C&A

How sustainable is C&A?

This screening has been done by Fairify on March 31^st 2020

C&A is a Dut­ch-Ger­man-Bel­gi­an fas­hi­on retai­ler. The com­pa­ny has been around sin­ce 1841 and has sto­res all over the glo­be. Whi­le low pri­ces like C&A’s are usu­al­ly a red flag, qui­te the oppo­si­te is true with the Ger­ma­nic brand. It has mana­ged to pro­du­ce clothing for a rela­ti­ve­ly low pri­ce, whi­le being a transpa­rent com­pa­ny that mea­su­res and redu­ces its impact on the cli­ma­te. The com­pa­ny is the world’s lar­gest buy­er of orga­nic cot­ton, sour­ces 49% sustai­na­bly, and is acti­ve­ly impro­ving wor­king con­di­ti­ons and wages in its sup­ply chain. Through the Lau­des foun­da­ti­on (for­mer C&A foun­da­ti­on), it’s acti­ve­ly com­ba­ting cli­ma­te chan­ge and ine­qua­li­ty.

C&A is not per­fect. The­re are impro­ve­ments to be made con­cerning pack­a­ging, rene­wa­ble ener­gy and more sustai­na­ble mate­ri­als. But it’s gre­at to see a com­pa­ny of this size spe­ar­hea­ding the chan­ge towards affor­da­ble but fair clothing.