Apparel Impact Institute (AII) has opened a public consultation for its newly developed carbon and energy benchmark for the textile sector.
The initiative aims to deliver a credible, unified tool that allows manufacturers and brands to set, measure and compare operational greenhouse gas (GHG) and energy reduction targets at facility level, based on actual production volumes and process details.
Led by AII’s Chief Impact Officer Kurt Kipka, along with Leonie Schmid, Phil Patterson, and Michael Sadowski, the panel explain how the new benchmark aims to enable tailor-made comparisons between diverse types of facilities, helping the sector identify both top performers and sites with greater potential for improvement and investment. The tool combines weighted averages for energy and emissions, considers both wet and dry processing, and delivers a dashboard of actionable insights calibrated to facility-specific processes.
AII’s says its approach to the new benchmark is built around collaboration, transparency, and ongoing stakeholder input. During the webinar session here, viewers can hear from technical experts who describe how the benchmark draws on primary facility data, global and regional emissions factors, and extensive industry consultation.
Feedback is being collected via survey and email, and a technical review committee—including manufacturers and brands—has shaped the methodology ahead of the final tool launch in January 2026.
