Change the Future of Fashion
Our mission is to
transform the fashion industry for a more sustainable future.
As the world's first B Corp fashion resale platform, we champion the circular fashion movement as an alternative to overproduction, overconsumption and the wasteful practices of the fashion industry.
Our philosophy is simple :
Think First Buy Second.
Our Strategic Approach
Setting the standards
We aim to set the standards for our industry, through fairness and diversity, employee activism, and responsible business practices.
Improving our footprint
We're working at the forefront of impact measurement by considering innovative methodologies and taking into account all types of footprints.
Empowering our community
We share inspirational, educational content to help our community buy less and buy better by investing in longer-lasting, better-quality items.
Triggering systemic change
We're consistently working to be sustainability leaders in both fashion and tech, inspiring consumers, brands, and the industry to build a more sustainable future.
What We've Achieved So Far
Committed to Climate Action
#improvingourfootprint
We defined a climate strategy to reduce our GHG emissions. In 2023, we managed to reduce our carbon footprint by 6%. Our reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative.
Certified B Corp
#settingthestandards
We're proud to be the world's first fashion resale platform to become a B Corp. It's a huge step in our ongoing mission to transform the fashion industry, and we want the whole fashion ecosystem to join us.
Fighting Fast Fashion
#empoweringourcommunity
We banned fast fashion brands from our platform to stand against an unsustainable system. We empower consumers, raise awareness, and collaborate with the industry to promote mindful choices and promote a circular economy.
Lobbying for Change
#triggeringsystemicchange
We actively lobby for change by urging the European Parliament and industry stakeholders to address the textile waste crisis and advocate for stricter regulations on end-of-life textiles and waste exports.
Vestiaire Collective’s business model is truly unique. Our job in the impact team is to keep challenging ourselves to improve and maximise our positive impacts, as well as to keep challenging the industry to transition faster.
Dounia Wone, Chief Impact Officer
Discover Our Circularity Report
We don’t just want to report on what we’re doing, we want to understand what’s changing in the world because Vestiaire Collective exists. That's where our impact and circularity reports come in – giving us full transparency on our environmental and our social impact on the world.
Our Key Data
90% of the environmental impact is avoided, when a consumer buys a pre-loved piece on Vestiaire Collective instead of buying new.
Our total carbon footprint for 2023 amounts to 18,922 tCO2e (-6% vs 2022 GHG emissions). For the first time, we’ve managed to reduce not only our carbon intensity, but also our absolute emissions.
As we grow, we’re still reducing our emissions and our net positive impact on the climate is widening, year after year. Right now, we prevent 3.3x more emissions than we generate.
Shopping preloved on Vestiaire Collective is 33% more affordable in the long term than buying brand-new fast fashion products.
79% of items purchased on Vestiaire Collective prevent a first-hand purchase.