<span class="medium">SUSTAINABILITY</span> PLANET <span class="medium">SUSTAINABILITY</span> PLANET

SUSTAINABILITY PLANET

PLANET

We are committed to tackling climate change.

  • PLANET
  • We are dedicated to reaching Net Zero status by 2040, aligning GHG reduction targets with IPCC guidelines for limiting temperature rise below 1.5°C. We focus on transitioning to renewable energy, promoting circular economy models, and managing waste to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill by 2030.



    Our Planet pillar is founded on globally-accepted environmental responsibility guidance.

    -       Paris Agreement 1.5C Target

    -       Science-based Target Initiative

    -       CEO Water Mandate

    • Progressing Towards Net Zero by 2040<span class="light"></span><span class="light"></span><span class="light"></span>
    • Progressing Towards Net Zero by 2040

      Our decarbonisation targets have been validated in alignment with the SBTi Criteria and Recommendations (version 5). The SBTi’s Target Validation Team has classified our Scope 1 and 2 target ambition and has determined that it is in line with a 1.5°C trajectory for near-term carbon reduction targets.

    • Supplier Engagement Programme

       

      Recognising that 94% of our emissions in Purchased Goods and Services come from 100 suppliers, we launched the Brand Partner Sustainability Engagement Programme to work closely with our high-emitting and highest-revenue-generating business partners. This initiative is designed to equip our partners with the knowledge and tools to measure, manage, and reduce their emissions, exchange emissions data, and establish Net Zero commitments as a shared responsbility in our brand ecosystem.


    • Advancing Circularity<span class="light"></span>
    • Advancing Circularity

      As a leading luxury distributor with a vast network of partner brands, owned stores, and warehouses, we prioritise Circularity as an operational imperative, while also experimenting with innovative partnerships for circular business models. This approach to circularity supports our climate ambitions by tackling Scope 3 emissions, our most significant environmental footprint. 


    • Level Shoes Pre-Loved Programme 

      Following the positive market response in the UAE last year, we expanded our pre-loved luxury resale model to KSA, making it one of the first luxury resale services in the Saudi market. With this programme we offer our community a platform to buy and sell authenticated pre-owned footwear in a premium retail setting. The initiative has witnessed stellar growth in both resale and buyback participation, reinforcing the growing acceptance of circular business models in the region. 


    • Embedding Circularity in Visual Merchandising (VM)

      Following the success of our Visual Merchandising Stock Cleanup, we have taken significant steps to integrate circularity into everyday retail operations. What began as a pilot recycling initiative has now evolved into a Group-wide standard operating procedure, ensuring that store fixtures, displays, and visual merchandising materials are diverted from landfill. 


“Renewable energy integration and implementing energy efficiency measures are driving our low carbon transformation.”
TARGET VS. ACHIEVEMENT
Targets
Scope Baseline year Target Target Year Current Status
Scope 1 (direct emissions) reduction (Fuel) Group-wide 2021 -50.40% 2032 TBD
Scope 2 (direct emissions) reduction (Energy) Group-wide 2021 -50.40% 2032 TBD
Scope 3 (indirect emissions) intensity reduction Group-wide 2021 -58%/$M 2032 TBD
Waste to landfill reduction – Recycling Rate UAE offices and warehouses 2023 -100% 2030 15%
Waste to landfill programme – % coverage regionally Group-wide
(offices & warehouses)
2024 100% 2030 47% (baseline)
Habitat conservation and restoration – Life on land Group-wide 2024 500 hectares 2030 33 hectares (baseline)

Habitat conservation and restoration – Life under water


Group-wide 2024 500 sqm 2030 60 sqm (baseline)
  • STEP assessment

    Launched in 2017, the Stores Towards Earth’s Protection (STEP) Programme was established to embed sustainability into every aspect of our store design and operations. We also focused our efforts on revamping the STEP framework to transition from a pass or fail model to a rating model: Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. In 2024, we completed STEP assessments for 46 new boutiques across the region, underpinned by an enhanced data platform, diagnostic dashboards and a refined STEP checklist. 


  • STEP&nbsp;<span class="light">assessment</span>

Launched in 2017, the Stores Towards Earth’s Protection (STEP) Programme was established to embed sustainability into every aspect of our store design and operations. We also focused our efforts on revamping the STEP framework to transition from a pass or fail model to a rating model: Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. In 2024, we completed STEP assessments for 46 new boutiques across the region, underpinned by an enhanced data platform, diagnostic dashboards and a refined STEP checklist.