GoKawiilLevi's, M&S Form Fashion Renewable Collaborative to Shift Suppliers to Clean Energy
Levi's and Marks & Spencer have launched the Fashion Renewable Collaborative, a joint initiative designed to help apparel suppliers switch to renewable energy sources. The effort targets emissions generated deep in supply chains, such as fiber and fabric manufacturing, rather than focusing solely on the brands' own operations.
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Roughly 70% of fashion's total emissions originate upstream in supplier operations, meaning brands cannot meaningfully cut their carbon footprint without addressing energy use at factories and mills they don't directly control. A pooled, multi-brand approach could give suppliers greater incentive and resources to invest in renewables than any single company's demands could achieve alone.
- Levi's and M&S are collaborating rather than acting independently to push suppliers toward renewables.
- The initiative targets upstream supply chain emissions, which make up about 70% of the fashion industry's carbon footprint.
- Collective supplier-focused action signals a shift from brand-level sustainability pledges to systemic supply chain change.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-22
Published there as: “Levi’s, Marks & Spencer launch a collaborative effort to get fashion suppliers on renewable energy”
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