Tokmanni Group combats climate change
together with its suppliers
We take climate change seriously, and reducing emissions is one of our key sustainability
priorities. Since we do not manufacture the goods we sell, it is particularly important that
we encourage our suppliers to set ambitious science-based climate targets.
Our focus on our suppliers’ climate
actions increased at the beginning of 2020
when Tokmanni adopted climate targets that have
been officially approved by the Science Based
Targets initiative (SBTi). In accordance with
these targets, which are based on the Paris
Agreement, Tokmanni (excl. Shoe House) is committed to, for example,
ensuring that 80% of its suppliers (by spend,
covering purchased goods and services) will
have science-based targets by 2025.
As Tokmanni Group does not manufacture any
products, there is a clear need for active
cooperation with different kind of suppliers
concerning climate impacts, according
to Emilia Koski, Head of Corporate
Responsibility at Tokmanni.
“Out of our total emissions, over 99%
come from the products and services we sell
and from our supply chain. The remainder
of our emissions are generated by our own
operations, originating from the heating of our
stores, warehouses, and administration and
logistics centres.”
“We have carried out acclaimed work
for a long time to reduce emissions in our
own operations in particular. However, this
is not enough on its own, because in order
to continue to strongly develop our climate
work, it’s essential that we encourage
and convince our suppliers as well to set
genuinely impactful climate targets.”
Sinituote is an exemplary partner in
combatting climate change
Our active dialogue with numerous suppliers
has borne fruit: at the end of 2023, over 49% of suppliers whose
products or services Tokmanni (excl. Shoe House) sells had set
science-based climate targets.
A good example of the impacts of
collaboration is Sinituote, one of Tokmanni’s
long-term Finnish partners. In 2022, Sinituote
set impactful climate targets approved by
the SBTi. Sinituote committed to calculating
its Scope 3 emissions (emissions from its
value chain and product lifecycles) and reducing them so that the company can
contribute to limiting global warming to
1.5°C. Sinituote is already carbon-neutral in
its Scope 2 emissions, which originate from
the production of purchased energy (e.g.,
electricity and heating).
Sinituote has also committed to producing
100% of its products from recycled or biobased plastic by 2030 as well as finding new
recycled materials for products other than
those made from plastic.
“We’re glad that Sinituote’s climate
actions strengthen our
joint efforts to mitigate
climate change. It’s
been great to see how
Sinituote’s decision
to set science-based
climate targets has
encouraged many of our
other suppliers to follow
suit,” Koski says.
Did you know?
• The Science Based Targets initiative is a joint project of the CDP, the
UN Global Compact initiative, the World Resources Institute and the WWF
• The initiative encourages companies to make a commitment to science-based climate targets. Targets adopted by companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are considered “science-based” if they are
in line with what the latest climate science says is necessary to meet the
goals of the Paris Agreement. The goal of the Paris Agreement, which was
adopted in 2015, is to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably
to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels, and to take action accordingly.
Caption: Climate work is also conducted
collaboratively. Tokmanni does not
manufacture the products it sells, which
means it can only reach its science-based climate targets (officially approved
by the SBTi), through cooperation with its
suppliers. The Finnish company Sinituote
set its SBTi-approved climate targets in
2022. The attached photo shows Johanna
Hamro-Drotz, CEO of Sinituote (left),
and Emilia Koski, Head of Corporate
Responsibility at Tokmanni.
This article was published in March 2023 and slightly updated in April 2024.