Fashion giant Zalando has decided to phase out SCA from its supply chain following an external review of human rights, the company confirmed to Dagens Nyheter.
The decision comes after criticism from organizations including Skydda Skogen and Greenpeace during Copenhagen Fashion Week, where Zalando is a main sponsor, regarding links between the company's packaging materials and the logging of ecologically valuable forests.
According to DN, Zalando states that an external consultant has, over the past year, reviewed allegations of human rights violations and environmental destruction, after which the company decided to phase out SCA materials in its packaging.
Previously, the world's largest food company, Nestlé, also stopped purchasing virgin fiber from SCA, citing "controversies" in northern Sweden.
Zalando SE is the European No. 1 in the online distribution of shoes and clothes for women, men and children. The group's activity is organized around 2 areas :
- online retail of clothing, footwear and accessories. The group also operates the 'Lounge by Zalando' private sales site;
- sale of solutions and services to businesses: integration of partner brands within the Zalando platform, sale of multi-channel fulfilment solutions, logistics services, development of advertising solutions, sale of solutions enabling physical shops to sell their products online via the Zalando platform.
At the end of 2024, the group had 51.8 million active customers.
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