Suppliers across the fashion and luxury value chain differ widely in how they approach decarbonisation: some have built strong environmental governance, but have made limited progress in actually reducing emissions, while others are cutting emissions without yet having formalized reporting or targets in place.

The goal of the Decarbonisation Accelerator Framework is to provide a voluntary self-assessment tool to help suppliers clearly understand where they stand in their decarbonisation journey and identify individually and confidentially the most relevant next steps to progress while balancing environmental impact, technical feasibility, and economic returns.

The Framework has been developed from the Questionnaire’s data and a pilot scheme – engaging a diverse group of suppliers spanning textile manufacture, tanneries, metallic and plastic accessory manufacturers and finished product manufacturers.

Progress self-assessment

The Framework enables each supplier to position its sites on a two-dimensional matrix, combining the strength of its GHG-related governance with its actual progress in reducing emissions.

• GHG – related governance (x-axis) — reflecting the degree to which a company has formalized its GHG – related governance structure.
• Decarbonisation progress (y-axis) — reflecting the concrete actions a company has taken to reduce emissions.

The Framework is applied at site-level, meaning a company operating multiple production sites will therefore receive a separate result for each site. 

Access the Framework below.