Our Carbon Targets

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions forms a key part of Barbour’s sustainability commitments and we are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by FY2050.

Following the establishment of our carbon baseline in financial year 2021-22 (FY2022), Barbour has approved near and long-term science based emissions targets with the SBTi.

Net Zero:

Barbour commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain by FY2050.

Near Term:

We commit to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 60% by FY2032 from a FY2022 base year and to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions* 30% within the same timeframe.

Long Term:

Barbour commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90% by FY2050 from a FY2022 base year and to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions* 90% within the same timeframe.

*From purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution and downstream transportation and distribution.

Our Footprint

Barbour’s full carbon footprint (Scope 1, 2 & 3) in 2024-25 was 154,745. Although this is a 13% increase from the previous year, the tonnage of goods for sale increased by 21% due to business growth. This means the tonnage per £/unit is reduced by 7%.

We have seen progress towards our SBTi approved near term targets with a 27% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions to date. Scope 3 emissions have risen by 7% from the baseline, but work is underway to better decouple carbon emissions from business growth. Plus events in the Middle East have seriously hampered reduction plans in transport and distribution.

Scope 3 emissions continue to be the dominant emissions category, accounting for 99% of our total carbon footprint, mainly from Purchased Goods & Services (73%), Upstream Transportation & Distribution (14%) and Use of Sold Products (5%).

Scope 1 & 2

Scope 1 & 2 emissions (market based) reduced by 17% compared to the previous year. This was predominantly due to a strong reduction (33%) in emissions arising from use of natural gas. 79% of our electricity is now sourced as renewable, compared to 70% in our baseline year.

Actions which support our scope 1 & 2 emissions include:

• Installation of an air source heat pump and 336KW PV array as part of our warehouse extension.
• Removal of gas from key facilities, including our newly converted South Shields showroom.
• Implementing technologies to increase energy efficiency, such as boiler thermostats, LED lighting and lighting sensors/timers.
• Installation of EV charging points at our South Shields warehouse and Barbour Factory.
• Reducing the number of company owned vehicles and switching from diesel/petrol vehicles to hybrid/electric options on a rolling basis.

Key priorities for future reductions include identifying further renewable heating options to reduce use of gas at our warehouse spaces and extending our use renewable electricity across our estate.

Scope 3

Scope 3 emissions increased by 7% compared to the previous year largely due to increases in tonnage of products and logistics disruptions (most notably in the Middle East) requiring use of longer, or higher carbon, transportation routes and modes. 

Key actions and priorities to support scope 3 reductions include:

• Increasing the proportion of lower impact “preferred materials” used in our products.
• Working with suppliers to encourage use of lower carbon energy sources.
• Addition of a new distribution hub to reduce the distances that some goods need to travel – this contributed to a 22% reduction in downstream transportation and distribution emissions in 2024-25.
• Identifying and prioritising lower impact transportation options where possible.

Access our full GHG Inventory here.