Ace & Tate Reduced Production Emissions in 2025
The eyewear brand cut production-related CO2 emissions by 43 percent, anchored by supply chain transitions.
Updated on Oct. 5, 2026 in Environmental
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In 2025, Amsterdam-based eyewear brand Ace & Tate lowered its production CO2 emissions by 43 percent, falling from 2,030 to 1,155 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The company also saw its total carbon footprint decrease by 10.2 percent during the same year.
Why it matters
As 96.7 percent of the company's emissions originate from suppliers, these reductions illustrate the impact of shifting manufacturing energy sources to renewables. This effort aligns with broader corporate sustainability targets requiring suppliers to transition to clean electricity.
Ace & Tate achieved an 81 percent renewable energy share among frame manufacturers in 2025. The brand also updated its product composition by replacing traditional non-prescription sunglasses lenses with Tritan Renew plastic.
The players
Ace & Tate
An Amsterdam-based eyewear retailer operating 86 stores across Europe with a focus on supply chain transparency and carbon reporting.
The details
The emissions reduction resulted from direct financial support for manufacturers, enabling them to transition their energy sourcing to renewable grids. Additionally, swapping material inputs for Tritan Renew, a co-polyester derived from recycled content, reduced the material-level carbon intensity. These changes helped lower the average footprint of each pair of glasses to 7.99 kilograms, a 9 percent improvement.
Timeline
2022: Baseline year established for 2030 absolute emissions reduction goals.
2023: Improved data collection protocols were implemented across the supplier network.
2025: Production emissions dropped 43 percent, and the company reached 65 million euros in turnover.
July 2026: The company achieved B Corp recertification with a score of 116 points.
The Tech Race
Ace & Tate's recent B Corp recertification highlights the competitive pressure on consumer goods companies to codify sustainability metrics under standardized frameworks. This trajectory marks a departure from voluntary reporting toward audited, comparative environmental performance data.
Consumers buying glasses from Ace & Tate can expect products with a lower carbon intensity than previous iterations, specifically averaging 7.99 kilograms of CO2 per pair. The shift to Tritan Renew lenses affects all non-prescription sunglasses currently offered by the brand.
The takeaway
Retailers are increasingly turning to supply chain integration to lower their total carbon footprints as manufacturing remains the primary source of emissions. Watch for the company's progress toward its 2026 deadline, by which time all direct suppliers must run entirely on renewable electricity.
What happens next
Ace & Tate is working toward a 42 percent absolute reduction in emissions by 2030 compared to 2022 levels, with a 2026 deadline for all direct suppliers to run on renewable electricity.
Further reading
For broader context on how businesses are adjusting to sustainability benchmarks, visit our Environmental section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by FashionUnited.
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