Impact data for workwear and PPE that holds up in tenders
Workwear and PPE brands use bAwear Score to calculate the environmental impact of every garment in their range. Quick Score gives an indicative result per product in minutes. Expert builds audit-grade calculations on primary supplier data for tenders and corporate clients.
What makes impact data hard in workwear & PPE
Tenders ask for product footprints
Public and corporate buyers add environmental criteria to workwear tenders. Without product-level data, you compete on price alone.
Large ranges, scattered data
Hundreds of articles, many fibre blends and functional finishes, with data spread across suppliers and production sites. A classic LCA per article is too slow and too expensive.
Long garment life, many washes
Workwear is washed industrially many times. Buyers want to see the full life cycle, not only production.
Typical hotspots per supply chain step
Materials
Polyester and cotton blends dominate. Fibre choice and recycled content usually drive the largest share of climate impact.
Yarn
Spinning energy and the regional electricity mix matter, especially for blended yarns.
Fabric
Dyeing and functional finishing, such as hi-vis or flame-retardant treatments, add energy and water use.
Product
Trims, reflective tape, packaging and transport. Use phase washing is relevant for full life cycle results.
Typical patterns, not results. Your result depends on your products and data. Calculated with ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist), aligned with ISO 14040/14044.
Built for workwear & PPE
Start without supplier data
Quick Score starts from textile-specific worst-case data, so every garment gets an indicative result for CO₂, water, energy and land use right away. Conservative by design, so you never overstate progress.
Add your own data over time
As supplier and product data comes in, replace the defaults with primary data for product-specific results and supplier comparisons. For tender items, Expert adds review by our team.
Turn results into decisions
Hotspot analysis, material and process comparisons and eco-design scenarios against a reference product show where a sourcing or design change makes the difference.
The rules that ask for your data
Tender criteria increasingly ask for product-level environmental data.
Large corporate clients request supplier data for their scope 3 reporting.
Textile delegated act expected in Q4 2027, then 18 months to implement.
We used to steer our sourcing decisions on assumptions. Working with bAwear lets us steer on data instead, from shifting to recycled materials and organic cotton, to calculating our CO₂ emissions far more precisely.
Read the Tricorp case study →
Questions from workwear & PPE teams
Can bAwear Score calculate the impact of flame-retardant or hi-vis workwear?+
Yes. Workwear scenarios cover functional finishes. Where your supplier has process data, Expert replaces the default with your primary data.
Can we start without data from our suppliers?+
Yes. Quick Score starts from textile-specific worst-case data, so you can measure your range before supplier data is available. Results are indicative and conservative. You replace the defaults with primary data as it comes in.
Are Quick Score results suitable for tenders?+
Quick Score results are indicative and suitable for B2B communication. For tender documents that require audit-grade data, use Expert.
Does the calculation include industrial washing?+
The use phase, including washing, can be included in the system boundary. The scope is stated with every result.
Which method does bAwear Score use?+
ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist), aligned with ISO 14040/14044.
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