About the data
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company publicly discloses the quantity of post-production/pre-consumer waste generated annually (e.g. deadstock, overstock, samples).
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- Company documents
- Company policies
- Company websites
- Company code of conduct
- Parent company documents (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company policies (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company websites (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company code of conduct (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
Good keywords for your searches include:
- Textile
- Product
- Waste
- Pre-consumer
- Off-cuts
- Unsold and defective stock
- Samples
- Circularity
Things to keep in mind:
- Pre-consumer waste/surplus includes off-cuts, unsold and defective stock, production samples.