bluesign System Impact Report 2024
Reveals Consistent System-Wide Improvement in CO₂, Water, and Energy KPIs Across Their Manufacturing Partners in the Fashion and Textile Supply Chain
ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND (July 8, 2025):
bluesign, the globally recognized system for sustainable textile production, has published its bluesign System Impact Report 2024, providing a comprehensive, data-backed view of how its global network of 900+ system partners, ranging from chemical suppliers to textile makers, manufacturers and brands, are driving measurable progress toward more sustainable and responsible textile production. The report highlights the consolidated impact of the bluesign System, underscoring how a unified, continuous improvement-based approach can effectively reduce environmental and chemical risks at scale.
As an independent third-party verifier and sustainability efforts partner, bluesign equips companies across the textile value chain to eliminate hazardous chemicals, reduce emissions, and strengthen operational resilience. Its science-based standards and digital tools help partners comply with evolving global regulations while achieving meaningful environmental gains.
System-Wide Impact Improvements (2024)
bluesign is proud to announce that for the fifth consecutive year, bluesign System Partner manufacturers have reduced the intensity of their environmental footprint across the KPIs of CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and freshwater use, with an increased usage of renewable energy and bluesign® APPROVED chemicals.
Driving Measurable Improvement Through On-Site Assessments
In 2024, bluesign conducted over 150 on-site assessments at manufacturing facilities. Each assessment delivers a detailed impact report with site-specific environmental performance evaluation, benchmarking, and a sustainability roadmap. System partners are required to demonstrate continuous improvement to maintain certification, ensuring accountability and progress year over year.
Empowering Brands with Primary Supply Chain Data
bluesign works closely with brand partners to improve traceability, strengthen due diligence, and support regulatory compliance. Through annual Supply Chain Impact Reports, brands gain visibility into the environmental footprint of their bluesign-certified supply base—covering emissions, energy, water, chemical use, and waste. Becoming a bluesign System Partner entails for brands to undergo a sustainability assessment, which is documented in a gap analysis, from which a strategic improvement plan is derived. In 2024, 50% of reassessed brands improved their sustainability performance, highlighting the effectiveness of the bluesign approach.
“This report is not just about bluesign – it’s about what’s possible when the industry aligns,” said Daniel Rüfenacht, CEO of bluesign. “With more than 900 system partners, we’ve built a framework that empowers brands, manufacturers, and chemical suppliers to deliver real results. In 2024 alone, our partners achieved intensity reductions in CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and water use by, 17%, 14%, and 8% respectively. These are not projections or pledges…they are robust outcomes, based on primary data. This report proves that when the right standards, tools, and shared accountability are in place, sustainability in fashion is not only scalable, it can be done without compromising safety, style, performance, or integrity.”
The full bluesign System Impact Report 2024 is attached and available at: www.bluesign.com
Media Contact:
Kenneth Loo, ken@chapter2agency.com
Chapter 2 Agency (for bluesign)
