We know that, as a fashion brand, we’ve got a big responsibility to look after our planet. By 2025, we’ll reduce our energy usage and switch to renewable energy sources across our own business. Conscious of the resources we use, we’ll reduce single-use plastic and increase our recycling rates, making sure nothing ends up in landfill.
A green tariff for renewable electricity for the sites that we manage has been procured since 2021 and, while it is more expensive, we believe that this is a price worth paying. Every unit of renewable energy purchased comes with its own Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificate. This means that there are little associated greenhouse gas emissions from our own electricity usage.
However, we realise that there is much more to do here. Most of the emissions occur outside of our own scope 1 and 2, in our supply chain and we are working to map and quantify these scope 3 emissions associated with our business.
For more detail about energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions, please see our latestESG Report
REDUCING WASTE TO LANDFILL
How much waste we generate and how it is disposed is regularly measured and monitored, with the intention of limiting how much ends up in landfill. In 2024 we recycled more than 50% of our waste, with most of the balance being used to generate renewable energy. Only 2% was disposed to landfill.
For more details of our waste programme, please see our latest ESG Report
Our animal welfare policy outlines the expectations we have of our suppliers to ensure animals are raised, transported, and slaughtered under recognised higher animal welfare standards. These standards are based on the OIE’s Animal Health Codes or the Farm Animal Welfare Committee’s Five Freedoms that state animals should be:
FatFace believes that beauty products should be cruelty free. We are proud to be Leaping Bunny approved. A global programme, Leaping Bunny requires cruelty free standards over and above legal requirements.
All of our own brand cosmetic and personal care products are approved under the Cruelty Free International Leaping Bunny Programme, the internationally recognisable gold standard for cruelty free products. We adhere to a fixed-cut off date policy and proactively monitor our suppliers to ensure that our products continue to adhere to the Leaping Bunny criteria. Our supplier monitoring system is also independently audited.
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