During 2018-19, Burberry reduced its market-based emissions by 43 per cent. In the same period, the brand procured 58 per cent of its total energy (including 68 per cent of its electricity) from renewable sources. Burberry is now carbon neutral across the Americas region, its EMEIA retail stores and UK operations and aims at being 100 per cent carbon neutral by 2022. It has set two new, ambitious climate goals approved by the Science Based Target initiative for its own operations and extended supply chain. Burberry has partnered with UN Climate Change to launch the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action in 2018. The charter aims to drive change across the fashion industry with an initial goal of reducing aggregate greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. Aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement, the charter is looking at how fashion can address climate change, from reducing carbon impacts at production stage, selecting climate friendly and sustainable materials to exploring circular business models, improving consumer dialogue and awareness and working with policymakers to catalyse scalable solutions.

Burberry intends for every single product it sells to have at least one positive attribute by 2022. Some products might be made out of an environmentally-friendly material, like its newly introduced Econyl made from recycled fishing nets. Others might use traditional materials, but they are manufactured at a carbon-neutral factory.