La Sportiva
High-performance outdoor footwear, apparel and accessories
La Sportiva's Sustainability Rating:
Fair
Fair
La Sportiva is rated Fair due to its energy and emissions strategies, but its materials could be improved.
La Sportiva uses a majority of renewable energy in its production. It also publicly reports on its emissions measurement and shares progress on its science-aligned reduction targets, which are partially on track. La Sportiva helps keeps items out of landfill by offering repair services and a warranty, as well as downcycling some of its production waste. However, La Sportiva is still reliant on high emissions and fossil-fuel based synthetic materials. It doesn't report using sustainable rubber or leather in its products, and it doesn't share plans to improve its materials. We hope to see improvements in this area in the future.
Raw Materials
Commons couldn't find information on the overall proportion of materials this brand uses. For a small brand, we assume use of a mix of material types. La Sportiva appears to still rely on high emissions materials, including conventional leather, microfiber, rubber, nylon, and foam. It uses some lowest emissions materials, such as production waste foam, but it's unclear how much. It doesn't share any targets for improving its materials mix.
Energy Use & Production
La Sportiva uses 100% renewable electricity from wind power for its production in North America, though it's unclear what proportion of its overall business this covers. It doesn't share if it also utilizes renewables to power its offices. La Sportiva sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the industry.
Packaging & Distribution
Commons couldn't find information on this brand's packaging materials. We assume smaller brands are using a mix of materials.
Repair & Care
La Sportiva has a repair program for partnerships with repair providers. It offers a warranty for manufacturer defects, but it's unclear how long it lasts. Commons couldn't find consistent care instructions for this brand - some products include tips for cleaning and extending product life, and some don't.
Take Back Programs
Commons couldn't find information on any take back programs.
Slow Fashion
La Sportiva offers a core evergreen collection with occasional additional releases throughout the year. Its North American headquarters is reportedly zero-waste through EcoCycle and it downcycles up to 50% of rubber sole waste.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
La Sportiva has a sustainability page prominently located on its site, it includes discussion of emissions measurement, emissions reduction, supply chain partners, production waste, materials, and energy use. This page was last updated in 2023. It doesn't publish an annual sustainability report, but it does share details in annual Outdoor Industry Association reporting.
Emissions Tracking
La Sportiva internally measures its overall emissions and is climate neutral certified through Change Climate. It reports emissions by scope on an organization-level. In its 2023 update, its estimated total emissions footprint was 12,913 tons CO2e.
Emissions Targets
La Sportiva has science-aligned - but not SBTi approved - emissions reduction targets for the medium-term. It has shared progress on some of these targets in the last year and is on track for some of them. It offsets its full value chain emissions through its climate neutral certification.
Supply Chain & Labor
La Sportiva doesn't publish specific information about its supply chain partners beyond their country of operation. It doesn't have, or doesn't share, its own supplier code of conduct, but it appears to abide by the Outdoor Industry Association's supplier code of conduct, which includes provisions banning forced labor and allowing collective bargaining.
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