- Increased competition in the retail environment
- Changing weather patterns affecting sales (e.g., warm winter impacting snowsports sales)
- Evolving technology
- Challenges around staff diversity
- Supply chain complexities and factory violations
- Unexpected weather patterns affecting margins
Mountain Equipment Co-operative (MEC)
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2015 reporting, Mountain Equipment Co-operative (MEC) disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 4.8K tonnes of CO2e (increased from 4673 in 2014). Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
4.8K tonnes of CO2e (increased from 4673 in 2014)
2015
Water Usage
22.9 million liters (in buildings)
2015
Waste
2.4 million pounds diverted
2015
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.8K tonnes of CO2e (increased from 4673 in 2014) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- 83% of MEC apparel and sleeping bag fabrics were bluesign approved (9% increase from 2014)
- 91.3% waste diversion rate
- 1524 product styles made with environmentally preferred materials (compared to 1068 in 2014)
- Reduced water consumption through water-efficient green buildings (though specific quantification is missing)
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Increase environmentally preferred products
- Increase active members
- Increase employee engagement
- Decrease water used in buildings
- Reduce product returns
📅 Medium-term
- 100% of MEC-label materials to be bluesign approved by 2017
- 35% reduction in emissions from energy use by 2017
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
EnvironmentalSocialGovernanceEconomic