OF OUR BRANDS’ CLOTHES
IN 2021 WERE PART OF
ECO AWARE COLLECTIONS
MOST OF THE OFFICES
AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER
IN PRUSZCZ GDAŃSKI WILL
BE POWERED BY RENEWABLE
ENERGY
We ensure that we act fairly at every step.
Our Sustainability Strategy ‘For People For Our Planet’ is our response to the urgent climate challenge.
It focuses on our environmental goals, because the future and quality of life
of all people depends on the state of the environment.
Completed
In progress
We want to make a positive contribution to the global goals of the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It is a development plan and a guide for the world indicating what needs to be done to prevent the greatest socio-environmental risks. Governments, international organisations, the business sector, the scientific sector and citizens of countries refer to this Agenda.
• We offer numerous development programmes and qualification opportunities for our employees.
• We cooperate with universities to support the education of young designers and enable them to gain experience in the profession.
• We work to improve the education of children and young people in the municipalities where we invest.
• We are one of the largest tax payers in Poland and the largest on the Polish coast. We support the development of local entrepreneurship.
• We employ 31,808 people in Poland and abroad.
• We implement good practices in the supply chain, contributing to respect for human and workers’ rights and improving safety and quality in the factories of our Asian suppliers.
• We are a fully omnichannel organisation, effectively integrating the stationary and e-commerce sales channels.
• Since 2016, we have invested PLN 180 million in Fashion Tech, including projects such as the implementation of electronic tags (RFID).
• We are developing modern and diversified logistics facilities, including a network of distribution centres and Fulfillment Centres in strategic locations in Poland and abroad.
• We are implementing solutions to improve supply chain management, which include optimising logistics processes at the stage of transport and warehouse space management. This enables significant reductions in the use of bulk packaging and its reuse in the process of distribution of goods to brick-and-mortar shops.
• We care about diversity in our company.
• More than half of the leadership and managerial positions in our company are held by women.
• We hire employees with disabilities and offer them opportunities for professional development.
• We support employee volunteering.
• We ensure that human rights, labour rights and safety standards are respected by our suppliers.
• Through the LPP Foundation we support people at risk of social exclusion.
• We work for the development of Gdansk and Krakow and the districts where our premises are located.
• We respond to the needs of the local communities in which we operate.
• We are an active participant in the social life of the Brześć Kujawski municipality, focusing on supporting the education of its youngest inhabitants.
• We are systematically increasing the share of more environmentally friendly materials in our brand collections. For example, 100% of our products containing wool or feathers are RDS certified.
• We are implementing an Eco Aware Production programme in the areas of water management and energy extraction. We conduct quality controls in the supply chain.
• By joining the ZDHC Agreement, we have committed ourselves to adopting a list of banned hazardous substances in the clothing manufacturing process.
• We collect used clothing in Poland and give it a second life by donating it to those in need.
• We joined Cotton Made in Africa and Canopy – organizations and projects implementing sustainable cultivation practices and a more friendly use of natural resources.
• We are implementing telemetry tools in showrooms to monitor energy consumption.
• We pursue the ambitious objectives of our sustainable development strategy ’For People For Our Planet’, related, for example, to increasing the share of more environmentally friendly collections (Eco Aware), reducing the use of plastic or decreasing our carbon footprint.
• LPP Group’s total GHG emissions per number of items of clothing sold have decreased by 2.2%.
• We have completely eliminated non-recycled plastic packaging in e-commerce shipments, thus reducing 1,015 tonnes of plastic from circulation.
• We have completely eliminated foil from our price tags.
• We invest in solutions that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with our operations. In 2021 we signed an agreement and from 2023 FIGENE Energia will supply green energy to the majority of LPP office buildings in Poland and the Distribution Centre in Pruszcz Gdański for the next 10 years. This is one of the largest Power Purchase Agreement for renewable energy in Poland.
• We are the first Polish clothing company to join international initiatives that work towards a significant reduction of environmental impact.
• We are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest initiative bringing together companies working for sustainable development. We are committed to the principles set out by the UN Global Compact.
Since 2013, we have been the only Polish member of ACCORD – The Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, an organization that acts on behalf of the fashion industry to improve the working conditions in Bangladesh. One goal of ACCORD is to implement solutions that ensure fire safety in factories and educate staff about safety procedures and workers’ rights. On September 1, 2021, the existing ACCORD initiative was replaced by a new one – under the name of International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry (in short: International Accord). Its aim is to continue and expand the joint efforts of the signatories to the agreement with the trade unions to ensure the safety of garment factories.
We signed an agreement with Open Cages, and committed ourselves to giving up natural furs. We also joined the international Fur Free Retailer initiative.
We joined the Family Business Network Poland.
We joined also the Responsible Business Forum, an association that takes comprehensive action to promote sustainable development and corporate responsibility in business.
We joined Pomeranian Employers, the largest and the oldest organization of employers from the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its purpose is to represent the interests of employers before the authorities, as well as business regulators and controllers.
We became a partner of the Development Initiation Fund (FIR), a local fund set up to lend financial and practical support to the best intersectoral initiatives that contribute to social and economic change in local communities or the Pomeranian Voivodeship at large.
We acceded to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest initiative for businesses committed to sustainable development.
We joined the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, a global initiative to foster a circular economy in plastics management.
We joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), initiative that aims to eliminate hazardous chemicals from the value chain of the clothing industry. Together with our suppliers, we are committed to the most stringent standards that often go beyond what is legally required in an effort to eliminate hazardous chemicals from our supply chain, and we expect to achieve total compliance with ZDHC requirements by 2025.
We also signed the Polish Plastic Pact, which supports the shift of plastic management toward a circular economy.
We became a founding member of the Association of Polish Employers of Trade and Services [ZPPHiU]
We started cooperation with Canopy – an organisation which aims to develop business practices among entrepreneurs for the sustainable use of forest resources in the world.
We joined the partnership of Cotton made in Africa – the internationally recognised standard for sustainable cotton farming in Africa.
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