New Look teams with TrusTrace to support sustainability strategy with deeper supply chain visibility

TrusTrace has announced a partnership with New Look, a fashion retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, to help the company gain greater visibility across its supply chain through suppliers and assist in identifying responsible sourcing and business continuity risks.

“New Look is the first major UK retailer to join forces with TrusTrace, marking a major milestone in our pursuit to make global supply chains traceable, circular and fair,”  says TrusTrace CEO and Co-Founder Shameek Ghosh.

“TrusTrace facilitates data collection from Tier 1 through to Tier 4, enabling New Look to access granular, validated product data to support its sustainability goals. This partnership will contribute to New Look’s ‘Kind to our Core’ mission by helping them make informed decisions to enhance responsible sourcing.”

 “We’re thrilled to partner with TrusTrace to gain deeper visibility through to our Tier 4 suppliers, helping us to further mitigate any supply chain risks,” says Sue Fairley, Head of Sustainability at New Look.

“We’ve already made incredible progress through our ‘Kind to Our Core’ sustainability programme – as evidenced in our recently released 2023 Sustainability Report – and it’s just the beginning.”

New Look recently submitted new Science Based Targets in October, including a near-term target of reducing carbon emissions by 46% by 2031 across Scope 1 & 2 and Scope 3, aligned to the 1.5C pathway; and a long-term target to become Net Zero by 2040 for both Scope 1 & 2 and Scope 3. 

Additionally, earlier this month, the retailer held a Supplier Conference in London in which suppliers were encouraged to calculate their own carbon emissions as part of the company’s decarbonisation roadmap initiative.

“The TrusTrace platform will serve as an enormous asset to achieve these goals,” Ghosh comments.

“Through its open architecture, the platform will integrate with retailer, manufacturer and supplier systems, as well as other third-parties, such as certification agencies, lifecycle datasets and other sustainability solution providers, to provide granular insight into New Look’s supply chain.”

New Look’s ‘Kind to Our Core’ Sustainability Initiative has already yielded positive results; since the launch of the sustainability strategy, the retailer has reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 18%, and its Scope 3 purchased goods and services fibre products emissions have fallen by 22%.

It has also achieved ‘progressive level’ with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) – one year ahead of schedule – among other achievements.

2023 RTIH Innovation Awards

TrusTrace is among the shortlisted companies at the 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards.

Alongside the likes of DPD UK, Flexport, Studenac, and Wiliot, it Is in the running for our Supply Chain Innovation gong.

Our winners will be revealed at a fantastic awards ceremony, which will take place at the Barbican Centre in central London.

The event will be held on Wednesday, 29th November, maintaining its popular evening format, with a drinks reception in the stunning Conservatory, followed by a Christmas themed three course meal, and awards ceremony in the Garden Room.

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