At April’s Fairchild Media Group Virtual Sustainability Summit, the “Net Zero Goals and Gains” panel viewed greenhouse gas mitigation through the lens of brand actions, cross-competitor partnerships, governmental benchmarks, and collaboration with upstream suppliers and downstream users as the only way to achieve net zero goals.
Speakers on the panel, moderated by Sourcing Journal’s sourcing & labor editor Jasmin Malik Chua, included Pauline Op de Beeck, client manager & fashion sector lead, The Carbon Trust; Gerson Fajardo, director, sustainability, quality operations & benchmarking, Walmart; and Robert van de Kerkhof, chief commercial officer, Lenzing AG.
Nothing can be achieved without first understanding the distinct definitions, which are often mistakenly used interchangeably. Carbon neutral, governed by standards, means a company has neutralized its carbon footprint. Climate positive isn’t internationally regulated, but means that purchased offsets surpass emissions