Commitments
Fighting climate change, protecting biodiversity, and responsibly using natural resources are some of our priority challenges. Here at Tendam we have set specific, measurable targets that enable us to continue caring for our planet.
We are aware of the challenges we face. That is why we have signed up for powerful global initiatives that set out various commitments to reduce greenhouse gases emissions.
Climate change
Energy efficiency, using renewable energies, and reducing of greenhouse gas emissions are essential pillars of our climate strategy.
Our energy purchases in recent years have reached 89% renewable, and we have reduced our CO2 emissions by 21% compared to baseline year 2019. By implementing a series of different initiatives, we have reduced our direct and indirect emissions generated as a result of our activity (Scope 1 and 2 emissions) by 79% with 2019 taken as the baseline year.
Our commitment to combating climate change has earned us a Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) B rating.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved our emission reduction targets in 2021.
46,2%
Absolute Scope 1 and 2 emission reductions from 2019 levels by 2030.
62%
Emission reductions per million euros of Scope 3 turnover based on 2019 by 2030.
*By the end of fiscal year 2025.
Actions aimed at tackling climate change
- We monitor our carbon footprint by measuring the amount of CO2 we emit into the atmosphere in all our activities (Scopes 1, 2, and 3)
- We ally with national and international partners to make faster progress in achieving the different targets that have been set.
- We engage our stakeholders in our climate work.
- We participate in projects that promote environmental training and awareness.
- We extend our commitment to the different links in our supply chain and promote industry sustainable development best practice.
- We include climate actions in the company’s Strategic Plan, and we promote a governance system in which senior management is responsible for these issues.
- Our reporting is compliant with TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) recommendations.
Energy-related commitments
We use energy-efficient technologies to reduce electricity consumption at our shops, offices, and logistics centres. Our initiatives include changing over to LED lighting, purchasing renewable energy in Spain, and implementing an IoT-based system for measuring and managing energy behaviour by shops, among others.
Renewable energy
100%
Renewable energy use by our shops, offices, and logistics centres in Spain and Portugal
89%
Renewable energy in own operations
Led lighting
48%
of our shops in Spain have LED lighting
Our 2026 target:
50%
Protecting biodiversity
At Tendam we are aware of the impact our activities have on the environment, and we work to design specific actions to achieve environmental goals that will help in preserving biodiversity.
The following actions carried out stand out:
- We have been part of the Fashion Pact since 2019, a coalition of companies from the textile and fashion sector committed to tackling climate change, conserving biodiversity, and protecting oceans and freshwater resources.
- We incorporate principles related to ecosystem protection and biodiversity into our corporate policies. In this context, in addition to the environmental commitments included in the Responsible Purchasing Policy, which applies to garment and accessory suppliers, in 2025 we approved a new Sustainability Policy and an Environmental Policy, establishing the reference framework for environmental management.
- In 2021, we joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) initiative to prevent the use of restricted substances during production and manufacturing processes.
- Creation of a Collective Extended Producer Responsibility System, RE-VISTE, together with leading companies, in support of a system that promotes the circular economy.
- To ensure the sustainable management of our in-store bags and the packaging used for online deliveries, both are certified under PEFC or FSC standards.
- Our brands promote projects whose direct objective is biodiversity protection. This year, for the fifth consecutive year, Hoss Intropia continues its partnership focused on the preservation of Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica, and we continue with the Springfield Forest project.
- In the area of raw materials, we collaborate with the Better Cotton initiative, which promotes more sustainable agricultural practices by training farmers in efficient water use, soil and natural habitat conservation, the reduction of the most harmful chemicals, and respect for workers’ rights and wellbeing.
Circular economy and waste
Committed fashion starts with innovative design to include more sustainable and recycled alternative materials, goes on to employ production processes that minimise resource use, and is topped off by our programme giving customers the option to drop off clothes they no longer want at our shops to be recycled.
The customer is a key cog in the circularity process. At Tendam we work to offer customers the opportunity to take part in fashion that reduces, reuses, and recycles, between us all helping to ensure that less and less waste is sent to landfill.
The R[ECO]LLECT take-back programme
Springfield has gone one step further in the recycling challenge by launching R[ECO]LLECT in 2022. This pilot circularity initiative is designed to collect second-hand clothes in good condition and give them a second life. To set that initiative in motion, we have joined with a strategic partner that is in charge of receiving, sorting, and reselling clothing for reuse.
RE-VISTE
Tendam founded RE-VISTE together with Decathlon, H&M, Inditex, IKEA, Kiabi and Mango. RE-VISTE is the first Collective System of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Spain for textile and footwear recycling. The association is adding new members, including El Corte Inglés, Sprinter/JD, Primark and Mayoral, and is seeking to transition to a circular production model by appropriately treating textile waste.
Partnerships to promote recycling
We promote textile recycling by working with new partners to encourage the transformation of pre-consumer textile waste into raw material and, ultimately, unique fabric for recycled fabric bags for use at our shops.
Less plastic
We are proud to use less and less plastic by working to find alternatives to lower the environmental impact of plastic components and packaging for our garments.
- In stores, 99.4% of our paper bags come from Chain-of-Custody (CoC) with PEFC or FSC certification, which assess forestry production lines and verify that the materials used are environmentally friendly. In the case of Cortefiel and Springfield we achieve a minimum of 50% recycled material, and they are also printed with water-based inks, are PVC-free and, of course, contain no heavy metals or abrasive chemicals.
- As part of its initiatives to reduce plastic use, the Company has replaced the plastic carriers for gift cards and refund cards with FSC- or PEFC-certified paper with chain-of-custody certification. In addition, we continue to promote the use of virtual store credit, with the aim of reducing the production of physical cards.
- We ship online orders to our customers in two formats: envelopes and boxes. Both are made from certified paper/cardboard, are recyclable and reusable, and are designed to allow customers to reuse them in the event of a return, as they feature a double adhesive closure system.
The envelopes are made from 30–50% recycled material and 50–70% virgin material, using PEFC-certified cardboard, while the boxes are manufactured from 100% recycled FSC-certified cardboard. - We have achieved 100% certified recycled plastic content in all the polybags used to package our garments, in accordance with the UNE-EN 15343 standard.
