manufacturing partners on the journey with us. This new agreement is a landmark step, and it’s fantastic that two of our biggest suppliers have already committed to the partnership.”
FatFace, which was acquired by NEXT in October 2023, has aligned its supplier code of conduct with NEXT’s Code of Practice based on the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code. In September 2024 the brand improved its B Corp score from 80.4 to 89.1 following recertification.
