The 2025 Fossil Free Fashion Scorecard from Stand.earth presents a mixed but critical picture of how global apparel and footwear brands are addressing their climate impact, with a handful of leaders and many laggards still heavily reliant on fossil fuels.
Brands Cutting Emissions But Not Fast Enough Out of 42 global fashion brands analyzed, only 14 brands (33%) reported sustained emissions cuts of more than 10% against their baseline year, and just three are aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, while 17 brands actually
increased their carbon footprint. As of 2025 , 12 of 42 brands (29%) have set some form of supply chain renewable electricity target, up from five brands in 2023 , showing a clear but uneven shift toward cleaner energy in manufacturing countries.
At the same time, only six brands (14%) reported providing any kind of decarbonization project financing for their suppliers, and just one brand, H&M, showed strong evidence of non-debt financing, which highlights a major gap in how brands support a just energy transition on the ground.
The report also notes that 20 of 42 brands (47%) have public time-bound commitments to phase out coal by 2030 , but that figure has stalled rather than grown since the last scorecard.
Fast Fashion And Luxury: Leaders And Laggards In fast fashion, H&M Group (B+) again comes out ahead of rivals like Inditex (C) , while Next , Boohoo , SHEIN, and Aritzia sit among six F-rated brands, showing how sharply performance diverges even within the same segment…
