Carbon Footprint
Piper & Skye has set out to become the first luxury accessory brand to transparently showcase product-specific and brand-wide carbon footprints
Companies have a greater responsibility than ever to measure, and minimize, their carbon footprint. Built on a foundation of sustainability, Piper & Skye chose its flagship leather, Pirarucu, as a less carbon-intensive alternative to bovine (cow) leather.
As a company, Piper & Skye has taken a proactive approach to carbon emission tracking and transparency. In 2022, we embarked on a journey to gain a more in-depth understanding of our carbon footprint through quantification. Only through measurement can we further minimize our carbon footprint going forwards.
Piper & Skye's signature material, Pirarucu, has a carbon footprint 12x smaller than cow leather.
Carbon Footprint Milestones
Milestone 1: COMPLETE
Carbon Footprint
Modelling of Pirarucu
In 2022, Piper & Skye undertook a first-of-its-kind study to model the emissions profile of its signature material, Pirarucu leather. The report determine that Pirarucu has a carbon footprint that is 12x smaller than traditional bovine leather (54 kgCO2e vs. 672 kgCO2e).
Milestone 2: Ongoing
Product-Specific Carbon Footprints
To provide customers with more tangible carbon emissions data and greater transparency to aid their purchase decisions, Piper & Skye will soon undertake efforts to become the first luxury handbag company to calculate and display the carbon footprint of every product offered for sale.
Milestone 3: Ongoing
Determination of Brand-Wide Carbon Footprint
In December 2023, Piper & Skye partnered with the climate platform, 51 to Carbon Zero, to start tracking our company-wide carbon footprint. By collaborating with our stakeholders to better understand our Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, we will be able to more effectively minimize our carbon footprint going forwards.