Committed To Change Our mission to become a more responsible brand will always be evolving. We take responsibility for the impact we have on people and the planet, and we are striving to reduce our footprint across our business and supply chains. In short, we are committed to change. FOCUSES FOR CHANGE We want to be transparent about our progress so far, as we know it’s important for you to be able to make informed choices. As we move forward, we are focused on how we can do better to respect the planet and its people, source more preferred materials for our products, and improve the way we manufacture within our supply chains. Planet Guided by science, we are working towards reducing our footprint. Whistles is proud to have set to near-term science-based targets, validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), reducing our scope 1, 2 & 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Alongside our parent company – TFG Brands London – we assess our carbon footprint each year, enabling us to record and measure our progress against our science-based targets. TFG Brands (London) commits to reduce absolute scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions 95% by FY2030 from a FY2020 base year. TFG Brands (London) also commits to increase annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 0% in FY2020 to 100% by FY2030. TFG Brands (London) further commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution to 30% within the same timeframe. FIND OUT MORE People We strive to protect human rights, fair labour standards and safe working conditions within our supply chains, transparently. Whistles is committed to responsible purchasing practices that enable ethical production. We are working with our supply base to establish a joint supplier-brand code of conduct and implement responsible purchasing principles, further strengthening our partnerships with existing suppliers, with the aim to improve working conditions for workers in our supply chains. FIND OUT MORE Materials We are replacing the use of conventional virgin fibres with preferred alternatives. We aim to source 100% preferred materials across our core fibres including cotton, viscose, polyester, leather and wool by 2030. To honour the complexities of the materials we use – and to always be transparent – we refer to materials grown and produced to certified standards. FIND OUT MORE Manufacture We are collaborating with our supplier partners to measure, monitor and reduce environmental impacts across our supply chain, while improving working conditionsand enhancing both transparency and traceability. We aim to supportour suppliers to reach progressive environmental practice and are working towards reaching 100% of our factories audited to the SMETA standard, with 80% of those rated green. Environmental impacts include energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, water stewardship, waste reduction and chemical management. FIND OUT MORE HOW WE PLAN TO KEEP EVOLVING We measure and analyseWe set new goalsWe take actionWe change COMMITTED TO CHANGE We're continually working on new material innovation, sourcing quality and expanding our use of preferred materials.