A dress: carbon footprint
Carbonle#6 of 13👗Carbon footprintA dress
14.2kg CO₂e
one dress, made
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A dress comes in at about 14.2 kg CO₂e (one dress, made).
Of the 13 things to wear Carbonle tracks, A dress sits at #6 from the lightest — mid-pack.
This is what it costs to make the garment, before you wear it once. Cotton is thirsty, leather carries the cattle behind it, and a single new outfit can outweigh a week of driving — the case for wearing things longer.
More fabric than a tee, often synthetic blends. Mid-pack.
Compare with
Figures from Carbonfact garment benchmark (2024), cradle-to-gate, licensed industry benchmark.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.