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Truworths

Truworths Limited, a prominent South African retail company, is headquartered in Cape Town, ZA. Founded in 1917, Truworths has established itself as a leader in the fashion retail industry, primarily focusing on clothing, footwear, and accessories. The company operates extensively across Southern Africa, catering to a diverse customer base with its unique blend of contemporary and classic styles. Truworths is renowned for its commitment to quality and innovation, offering exclusive brands that resonate with fashion-conscious consumers. Notable achievements include a strong market position as one of the top retailers in the region, bolstered by a robust online presence and a loyal customer following. With a rich history and a forward-thinking approach, Truworths continues to shape the retail landscape in South Africa and beyond.

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16

Industry Average

Mean score of companies in the Apparel Production industry. Comparing a company's score to the industry average can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

28

Industry Benchmark

Truworths's score of 16 is lower than 92% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

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Truworths's reported carbon emissions

In 2024, Truworths reported carbon emissions of approximately 95,920 kg CO2e from Scope 1, attributed to company cars' fuel, and about 2,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2, related to their head office operations. In 2023, the company’s emissions included about 668,880 kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions from distribution centres and 2,000 kg CO2e from their head office. Looking back to 2022, Truworths disclosed a total of approximately 15,555,520 kg CO2e across all scopes, with Scope 1 emissions at about 1,555,520 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions at around 69,870,320 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions reaching approximately 9,603,330 kg CO2e. The previous year, 2021, saw total emissions of about 14,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 1,767,460 kg CO2e, Scope 2 at about 73,264,710 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 6,563,570 kg CO2e. Despite these figures, Truworths has not set specific reduction targets or climate pledges, indicating a potential area for improvement in their climate commitments. The company operates within a challenging industry context, where many retailers are increasingly focusing on sustainability and carbon reduction strategies.

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Scope 1
656,590
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Scope 2
79,604,110
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00,000,000
Scope 3
6,026,840
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0,000,000
0,000,000
0,000,000
0,000,000

Industry emissions intensity

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Some industries are more carbon intensive than others. Truworths's primary industry is Wearing apparel; furs (18), which is very low in terms of carbon intensity compared to other industries.

Location emissions intensity

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The carbon intensity of the energy grid powering a company's primary operations has a strong influence on its overall carbon footprint. This request for Truworths is in ZA, which has a very high grid carbon intensity relative to other regions.

Reduction initiatives & disclosure networks

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Truworths is not participating in any of the initiatives that we track. This may change over time as the company engages with new initiatives or updates its commitments. DitchCarbon will update this information as it becomes available.

Science Based Targets Initiative
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Climate Pledge
UN Global Compact
RE 100
Climate Action 100
Race To Net Zero
Reduction Actions

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