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FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 EDITION A review of 250 of the biggest global fashion brands and retailers ranked according to how much they disclose about their social and environmental policies, practices and impacts.
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 01
CONTENTS
02 KEY FINDINGS 21 THE FINAL SCORES ACROSS THE 5 SECTIONS
04 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 22 Average scores across the sections
23 1. Policy & Commitments
07 ABOUT THIS REPORT 30 2. Governance
08 Why transparency matters 34 3. Traceability
09 What do we mean by transparency? 39 Case Studies
10 Purpose of the research 41 4. Know, Show, Fix
11 About the methodology 47 Viewpoint: Ben Vanpeperstraete, Human Rights Expert
12 Annual updates to the methodology 48 5. Spotlight Issues
13 Weighting of the scores 60 Viewpoint: Garment Worker Centre
14 How the research is conducted
15 How brands and retailers are selected 61 FINAL THOUGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
16 A-Z of brands 62 Take Action on Transparency
62 Brands and Retailers
17 THE FINAL SCORES 62 Governments and Policymakers
18 A guide to the scoring 63 Citizens
19 The final scores 64 Thank You
20 Quick findings 65 ANNEX 1 References
66 ANNEX 2 Definitions & Abbreviations
67 Disclaimer
68 About Fashion Revolution
The content of this publication can in no way be taken to reflect the views of any of the funders of Fashion Revolution.
© Fashion Revolution CIC 2020. All rights reserved. This document is not to be copied or adapted without permission from Fashion Revolution CIC.
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 02
KEY FINDINGS
AVERAGE SCORE IN EACH SECTION
23%
overall average POLICY & GOVERNANCE TRACEABILITY KNOW, SHOW SPOTLIGHT
COMMITMENTS & FIX ISSUES
score across the 250
brands reviewed
Up 2 percentage points since 2019 (200 brands)
52% 29% 16% 17% 15%
Up 3 percentage points since 2017 (100 brands)
TOP 10 SCORES LOWEST SCORING TOP 10 MOVERS
IN 2020 (%) BRANDS IN 2020 (%) SINCE 2019
H&M (H&M Group) 73% Bally 0 Monsoon +23
C&A 70% Belle 0 Ermenegildo Zegna +22
Adidas/Reebok 69%
Elie Tahari 0 Sainsbury’s-TU Clothing +19
Esprit 64%
Heilan Home 0 Dressmann +17
Marks & Spencer 60%
Patagonia 60% Jessica Simpson 0 ASICS +15
Urban Outfitters /
The North Face / Max Mara 0 +15
Anthropologie
Timberland / Vans / 59%
Mexx 0 Clarks +14
Wrangler (VF Corp)
Puma 57% Pepe Jeans 0 Pimkie +13
ASOS 55% Tom Ford 0 River Island +13
Converse / Jordan / Nike 55%
(Nike Inc.) Youngor 0 Russell Athletic +13
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HIGHEST SCORING
BRANDS SINCE 2017
Percentage of brands
publishing suppliers lists
2020 2019
2017 2018 2019 2020 H&M (H&M Group) 73% Adidas/Reebok 64%
(100 brands) (150 brands) (200 brands) (250 brands)
C&A 70% Patagonia 64%
First-tier manufacturers
Adidas/Reebok 69% Esprit 62%
40%
Esprit 64% H&M (H&M Group) 61%
35%
Patagonia / Marks & Spencer 60% C&A 60%
37%
32% 2018 2017
Adidas/Reebok 58% Adidas/Reebok 49%
Processing facilities
24% Puma 56% Marks & Spencer 48%
19% H&M (H&M Group) 55% H&M (H&M Group) 48%
18% Esprit 54% Puma 46%
14% Gap 54% Gap 46%
Suppliers of raw materials
5%
7%
25%
overall average score
28%
overall average score
32%
overall average score
across the 198 brands across the 148 brands across the 98 brands
1%
reviewed in 2019 and 2020 reviewed since 2018 reviewed since 2017
0%
Up 3 percentage points Up 7 percentage points Up 12 percentage points
since 2019 since 2018 since 2017
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 04
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
About the Fashion Transparency High street brands lead on The majority of brands and Participation in the Fashion
Index 2020 transparency but luxury brands retailers lack transparency on Transparency Index is influencing
are making progress social and environmental issues brands to disclose more social
We are pleased to deliver our fifth annual and environmental information
Fashion Transparency Index 2020, which H&M (H&M Group) is the highest scoring More than half (54%) of brands score
reviews and ranks 250 of the world’s brand this year at 73% of the 250 possible 20% or less. However, there are fewer Brands that participated in the Fashion
largest fashion brands and retailers points, followed by C&A at 70%, Adidas low-scoring brands this year compared Transparency Index 2020 (by completing
according to how much they disclose and Reebok at 69% and Esprit at 64%. to 2019. 28% of brands score 10% or less, our questionnaire) have achieved an
about their social and environmental compared to 36% of brands last year. overall average score of 35% (compared
The overall average score among the 250
policies, practices and impacts. to 23% overall average among all 250
brands is 23% (up from 21% among the
Of the new brands added to the Index brands.) Non-participating brands
200 brands in 2019).
