One of the main challenges Mammut faced with regard to carbon accounting was the data availability and reliability, especially if covering all three scopes and categories. Here, the main difficulty was to find the right level of detail for each category. For Mammut, “Purchased Goods and Services” is the main contributor to the company’s overall footprint. These impacts occur during the production of materials and products, which requires a high granularity in this category. Even more so, since Mammut’s goal is not only to report their carbon footprint, but also to identify hotspots, define possible measures, and report the improvements during the next iteration. Consequently, Mammut quickly realized that common calculation models in Excel are limited in fulfilling these high requirements. With the Cozero Platform they now have transparency of all accounts and the power of accounting and controlling in their own hands, which serves as one single source of truth.

Another challenge is to find the right emission factors for specific use cases. Additionally, Mammut experienced that carbon accounting hasn’t been very accessible to most of the employees, and often sits within specific departments. However, to successfully transform the business, the carbon footprint needs to be integrated in everyone’s daily work. Technical data sheets in Excel and complex data entry processes are difficult to get people involved with. Also, carbon accounting and the requirements towards the results in terms of accuracy are constantly increasing.

Since Mammut’s founding in 1862, mountain landscapes have changed dramatically. As a result, environmental and social responsibility was first defined within their strategic business agenda in 2006. Challenges with international supply chains were addressed through collaborations with industry experts and external monitoring systems and partners, including Fair Wear Foundation and bluesign®. As a primary signatory of the UN's Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action in 2018, Mammut put the climate crisis on the top of their strategic agenda.

Verified through the Science-based Targets Initiative, Mammut’s goal is to more than halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2018, their baseline year. This requires the company to challenge every area of their current business practices. To become net zero requires a cut of at least 90% of emissions and to remove all unavoidable CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere. Investing in innovative technologies will be how Mammut aims to remove the rest.

Cozero enables organizations to include sustainability and decarbonization into their overall strategy. Cozero is driven by the belief that reducing the environmental impact of businesses is not only feasible but also implies an exciting opportunity for positive, collective change. The Climate Action Platform delivers the vision for a well-managed transition to a low-carbon economy, channeling optimism into helping companies take the necessary steps. Sustainability should not only be a tool used for marketing purposes but be implemented in the core of an organization.

Together, Mammut and Cozero aim to set a new status quo for the fashion industry and to change it for the better.

Find out more about Mammut‘s ambition here.