Sustainability continues to be in the middle of our hand surrounded by our Five Finger Pillars of strategy, a cause that is essential to our corporate responsibility and ongoing business activities.
In the fashion industry, approximately 90% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from Scope 3 activities, which encompass the entire supply chain from raw materials to product disposal.
At Nhabe, we recognize our responsibility and are implementing systems to measure, analyze,report and reduce our impact.
Our Mission
Together, we shape a more sustainable future. By driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and taking accountability, we aim to reduce our environmental footprint and create a resilient supply chain that meets the needs of our customers and the planet.
Our roadmap outlines a holistic approach to transform NBC into a leader in sustainability, ensuring climate neutrality, transparency, and a strong commitment to social responsibility by the year 2030.
Our Sustainability Strategy
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Reducing Our Environmental Footprint
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Scope 1 and 2 Emissions:
Internal Operations
Energy Efficiency: Implementing upgrades such as LED lighting and smart energy management systems. Renewable Energy: Transitioning to renewable energy sources, including on-site solar power generation. Fleet Electrification: Exploring the use of electric vehicles for our corporate fleet.
Scope 3 Emissions:
Upstream and Downstream
Supplier Collaboration: Partnering with suppliers to implement sustainable materials and energy-efficient processes.
Sustainable Materials: Prioritizing low-impact options, such as organic cotton and recycled fibers.
Circular Economy: Enhancing recycling and repurposing initiatives to reduce waste and drive circularity.
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Water and Material Responsibility
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Water Conservation: Adopting water-efficient systems and closed-loop processes to minimize freshwater use.
Waste Reduction: Implementing advanced recycling programs and reducing packaging waste through supplier collaboration.
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Training and Culture
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Training and Culture: Providing sustainability training and fostering environmental stewardship within teams.
Customer education: Empowering consumers with knowledge about sustainable product use and recycling.
Durable design: Creating long-lasting products to reduce replacements and overall emissions.
Sustainability Roadmap: Phases of Progress
PHASE 1
Environmental Impact Reduction
Identify reference factories for benchmarking.
Deploy energy - and water-saving technologies.
PHASE 2
Cost Savings and Compliance
Achieve long-term savings by optimizing resource usage.
Ensure compliance with evolving environmental regulations.
PHASE 3
Innovation
and Monitoring
Implement centralized dashboards for real-time data tracking.and reporting
Standardize sustainability metrics and optimize factory performance.
Our Mandate
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CSRD and DPP, Meeting Client and Regulatory Demands
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CSRD and DPP, Meeting Client
and Regulatory Demands
As a manufacturer for brands and retailers NBC is adapting to the increasing sustainability expectations. to comply with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Digital Product Passport (DPP) regulations, our brands and retailers must report their Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and provide product-specific environmental data.
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What is Essential for NBC
to support our clients
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What is Essential for NBC to support our clients
We will calculate and report the environmental impacts of the products we are delivering to our clients
An automated Lifecycle Assessment (LCA), enables us to:
Calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions using detailed information from suppliers or using existing data, only requiring product details such as materials specifications and supplier locations.
Start compliance immediately by generating and delivering the product-level impacts that our clients need for CSRD and DPP reporting.
Reporting impact data. Our LCA software allows us to quickly provide data to meet the new regulatory requirements, without needing additional data collection.
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Reducing Emissions and Attracting Clients
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Reducing Emissions and Attracting Clients
Beyond compliance, NBC will model alternative scenarios for emission reduction. This capability allows us to showcase our sustainability efforts to our existing clients, and it also helps us to attract new clients by demonstrating our strong commitment to reducing environmental impacts.
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Traceability Tools for Supplier Data Collection and Enhanced Transparency
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Traceability Tools for Supplier Data Collection and Enhanced Transparency
While tools like Genisis and tex.tracer will help us gather ESG data from the supply chain, with specialized software we have started calculating impacts with our current data. In the future, it’s likely that brands and retailers will push responsibility for data collection onto the supply chain. Clients may require us to ensure that suppliers enter relevant ESG data into platforms like Genisis and tex.tracer, which will subsequently improve the transparency and accuracy of. our impact reports. NBC can assist its clients by requesting input from suppliers to support this process, further strengthening relationships with both clients and suppliers
Social Responsibility
With our business scale, the impact of our daily operations is massive, creating real-world outcomes that affect people’s lives and the communities we serve. Here are some key figures that show how we embrace our responsibility every day:
Our Day-to-Day Impact
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People are foundation
At NBC, we are like a big family, a community sharing many values. We build many policies to care for people's lives and health, empowering them to have a better future.
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For the future generation
We understand that choices made today will have consequences for the future. each year, NBC gives thousands of sponsorships to our employees’ kids, college and university courses, and many training classes at places for career advancement. Many of them will be NBC’s managers in the future.
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Environmental Responsibility
With such a large workforce, we understand our environmental footprint. We have successfully implemented recycling and energy efficiency programs across our offices, reducing our carbon footprint by 25% over the last five years.
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Safe & Sustainable Workspaces
Safety is paramount. Across all our facilities, we conduct regular safety audits, ensure best practices, and maintain a workplace accident rate 30% lower than the industry average.
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Supporting Our Communities
Our corporate social responsibility programs engage over 10,000 employees in volunteer work annually, contributing thousands of hours to community service, support for poor families, building charity houses, retirement, and maternity.
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People are foundation
At NBC, we are like a big family, a community sharing many values. We build many policies to care for people's lives and health, empowering them to have a better future.
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For the future generation
We understand that choices made today will have consequences for the future. each year, NBC gives thousands of sponsorships to our employees’ kids, college and university courses, and many training classes at places for career advancement. Many of them will be NBC’s managers in the future.
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Environmental Responsibility
With such a large workforce, we understand our environmental footprint. We have successfully implemented recycling and energy efficiency programs across our offices, reducing our carbon footprint by 25% over the last five years.
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Safe & Sustainable Workspaces
Safety is paramount. Across all our facilities, we conduct regular safety audits, ensure best practices, and maintain a workplace accident rate 30% lower than the industry average.
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Supporting Our Communities
Our corporate social responsibility programs engage over 10,000 employees in volunteer work annually, contributing thousands of hours to community service, support for poor families, building charity houses, retirement, and maternity.
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Why It Matters
Shared Responsibility
Each of us contributes to these efforts, ensuring the well-being of our colleagues and the positive impact we make on the world.
Accountability at Scale
When 30,000 people work towards a common goal, the results are powerful—and the responsibility even greater. We hold ourselves accountable to maintain the highest standards of quality, care, and ethics.
Building a Better Tomorrow
Whether through sustainability efforts, personal development, or community outreach, every action we take today shapes a better future for all of us.