Our Carbon Footprint

Carbon Neutral? Yes. Officially Done. Not even close.

We’re officially carbon neutral — but reject the “offset and done” greenwash mentality. Neutrality is a waypoint to pass through, not the destination. We recognise our products take resource and have impact and we do our best every day to ensure we do a little more good and a little less harm.


Real. Transparent. Verified.

We’ve reduced our direct emissions by 46%, 8 years ahead of target, by moving to electric vehicles and renewables. We track our carbon per order and total carbon intensity. We publish it. We challenge it. We’ve verified our Scope 1, 2 and 3 methodology. What remains, we offset — through certified renewable energy projects. Not because we’re proud of offset, but because once you’ve measured impact, it’s harder not to act. Offsetting is a milestone to move through — not a destination.


The decarbonisation of Alpkit including supply chains.

Near total decarbonisation is our real goal. That means the elimination of virgin oils and increasing renewables in our supply chain. And making gear you’ll love for longer. Gear that just works: long-lasting, repairable, recycled, and ultimately recyclable.

Materials and logistics matter. So does circularity. Because the most sustainable jacket is the one that’s used for years, then passed on. And we do it because climate and social justice are stitched together. The outdoors isn’t equal unless it’s accessible, protected, and less polluted for everyone.

This isn’t a side project. It’s the foundations on which we’re built. We are deeply committed to reducing our carbon footprint.

Our journey to net zero

We've reduced our cradle-to-grave CO2e footprint per order by over 35% in 5 years

Our CO28e has reduced to 18kg per order from 28kg per order.

The cradle-to-grave estimates include all manufacture, shipping, sales, use and end-of-life. Our methodology is consistent with GHG protocol, UK government guidance and has been validated by Nottingham Trent University.

The most sustainable jacket is the one you already own

The most sustainable jacket is the one you already own

Extend the life of a garment from 3 years to 5 years reduces its footpring by 40%. Our total carbon intensity has reduced from 337 tonnes of CO2e per $ million of revnue to 189 tonnes of CO2e per £ million of revenue. This is a 44% reduction in 5 years. Our target is to reduce our carbon intensity by 15% a year and achieve a 90% reduction by 2040.

Our journey to net zero

Eliminate virgin oils in product and move to renewables in our supply chain

For Alpkit, product manufacture is our single biggest impact. The elimination of virgin oils and move to renewable energy is our focus.

We estimate that customer use and care is the biggest impact after product manufacture and transport. Making gear that is built to last and easy to care for. Gear you'll love for longer will reduce our combined footprint.

Our journey to net zero

And yes — we offset.

We reduce and then offset the remain and invest in genuine renewable energy projects with ths assistance of our partner, One Tribe.

But we don’t do it with pride. We do it with the uncomfortable knowledge that we’ve measured our impact, and can’t un-know it.

Offset last, reduce first. That’s still the mantra

Our journey to net zero

We’ve hit our SBTi carbon reduction goal — 8 years early

We’ve hit our SBTi carbon reduction goal — 8 years early

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Our journey to net zero

Powered by wind, not hot air

Our sites run on 100% genuine renewable electricity. Not certificates with a side of coal. Real sun. Real wind. Real water. The kind that rustles your tent and charges your headtorch.

No dodgy offsets. No green smoke and mirrors. Just clean energy, properly sourced — because we don’t believe sustainability should come with an asterisk.

It’s not flashy. It’s just the right thing to do. Like turning the lights off when you leave a room, or telling carbon-intensive suppliers: “Cheers, but we’re seeing other electrons now.”

We’re not perfect. But our power? That’s pretty clean .

Our carbon footprint

Our methodology follows the GHG Protocol and look at the whole product life cycle from raw material to use and end of life.

Category 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
GHG Emissions (tonnes CO2e)
Scope 1 Direct Energy 22 22 19 18 20 11
Scope 2 Indirect Energy 51 44 50 75 82 86
Scope 3 Alpkit Operations 110 63 70 100 123 100
Scope 3 Upstream Product Manufacture 2,334 2,245 3,344 2,681 2,283 2,353
Scope 3 Customer Use and Care 618 562 923 1,212 1,289 1,224
Total Cradle to Grave Estimate 3,135 2,937 4,407 4,087 3,797 3,774
Renewables and insetting -81 -67 -98 -140 -226 -186
Net Emissions 3,055 2,870 4,309 3,947 3,571 3,588
Carbon Intensity 337 293 274 219 197 189
Cradle to grave kg CO2e per order 28 27 24 20 17 18
Scope 1 Breakdown
Gas 3 8 7 5 1 0
Wood Pellets and Logs 1 0 0 - - -
Fuel for Cars and Van 19 13 12 13 18 11
Total Scope 1 22 22 19 18 20 11
Scope 2 Breakdown
Electricity 51 44 50 75 82 86
% Renewable 97% 97% 97% 97% 97% 97%
Scope 3: Alpkit Operations
Water and Waste 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste 0 1 4 4 7 6
Business Miles 10 5 11 12 14 9
Air Travel 34 9 0 2 23 8
Commuting and WFH 61 41 48 75 72 70
Cloud Storage 4 7 7 7 7 7
Other Purchases incl. Packaging 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scope 3: Upstream Manufacture
Airfreight 213 164 599 204 159 219
Seafreight 27 24 41 50 55 43
Roadfreight - 0 0 0 0 0
Product Manufacture 2,094 2,057 2,704 2,427 2,069 2,090
Scope 3: Downstream Operations
Delivery to Customers 98 99 159 168 186 174
Customer Journey to Store 187 144 231 449 459 440
Customer Use and Care 331 318 529 591 641 607
End of Life 2 2 4 4 3 3
Total Downstream Use and Care 618 562 923 1,212 1,289 1,224
Insetting and Benefits
Renewables -50 -43 -49 -73 -79 -83
Alpkit Foundation: Rewilding Projects 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carbon Benefit from Repair Station -8 -9 -10 -25 -42 -42
Carbon Benefit from Continuum Project -22 -15 -39 -42 -104 -61
Total Renewable Energy and Insetting -81 -67 -98 -140 -226 -186

The small print

Our carbon footprint methodology has been verified by Nottingham Trent University.

We have estimated our footprint using the official UK government conversion factors. These are averages and we use our internal shipping and product data with usage research we have carried out ourselves or sponsored.

We have made reasonable management estimates and rounded up where we need to so our footprint should be seen as a “scoping exercise” to indicate the broad quantum of emissions rather than a precise calculation.

The accuracy of our footprint will get better each year as we revisit and refine the methodology and underlying dataset.

Please email us at together@alpkit.com for more info or details.