This year we reviewed an additional in 2020, 15 brands score 5% or less, achieved an overall average score of 11%.
50 brands and retailers, including including Canada Goose, Fashion Nova,
Gucci is the highest scoring luxury brand
major brands from Australia, India, New Pepe Jeans and DKNY. Every brand in the top 20% of scores in
at 48%, up from 40% in 2019, and is the
Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa 2020 and all brands scoring above 40%
only brand to score 100% on Policy and
and Switzerland for the first time. We Brands that disclose nothing at all participated in the Fashion Transparency
Commitments. The other Kering Group
also added in several e-retailers this include Swiss luxury brand Bally, Index this year.
brands we reviewed come in just behind
year, including Fashion Nova (USA), Koovs ready-to-wear brand Elie Tahari, Jessica
Gucci, including Balenciaga (47%), Saint
(India) and Pretty Little Thing (UK). Simpson’s eponymous brand, Dutch high However, the scores of approximately
Laurent (47%) and Bottega Veneta (46%)
street brand Mexx and Chinese retailers 30 brands have barely changed from
The Fashion Transparency Index Belle, Heilan Home and Youngor. 2017 to 2020, including Gap, Uniqlo and
Ermenegildo Zegna has become the
comprises 220 indicators covering a wide Walmart, among others. This means they
first luxury brand to publish a detailed
range of social and environmental topics have not taken significant steps towards
supplier list. However, Hermès has
such as animal welfare, biodiversity, increasing transparency within the past
disclosed many of its owned and
chemicals, climate, due diligence, three years, compared to other brands.
operated manufacturers and suppliers
forced labour, freedom of association, for many years. Meanwhile, Balenciaga,
gender equality, living wages, purchasing Bottega Veneta, Gucci and Saint Laurent
practices, supplier disclosure, waste and have also published a handful of raw
recycling, working conditions and more. material suppliers this year. We hope to
see more luxury brands follow their lead.
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 05
Brands continue to publish more Information dumping is an Encouraging progress made on Continued lack of transparency
about their policies than how they ongoing problem disclosing supplier lists on living wages for workers in
implement them the supply chain
Information and data dumping almost 40% of brands (101 out of 250) are
As in previous editions of the Index, brands seems like a deliberate strategy by publishing their manufacturers (up As in previous editions of the Index, the
disclose more about their policies than some of the brands. For quite a few from 35% in 2019). 24% of brands (60 majority of brands and retailers publish
they do about how they put those policies brands, we have found information out of 250) are publishing some of their little information about their efforts, if
into action. Brands disclose comparatively repeated over and over again across processing facilities and/or mills (up from any, to improve pay and achieve living
less about the outcomes, results and different web pages and documents, 19% in 2019). 7% of brands (18 out of 250) wages in the supply chain. Less than
progress they have made to address social often with slightly different terminology are publishing some of their raw material a quarter (23%) of brands disclose the
and environmental issues in the business but no substantive difference. suppliers (up from 5% in 2019). company's approach to achieving the
and across the supply chain. Sometimes brands use a large amount payment of living wages to workers in
of filler words and fluffy explanations We have seen the overall average score the supply chain.
This is illustrated by the fact that the and details that obscure what on traceability increase to 16%, up from
overall average score among brands in information or data is actually relevant 12% in 2019 and 8% in 2017. Only 5 brands (2%) publish a time-bound,
the Policy and Commitments section and useful to external stakeholders. measurable roadmap or strategy for
is 52% while all other sections’ average We have even found instances of Next year, we hope to see 50% (or more) how they will achieve a living wage for
scores are less than 30%. conflicting facts and statistics. of brands publishing a supplier list and all workers across their supply chains.
more brands disclosing their processing Meanwhile, only 5 brands (2%) publish
The good news is that brands are For whatever reason this happens, facilities, mills, tanneries and raw data on the percentage above the
publishing more policies than they were it makes it extremely difficult for material suppliers further down the tiers minimum wage rate workers are paid in
in previous years (52% section average people to make sense of what relevant of the supply chain. their supply chains.
