Phil Berman from Ecotextile News sat down with our own Michael Schragger, founder of the Sustainable Fashion Academy and Director of the Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA), to get an update on what progress is being made in STICA. STICA’s aim is to ensure the Nordic and EU apparel and textiles industry reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with what is required to stay within the 1.5°C degree warming pathway, while inspiring the global apparel industry to do the same. In STICA’s Company Climate Action Program, fifty-five Scandinavian apparel brands and retailers have committed to reduce their emissions and transform their businesses. Signatories include brands such as H&M, Sandquist, Nudie Jeans, Björn Borg, and Intersport. In this conversation Michael highlights both what he calls the “good news and not so good news”, to emerge from the company signatories’ efforts. The report shows that 39 members say that their emissions have decreased, while 58% report that they’re on track to meet their Scope 3 targets for 2030. But these numbers only tell a small part of the story. Phil and Mike discuss the weaknesses of today’s carbon accounting methods, why the demand for growth may undermine company emission reductions, what government action is needed, and why without financial penalties and rewards for climate action, progress will continue to be too slow.
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