Oscar Jacobson partners with Worldfavor to strengthen sustainable sourcing initiatives
Worldfavor, a sustainability data management solutions provider, has announced a collaboration with Oscar Jacobson, a renowned menswear brand known for its timeless elegance and superior craftsmanship. This collaboration showcases Oscar Jacobson's dedication to improving the transparency of its supply chain and its efforts toward sustainability.
Worldfavor is a SaaS ESG platform that provides transparent data access from over 30,000 organizations worldwide. The company's purpose is to help businesses learn, manage, and improve their sustainable operations. Companies using Worldfavor's platform can track their supply chain's ESG performance, access real data from suppliers, measure supply chain emissions and move towards net zero emissions. This helps to reduce their carbon footprint and supports the consistent reduction of environmental impact.
Founded in 1903, Oscar Jacobson has epitomized modern sophistication through its premium menswear and accessories. With a strong presence across Europe, particularly in the Nordic countries, the brand operates 19 flagship stores and collaborates with over 150 wholesale partners.
The partnership with Worldfavor marks a pivotal step for Oscar Jacobson in elevating its sustainability journey. Leveraging Worldfavor's innovative solutions, Oscar Jacobson aims to address key challenges within its supply chain, including enhancing visibility and understanding the origin of materials and certifications. By delving deeper into its supply chain, Oscar Jacobson seeks to ensure responsible sourcing practices, traceability, and ethical standards throughout its operations.
The collaboration between Oscar Jacobson and Worldfavor revolves around implementing a sustainable sourcing solution and multi-tier mapping to improve supply chain visibility. Oscar Jacobson aims to overcome the challenges of understanding the origin of materials, certifications, and suppliers farther down the supply chain.
By using Worldfavor's platform, Oscar Jacobson aims to trace materials to their source, follow up with suppliers, and gain deeper insights into their supply chain. The chosen solution focuses on product mapping and sourcing, with a long-term ambition to improve traceability and sustainability practices. Ultimately, the collaboration is based on the principle of achieving greater supply chain transparency and sustainability through robust tracking and data-driven methods.
– We are thrilled to partner with Oscar Jacobson, a company renowned for its steadfast commitment to sustainability. This collaboration exemplifies our shared values and commitment to driving positive change within the fashion industry. Together, we look forward to empowering Oscar Jacobson on their sustainability journey, says Andreas Liljendahl, CEO at Worldfavor.
Richard Woodbridge, CEO of Oscar Jacobson, emphasizes the significance of the partnership, stating.
– At Oscar Jacobson, sustainability and our aim to produce products that last longer and are used many times is part of everything we do. Our partnership with Worldfavor aims to improve transparency, ethical sourcing, and environmental stewardship. By harnessing Worldfavor's expertise and solutions, we are confident in our ability to further advance our sustainability goals and continue delivering sustainable products and participating in driving meaningful change within the fashion industry.
For more information, please contact:
Worldfavor
My Morinder
Senior PR & Communications Manager
+46704981462. E-mail: press@worldfavor.com
Oscar Jacobson
Jennifer Hammarlund
PR and Marketing Manager
+46 033 23 33 01 | +46 73 805 15 89
jennifer.hammarlund@oscarjacobson.com
About Worldfavor – The Global Sustainability Platform
Worldfavor is a sustainability platform that enables organizations worldwide to access, share, and leverage data to gain insights and make sustainable action possible – internally and through far-reaching value chains. The platform helps its growing network of 30,000+ organisations understand their impact, fuel action, and stay resilient. Worldfavor's different solutions power its customers to manage all kinds of sustainability data easily, trace impact, follow up on portfolio companies, reduce risk, and achieve a sustainable value chain. The Worldfavor sustainability platform was first released in 2016 with the mission to make sustainable business mainstream. Behind Worldfavor is a group of highly passionate people who dream of shaping a world where people, the planet, and the economy thrive together. For more information – please visit www.worldfavor.com.
About Oscar Jacobson
Oscar Jacobson is a renowned menswear brand committed to timeless elegance, superior craftsmanship, and sustainability. With a heritage dating back to 1903, the brand has consistently delivered premium menswear and accessories that reflect the essence of modern sophistication.
The assortment is available across Europe and with core markets being the Nordic countries. At the moment the brand is to be found through the 19 different Oscar Jacobson stores, via oscarjacobson.com and at some 150 wholesale partners. Oscar Jacobson is owned by Mellby Gård since 2018 and reached 460 msek in revenue during 2023.
