Sustainability
Product
We’re putting more sustainable materials at the centre of our product ranges.
Through the materials we choose for our own brand products, we want to protect the planet and give our customers sustainable choices. That means providing options which are manufactured considering waste, water usage and climate impact.
We’ve partnered with Jeanologia to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing our own brand denim products through an innovative process that reduces energy and water consumption and removes hazardous chemicals. We’re also increasing our ranges that include more sustainable cotton, with 75% of cotton we use now coming through the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). And we’ve lowered the impact of our school-uniform range by introducing recycled polyester into the main lines.
For our home products, we’ve enhanced the sustainability of our timber ranges, and we work with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). We continue to use BCI cotton in our home ranges and have started to introduce recycled polyester.
Our product targets
75%
of own brand fashion and home product will use more sustainable raw materials by 2025
2023
Sustainability training for all retail colleagues to enable more informed purchasing decisions by June 2023
2025
Achieve 100%-FSC timber in our own brand home products by 2025
Our product progress
- 75% of cotton used in our own brand fashion ranges now comes through the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI
- Reduced the energy and water required to manufacture our own brand denim products through our partnership with Jeanologia
- Developed five-year sustainability strategies for our fashion and home categories
Did you know
We’re reducing the risk of sourcing from ancient and endangered forests through our partnership with Canopy Planet.
Did you know
Better Cotton is grown in a way that protects and restores the environment, while also improving farmers’ livelihoods. That’s why we use it.
Did you know
We’re aiming to introduce 100% more sustainable cotton and 100% FSC timber into our own brand products by 2025.
Latest product news
Very strengthens own brand offer with launch of ‘Everyday’ fashion and home collection
Very drives sustainable denim progress with Jeanologia partnership
