Zalando: "We can influence our industry to do more"

In an exclusive Q&A with Ecotextile News (ETN), Kate Heiny (KH), director, sustainability, at Zalando SE reveals why the Berlin-based ecommerce giant wants its partners to align with its own environmental and social objectives – before they can sell on its platform.

ETN: Your recent initiatives on carbon emissions and the Higg Index suggest you've managed to convince top-level management to run with environmental initiatives post-Covid? How did you manage that?