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A.P.C. Sustainability Actions

Extended product life programs

A.P.C. says it has long tried to keep clothes in use for longer. In 2008, it launched the Butler program, which lets customers return old jeans and buy a new pair at half price. Returned jeans are washed, repaired, pressed, and sold again as vintage pieces. The brand also says customers can return other old A.P.C. items for store credit. Depending on condition, these items are resold or donated to charity. This supports circularity, which means keeping products in use instead of throwing them away.

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Reused deadstock fabric

Since 2010, A.P.C. has worked with designer Jessica Ogden to turn leftover fabric from past collections into quilt pieces. The brand says these pieces are hand-stitched by artisans in the Bangalore region of India. This is an example of upcycling, which means making something new from material that would otherwise be wasted. It helps reduce waste from old stock and gives surplus fabric a second use.

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Changed packaging and bags

A.P.C. says it has reduced single-use packaging in stores and now offers reusable bags made from recycled materials. It says customers can buy the bag and later return it for recycling through The 8 Impact, with the material reused in other products such as sneakers and bike lanes. The brand also says it asks shoppers to bring their own bags when possible. For each bag sold, it donates €1 to GoodPlanet, a French environmental group.

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Set climate targets in 2023

In 2023, A.P.C. says it committed to cutting its COâ‚‚e emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, the global climate deal that aims to limit warming. It says its targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a group that checks whether company targets match climate science. The brand also says it uses Carbonfact and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a common carbon-accounting method, to track its footprint. It reports lower Scope 1 and 2 emissions from energy use and says Scope 3 emissions, which come from its wider value chain, make up most of its footprint.

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Expanded GOTS-certified products

A.P.C. says it has worked with GOTS-certified suppliers for years and gained its own GOTS certification in 2023 through Ecocert Greenlife. GOTS, or Global Organic Textile Standard, is a textile standard for organic fibres and traceable production. The brand says 63% of its jersey products were GOTS-certified in 2025. It says these items contain at least 95% organic fibres and follow rules on traceability, no GMOs, limited harmful substances, water and waste management, and fair and safe working conditions.

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Used certified leather

A.P.C. says it is a member of the Leather Working Group (LWG), an industry group that checks leather tanneries on water, chemicals, waste, and energy use. The brand says that in 2025, 98% of its products with leather as the main material used leather from LWG-certified tanneries. It also says that since 2023 it has banned raw hides from South America or unknown sources to avoid links to illegal deforestation or other high-risk areas.

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Audited suppliers and labour rules

A.P.C. says its direct suppliers sign a Code of Conduct based on International Labour Organization principles. It says this covers child labour, forced labour, corruption, discrimination, freedom of association, and safe working conditions. The brand also says it checks suppliers through audits by outside auditors using standards such as BSCI, WCA, SMETA, ICS, GOTS, or SA8000. This is meant to help it monitor labour and social risks in its supply chain, which is the network of companies that make and move its products.

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Environmental management system

APC Inc. says it uses an Environmental Management System, or EMS, which is a formal way to track and improve environmental impact. It says the system focuses on paper waste, natural gas use, electricity use, and general trash. The company also says it measures greenhouse gas emissions, tracks progress over time, and uses energy-efficient purchases where possible. It describes this as part of ongoing environmental leadership in its operations.

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Waste, water and energy goals

APC Ltd. and VLE Therapeutics say they have a five-year climate strategy running from 2024 to 2028+. They say they plan to cut energy emissions by 42% by 2030 through LED lighting and better air-handling systems. They also aim to reduce water use, recycle 70% of municipal waste by 2028, and send zero municipal waste to landfill by 2030. The company says it also wants to remove single-use plastics from office space and improve greener solvent use in research and development.

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