FatFace

Fatface uses both lower emissions materials such as recycled cotton, recycled polyester, LWG leather, and hemp, as well as high emissions materials including polyester, viscose, nylon, and elastane. It uses materials that have certifications from GRS, OCS, RCS, and RWS. Fatface is a member of: the Better Cotton Initiative. It has plans to reduce its reliance on high emissions materials, which include 2025 goals for 100% recycled polyester and 100% LWG-certified leather. It has reported on progress towards these goals within the last year.

Fatface shares information on its energy strategy. It has started to incorporate renewable energy to power its production sites and corporate offices, especially in the UK. Fatface has targets for expanding its use of renewable energy. Fatface sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the textile industry.

Fatface has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its packaging. It has made efforts to reduce virgin plastic in its packaging by using plastic with high recycled content. It also uses recycled paper packaging.

Fatface offers free repair options, including: shared repair guides. Fatface doesn't offer a warranty. It gives basic care instructions that can help extend product lifespan.

Fatface launched in-store dropoff bins for reuse and recycling in 2018. It also has a take back program called Fatface Preloved. Reloved, in partnership with Thrift+. This program accepts any brand's clothes for resale. Fatface shares details on how successful this program is at diverting items from landfills, but its reporting clarity could be improved.

Fatface offers some products across multiple seasons but also releases new items seasonally each year.

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Fatface has a prominent sustainability page with high-level details on its climate strategy. It publishes annual reports, with limited, high-level information on initiatives and impact. Its last annual report was published in 2023.

Fatface internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions It includes a breakdown by scopes 1 and 2, but doesn't include its full scope 3 data. The last reporting period was 2023. In its most recent update, its reported partial emissions footprint was 1792 tons CO2e.

Fatface has general emissions reduction plans for the short-term (1-5 years). However, these targets aren't science-aligned or SBTi-approved. It has reported on its progress within the past year, and is on track for some of its goals. The brand offsets emissions from its corporate operations (scope 1-2).

Fatface publishes information about its supply chain partners, disclosing their names and locations across Tier 1 (final production manufacturing), Tier 2-3 (materials and packaging sourcing). It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. We expect larger brands to have a public code of conduct. Fatface doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.