ArticleBy Lewis Perkins, Kurt Kipka | August 5, 2025 | Sourcing Journal
Apparel industry emissions jumped 7.5 percent in 2023, the first increase since we began tracking in 2019. That rise, revealed in the latest Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) report, brings the sector’s total footprint to 944 million metric tons of CO₂e—nearly 2 percent of all global emissions—and further derails the industry from its 2030 climate goals.
