A pair of socks: carbon footprint

A pair of socks comes in at about 1.8 kg CO₂e (one pair, made).

Of the 13 things to wear Carbonle tracks, A pair of socks sits at #1 from the lightest — one of the lightest.

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.

Small, but we buy them by the dozen. It adds up across a wardrobe.

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Figures from Carbonfact garment benchmark (2024), cradle-to-gate, licensed industry benchmark.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.