Lenzing presents the key findings of its 2025 sustainability report in a live online webinar, where it goes behind the scenes to reveal measurable progress against its updated climate targets and broader environmental and social goals.
The Austrian fibre producer used the session to explain how it plans to cut near-term Scope 1 and 2 absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% and Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030 from a 2021 baseline, and to achieve at least a 90% reduction in GHG emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2050. The company reiterated how these climate targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as aligned with the 1.5°C limit of the Paris Agreement.
Speakers include:
- Krishna Manda (VP corporate sustainability)
- Thomas Matiz (product sustainability)
- Kerstin Zimmermann (social sustainability)
Host: Norma Schönherr
Viewers are walked through selected indicators from the 2025 report, highlighting progress on emissions, renewable energy uptake and supplier engagement. They also discussed Lenzing’s ongoing capex projects to decarbonise and upgrade key manufacturing sites, such as the commissioning of a natural gas-fired power plant to support coal phase-out in Nanjing, China, and efforts to secure more reliable biogenic energy at its lyocell facility in Prachinburi, Thailand.
The webinar is designed to give apparel brands, retailers and investors a “behind-the-scenes” view of how its sustainability report is compiled and how headline targets translate into operational changes on the ground, building on similar sessions held around previous disclosures. For Ecotextile News readers, the presentation underlines both the scale of the company’s net-zero ambition and the practical challenges of maintaining investment in low-carbon fibres and infrastructure in a market where some buyers are still prioritising cost over sustainability.
