Brands urged to share risk on decarbonisation

ATHENS – Apparel brands need to provide clearer sourcing signals, co-finance factory upgrades and work with peers if supply-chain decarbonisation is to attract capital at scale, delegates heard at a Cascale panel in Athens.

The session brought together Kurt Kipka, chief impact officer at the Apparel Impact Institute; Hampus Starre Friberg, head of sustainability strategy and controlling at H&M Group; Anna Ryott, partner and Nordic chief impact officer at EY (Ernst & Young); and Clair Smith, global head of trade solutions at HSBC.