Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  February 28, 2024

UNIFI Sets 2030 Goals

UNIFI, Inc., manufacturers of REPREVE and recycled and synthetic yarns, set a goal of 30% reduction in Scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by FY2030.

The company also committed to transforming the equivalent of 1.5 billion T-shirts worth of textile and yarn waste by FY2030, effectively doubling the company’s achievement of 750 million T-shirt equivalents through FY2023, and pledged to achieve zero non-compliant water discharges annually according to local, state, and national regulations or permitting.

UNIFI lowered landfill waste by 93% in the past year at its Central American production site and by 55% in the past year at its Brazilian production site.

Details were released in its Sustainability Snapshot for FY2023. 

“Our fourth annual sustainability publication showcases UNIFI’s continuous progress and ongoing commitment to setting and exceeding new sustainability goals," said Eddie Ingle, Chief Executive Officer of Unifi, Inc., in a statement. “In 2023, we made significant strides in recycling volume, waste reduction, and strategy refinement. We look forward to building upon our goal of making waste useful at UNIFI.”

UNIFI’s FY2023 Sustainability Snapshot was guided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) frameworks.