
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2024 6
01 WE ARE TENDAM
The company’s premium mass market positioning, away from
fast fashion, with an expanded portfolio of own and third-party
brands, as well as its robust business model with exible sourcing
capabilities and active management of promotions, has allowed us to
better manage the impact of the international environment, with its
inationary component, and tensions in global supply chains, while
protecting our growth in protability and market share.
Recurring EBITDA, taking into account the current IFRS16 standard,
amounted to 344.2 million euros compared to 313.3 million euros in
the previous year, up 9.86%
The consumer and the real value-added we offer are at the heart of
our business success. Tendam has continued to increase the number
of members in its loyalty clubs, which currently have more than 24
million unique members (38 million if we take multi-club members
into account).
Tendam has again improved its environmental, social and governance
performance this year, improving within its “Platinum Medal” level,
the highest rating from ESG rating agency EcoVadis. This result once
again places the company in the top 1% of peer companies assessed
and recognises the organisation’s work in 4 ESG areas: Environment,
Labour Practices and Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable
Procurement.
The ESG strategic plan has enabled us to make signicant progress
on our product sustainability commitments by meeting targets and
goals ahead of schedule. In 2024 we reached 56% in units with
sustainability content in line with our sustainable products standard,
exceeding our target of 50% by 2025.
In the sphere of environmental impact, this report details our progress
in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals by embracing
the commitments espoused by United Nations initiatives such as
the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action and the UN Global
Compact’s Business Ambition for 1.5°C. We also actively participated
in the work and progress of the Fashion Pact, Zero Discharge of
Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), Better Cotton and Cascale (the
Sustainable Apparel Coalition).
Taking into account our current growth, emissions measured in
intensity, i.e. emissions per million euros of turnover, have decreased
by 16% compared to the base year 2019.
In more detail, compared to the baseline year, there has been a
reduction of 79% in Scopes 1 and 2, direct emissions and energy
consumption, and 1% (15% in emissions intensity) in Scope 3,
indirect emissions in the value chain, reducing total emissions by 3%.
The certied renewable energy supply already reaches 100% of
our commercial network, buildings, and facilities in Spain, Tendam’s
headquarters and main market. The signing of the new supply
agreement in Portugal has enabled us to make progress towards
this objective. We now generate 87% of our energy from our own
facilities worldwide, and we are participating in a PPA (Purchase
Power Agreement), which involves developing a photovoltaic solar
energy generation infrastructure and contributing to increased
renewable energy generation capacity.
One of the most important actions with an impact on the climate is
carried out by Springeld. The brand has taken a major step forward
in its commitment to the environment and forest regeneration with
the #BosqueSpringeld reforestation initiative. With the help of drone
technology, 40,000 new trees have been planted, bringing the total
number of trees to 190,000, offsetting more than 198,420 tonnes of
CO2 equivalent, 90,000 of which were eliminated this year.
Re-viste, the Association for Textile Waste Management of which
Tendam is a founding partner, has made signicant progress in 2024
in the design and architecture of the voluntary collective system for
a more circular management of textile waste, in partnership with
public administrations and with the support of multi-sectoral entities
and initiatives. In early 2025, it received operating authorisation from
the autonomous community of Madrid, where its headquarters are
located, and launched a pilot test in six Spanish municipalities with
different populations and infrastructure needs.
In the area of governance, following the approval of the Human
Rights Policy and the Product Safety and Quality Policy, and with
the impetus of the Delegated Sustainability Committee and the
Sustainability Committee, a review of the Strategic ESG Plan for the
2026-2030 period and the reformulation of the Climate Roadmap
aiming to establish a new decarbonisation plan were drawn up, along
with the launch of a new training plan on human rights and due
diligence for employees and managers. After the end of the year, the
Sustainability Policy and the environmental policy prepared during the
year were approved.
The Global Framework Agreement with the main trade union
federations to monitor and promote decent work and human rights
in our international supply chain accelerated its activities with two
new joint visits to suppliers and trade unions in India and Cambodia
in 2024.
This collaboration has resulted in Pakistan’s adherence to the
“International Accord for Health and Safety” and its implementation.
With regard to diversity, I would like to highlight that Tendam was
awarded the “Diversity Leading Company 2024” award, as a leading
company in diversity and inclusion. We also received the Empowering
Women’s Talent Seal at the fourth annual Women’s Talent Day,
for our commitment to female talent. Both awards highlight the
company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion in its internal
management policies.
Tendam is made up of 86% women and 62% of the management
positions are held by women. During the year, the Board of Directors
has maintained parity within the company’s highest governing body
for most of the year.
In the sixth year of the “Somos Voluntarios” Corporate Volunteering
Programme, we brought together the main activities in the “Solidarity
Week in Tendam”, participating in six volunteering programmes
with 105 volunteer spots and 232 volunteer hours for initiatives
such as the integration of women into the labour market with the
Quiero Trabajo Foundation, the integration of people with disabilities
into the workplace and the rehabilitation and improvement of our
urban garden with the Down Madrid Foundation, and the return of
the Family Volunteering Days with a waste collection activity in the
Special Bird Protection Area at the Tajo banks near Aranjuez, together
with SEO Birdlife and Ecoembes.
This year, I would like to congratulate the Pedro del Hierro brand on
its 50th anniversary. The celebrations included a spectacular fashion
show at the Brutalist “La Corona de Espinas” [Crown of Thorns]
building on Madrid’s university campus, accompanied by an exhibition
providing insight into the brand’s history and its creator, “Pedro del
Hierro. From Master to Brand” at the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, which
registered a record number of visitors for a temporary exhibition.
03 WE ARE GOOD GOVERNANCE