Fast Fashion Fails Again as Big Names Score an F on the 2025 Fossil Free Fashion Scorecard

Brands Cutting Emissions But Not Fast Enough Out of 42 global fashion brands analyzed, only 14 brands (33%) reported sustained emissions cuts of more than 10% against their baseline year, and just three are aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, while 17 brands actually increased their carbon footprint.

As of 2025, 12 of 42 brands (29%) have set some form of supply chain renewable electricity target, up from five brands in 2023, showing a clear but uneven shift toward cleaner energy in manufacturing countries.

At the same time, only six brands (14%) reported providing any kind of decarbonization project financing for their suppliers, and just one brand, H&M, showed strong evidence of non-debt financing, which highlights a major gap in how brands support a just energy transition on the ground.

The report also notes that 20 of 42 brands (47%) have public time-bound commitments to phase out coal by 2030, but that figure has stalled rather than grown since the last scorecard…