We know our carbon footprint

We calculated our emissions for 2020 and 2021 in collaboration with  Planetly1. Since 2022 we collaborate with Sweep.

We split our analysis into two areas:

  1. Emissions avoided by reselling second-hand products rather than buying new goods
  2. momox carbon footprint

1. Emissions avoided

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2. momox footprint

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Scope 1 & 2

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Scope 3

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momox emissions by category in 2023

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1. Emissions avoided

We measured all the CO2 emissions generated along our value chain – from procurement and packaging through to logistics and transport. We then compared these emissions with those generated when a new garment, book or media item is produced. This allowed us to calculate the CO2 saved per item. In 2023, together with our customers, we saved over 52.000 tonnes of CO2. The slight decrease compared to the previous year is partly due to the fact that at the beginning of the year, we rejected more fashion items. Since then, we only purchase items in good or very good condition because we have found that our customers at momox fashion prefer higher-quality second-hand items. The higher rejection rate resulted in additional emissions from returns or recycling. Due to these factors, the amount of CO2 saved per item is reduced.


Item typeCO2 saved per unitReduction in CO2 emissions2CO2 saved per yearEveryday equivalent
Books 1,37 kg CO2 70 % 40.078.295 kg

3.206.264 beech trees would need to grow for 80 years to absorb the generated CO2

Media 0,54 kg CO2 63 % 4.974.011 kg

Flying the distance from Cape Town to Vancouver by plane 571 times.

Fashion3, example: Jacket 3,77 kg CO2 57 % 1.148.786 kg

Traveling the distance from Lisbon to Warsaw by coach 3375 times

Accessory, example: Bag 4,65 kg CO2 59 % 301.372 kg Using 4521 laptops for 15 years (8 hours of daily operation)


2. momox carbon footprint

All Scope 3 categories at a glance


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Transport
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Packaging
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End-of-life treatment and disposal
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Online & TV marketing
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Financial services
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Rent
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IT and server services
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Cleaning services
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Machinery
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Office and IT equipment
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Furniture
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Business trips

Actions taken to reduce emissions since 2020


Logistics and communications with customers

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Switch to green electricity & use of LEDs at all three sites

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Shipping via DHL GoGreen + DHL carbon report

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Use of reusable boxes that can be stacked high for internal shipments

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Reducing shipments within Poland by merging sites

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Increasing the percentage of recycled material (from 60% to 80%) in the plastic shipping bags used for fashion items

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Use of environmentally-friendly adhesive tape

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Reducing our use of packing material

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Reducing our use of paper by transitioning to digital dispatch notes and invoices

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Move towards 100% recycled cardboard packaging

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Initiatives designed to facilitate more conscious shopping among customers, such as providing information about the CO2 emissions generated by momox fashion items, which clearly shows customers how much CO2 they save by buying each item

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Examining the sustainability goals of our largest suppliers & service providers and their compatibility with our goals

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Streamlining marketing costs

 
Office & people

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Automatic heating controls in the Berlin office

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Sustainable office supplies

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Annual donation to selected NGOs in place of Christmas gifts for employees

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Subsidy on BVG ticket and fitness

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Comprehensive recycling system

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Various staff events designed to raise awareness of sustainability

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More sustainable internal travel and purchasing guidelines

 

We believe that there is still a lot of untapped potential. Here is what we are currently working on:


Logistics and communications with customers

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Reducing the amount of paper used in the picking process

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Reducing return rates in sales and rejection rates in purchasing

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Reducing the number of internal transport routes

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Sustainable transport via slow shipping (longer delivery times due to more efficient routes, transport by train or fewer partial shipments) and shipping to parcel lockers

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Packaging: enhancing packaging and shipping bags

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Optimising external servers and IT processes

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Optimising the recycling process for unsold garments & accessories in the spirit of the circular economy

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Providing information about CO2 emissions generated by medimops items, which clearly shows how much CO2 customers save by buying each item/p>

Office & people
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Maintaining the 50% female quota in management positions in Berlin and increasing the percentage of women in management positions in Leipzig and Szczecin

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Reducing the sickness rate, esp. at logistics sites

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Additional environmental protection initiatives and raising awareness of sustainability


1 The company Planetly was shut down on 4 November 2022 after being acquired by OneTrust one year prior.
2 By purchasing second-hand goods rather than new ones.
3 More information about savings made in relation to fashion items can be found at https://momox.biz/en/sustainability.


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