CoAct Database

Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

The Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action goes beyond previous industry-wide commitments. Work under Fashion Charter for Climate Action is guided by its mission to drive the fashion industry to net-zero Greenhouse Gas emissions no later than 2050 in line with keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees.

Under UN Climate Change, the Signatories and Supporting Organizations of the Charter will work collaboratively to deliver on the commitments enshrined in the document. This will be done through Working Groups, which will bring together relevant stakeholders, experts and initiatives in the fashion and broader textile sector.

The Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, with its Working Groups, will identify and amplify best practices, strengthen existing efforts, identify and address gaps, facilitate and strengthen collaboration among relevant stakeholders join resources and share tools to enable the sector to achieve its climate targets.

Activity period	2018–present
Last CoAct update	2023
Web URL	https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/global-climate-action-in-fashion/about-the-fashion-industry-charter-for-climate-action
Output effectiveness	0.45
Accountability Index	0.72
Inclusiveness Index	0.39
Num. actors	126
Functions	Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Standards and norms, Campaigning, Lobbying, Participatory management
SDGs
Themes	industry
Policy focus	Mainly mitigation
Sectors	Other service activities
Implementation countries	Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea (the Republic of), Mauritius, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), International

Target	Target type
net zero GHG emissions in the fashion sector by no later than 2050	Net zero target
50% absolute aggregate GHG emission reductions in scope 1, 2 and 3 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard, by 2030 against a baseline of no earlier than 2019	Emission reduction target
Secure 100% of electricity from renewable sources with minimal other environmental or social impacts, for owned and operated (scope 2) emissions by 2030	Renewable energy target
By 2023, commit to not installing new coal-fired boilers/ other sources of coal-fired heat and power generation	Other target
phase out coal by 2030	Other target
Source 100% of priority materials that are both preferred and low climate impact by 2030	Other target