Climate

Measuring our carbon footprint to become aware of our impact on the climate. This was one of the steps needed to honor our raison d'être: caring for people and the planet.

Calculating our carbon footprint

Understanding in order to act more effectively

Our approach is simple: we want to understand the impact of our activities in order to identify areas for improvement in our value chain, so that consuming well does not come at the expense of natural resources.

Since our products help avoid single-use items, our business creates value and significantly reduces negative impacts on the climate. However, we are convinced that by calculating our impact, we can be even more virtuous.

The conclusion

In 2020, we decided to calculate our carbon footprint for the first time. To identify all the flows that could generate greenhouse gas emissions, with the aim of reducing them.




To calculate our carbon footprint for 2021, we used Sweep, a carbon accounting tool. This enabled us to collect the right data and then process it in accordance with the international standard ISO14064 and the GHG Protocol, with all calculations based on the emissions indicators of ADEME and the Bilan Carbone® Association.

2. Our results


Here is an overview of the breakdown of our greenhouse gas emissions according to our activities.


CO₂ emissions in 2021

5015 tCO2 eq*


*tonnes of CO2 equivalent

2.0% ROAD TRANSPORT IN CHINA
Carbon emissions from vehicles (trucks) transporting raw materials to factories, then from factories to the port in China.
1.0% ROAD TRANSPORT IN FRANCE
Carbon emissions from vehicles (trucks) transporting merchandise from the port in France to warehouses, then to distribution points (e-commerce shipments or resale points).
3.5% E-COMMERCE TRANSPORT
Emissions resulting from the road transport we use to send packages purchased on our site.
10.8% PRODUCT USE
Emissions linked to the use of the product correspond to the energy used to fill and clean the product. Emissions from the transport of goods from China to France (i.e. 19,500 km) by container ship.
1.7% SEA TRANSPORT
Emissions linked to raw materials are those emitted during the manufacture of the raw material (a mixture of ores) for our products, i.e. stainless steel.
17.5% RAW MATERIALS MANUFACTURING
Energy consumption by production machines and buildings and related carbon emissions.
22.0% PRODUCTION
Carbon emissions due to energy consumption by Qwetch's logistics warehouses in France.
0.34% LOGISTICS PLATFORMS
Estimated emissions from our consumers' individual vehicles when they visit points of sale to buy our products.
31.4% CONSUMER ROUTES
Emissions linked to daily life in our offices. This includes employee commuting, business travel, office equipment purchases, etc.
10.0% OFFICE ACTIVITIES

Mapping our business

From production to use

Our products are manufactured in China, in Zhejiang province, using 90% recycled stainless steel. Once manufactured and inspected, the products are transported by container ship from the port of Ningbo (China) to the port of Le Havre (France) before being delivered by truck to our logistics provider in the Paris region.

Finally, the products follow the marketing chain, being transported either to other logistics providers (to reach the end consumer) or directly to our retail stores.

How can we reduce our CO2 emissions?

The impact of stainless steel

The manufacture of stainless steel, our main raw material, generates a lot of CO2 emissions.

We have taken into account the impact of mineral extraction through to smelting. We have been able to trace the journey of our stainless steel.

​​Since 2022, we have begun transitioning our products to 90% recycled stainless steel, which allows us to reduce emissions from this raw material by 58%.

The recycled stainless steel we use is manufactured according to the Recycled Claim Standard 2.0, which guarantees a minimum of 90% recycled content.

Choosing renewable energy

100% of the energy used in Qwetch's premises comes from Enercoop, a renewable energy producer.

We began the transition by installing solar panels on the roofs of our main manufacturer's buildings and signing contracts to purchase electricity generated by wind turbines. Since 2024, Qwetch products have been made using 10% wind power, 4% solar power, and 86% carbon-based energy from the conventional electricity grid.

We are working to increase the share of carbon-free energy used by our manufacturer.

Limiting air travel

In 2024, only 2.43% of our product shipments were made by air. However, these shipments alone account for nearly 40% of transport-related emissions.

This illustrates the considerable impact of this mode of transport on our carbon footprint. That is why we are working to minimize our use of air transport by better anticipating our needs to limit emergencies requiring air shipments and by limiting it to prototype shipments.

The importance of circularity

Our products are made to last, and we want to maximize their end-of-life potential. To achieve this, we make more than 95% of our products repairable with spare parts.

When conducting a simplified product life cycle assessment (LCA), we realized that the user's manual cleaning of the product can have a significant impact on the total life cycle of the product, accounting for up to 85% of the product's total impact.

We estimated that we could reduce this impact by 14% by making our products dishwasher safe.

Discover all our commitments

Manufacturing

Encourage continuous improvement in manufacturing methods, promote transparency and study the possibility of locating certain stages of production as close as possible to users

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Circularity

Strengthen the Product Eco-design approach and develop a circularity policy aimed at extending product lifespan.

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Climate

Measure our carbon footprint and establish a reduction strategy in line with the Paris Agreement

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Solidarity

Support projects aimed at restoring damaged ecosystems and encourage the transition to a waste-free world

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The Qwetch Movement

Promote a new mode of behavior that favors reuse over single use, and involve our employees, suppliers, customers and partners in this movement.

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