score in 2020, compared to 48% in 2019), information is actually disclosed by
but brands continue to lack transparency brands. It can be counterproductive to Also, look later in the report for four case This is an urgent issue for so many
when it comes to the types of information transparency and accountability. Not studies we have highlighted showing how workers in the textile supply chain who
that enables external stakeholders everyone has the hours and days it can journalists and workers rights organisations struggle to afford life’s basic necessities.
to hold them to account, e.g. detailed sometimes take to decipher what brands are using supplier lists to address and While it is a complex issue to solve,
supplier lists, audit results, wage data, are actually disclosing and how to use remedy poor working conditions in the without more collective action and greater
climate impact data and so on. this information in an effective way. supply chains of major brands. transparency from major brands and
retailers, it will be a very long time before
The brands that communicate best are
workers are paid decent and fair wages.
those that set out what they are doing in
a succinct, logical yet still detailed way.
They also avoid using difficult industry
jargon or fluffy storytelling devices that
don’t actually tell you much.
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Most brands do not disclose any Coronavirus is casting a spotlight The climate crisis is an Taking action on these findings
information about their on overconsumption increasingly important issue for
purchasing practices brands but more transparency is The Fashion Transparency Index has
As people are forced to stay at home and needed on what brands are doing enabled us to have constructive
Responsible purchasing practices retail stores are closed around the world, to reduce impacts conversations with some of the world’s
go hand-in-hand with the ability of the demand for clothing has plummeted largest fashion brands and retailers about
suppliers to pay workers adequate since the start of the year. It is causing 78% of major brands publish a company what they can do to be more transparent.
and reliable wages. Yet, on the whole, people to reassess and reprioritise what policy on energy use and carbon
brands disclose alarmingly little about they spend money on. emissions (up from 72% last year), while We believe transparency is the first step
what they’re doing to be good business 52% publish a supplier policy on this topic in holding these big brands to account
partners to their suppliers. Francesca Muston, fashion director for (up from 49% last year). for the human rights and environmental
global trend forecaster WGSN, told journalist impacts of their business practices.
Only 11% of brands explain how they Marc Bain that fashion’s frantic turnover of However, only 16% of brands publish
ensure that labour costs are ring-fenced trends could slow down, while companies Science Based Targets, which means We will continue to use the Index to
and non-negotiable in price negotiations, start to focus on delivering fewer, better their environmental goals are aligned measure brands’ annual progress
and only 6% of brands publish a policy quality products to remain profitable. with the Paris Agreement’s aim to limit on transparency and to push them
to pay suppliers within 60 days. global heating to below 2°C above pre- harder and faster towards taking greater
This is why it is interesting to see that so few industrial levels. responsibility for their policies and actions
The coronavirus pandemic brands currently publish data about their on social and environmental issues.
is proving why transparency annual production volume and the brands And, only 16% of brands publish annual
is so vital that do report staggering numbers. For carbon emissions produced within We invite you to read the rest of
example, Inditex (the parent company that their supply chains — where the highest the report for a deeper dive into
If major brands and retailers are owns Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, proportion of carbon is emitted across the 2020 results.
publishing information about their Stradivarius and Zara) produced more than the lifecycle of a garment.
business values, who their suppliers are, 1.6 billion items last year.
what supply chain policies are in place,
how they do business with suppliers Furthermore, several media outlets
and their purchasing practices, then report that dozens of brands have
“The hidden and
stakeholders can hold them to account stopped taking deliveries while clothing
for exactly the type of situation unfolding is piling up in warehouses during the
now where major brands are stopping lockdown. We wonder what will happen
forgotten dwell in the
and delaying payments and cancelling to all of these clothes considering that
orders from their suppliers with little our research shows only 27% of brands
regard for how this will affect the publish information about the steps they
livelihoods of workers across the
supply chain.
are taking to reduce the amount of waste
created before clothes hit the shelves, and
only 18% of brands explain what they are
shadows of our clothes.”
doing to develop circular solutions that
enable textile-to-textile recycling. Carry Somers - co-founder, Fashion Revolution
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 07 1 ABOUT THIS REPORT
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 08
WHY
TRANSPARENCY
MATTERS
Lack of transparency costs lives Brands and retailers may work with Consumers want to know
hundreds or even thousands of factories #WhoMadeMyClothes
When Rana Plaza collapsed at any given time – and that is just the
suppliers that cut, sew and assemble Business of Fashion recently wrote,
seven years ago in Bangladesh,
our garments in the final stage of “Fashion companies must come
killing and injuring thousands
production. There are many suppliers to terms with the fact that a more
of garment workers, people distrusting consumer expects full
and facilities further down the chain that
had to dig through the rubble weave, dye, print and finish fabrics, spin transparency across the value chain…
looking for clothing labels in yarn, and farms that grow fibres used in consumers have become more active
order to figure out which brands our clothing. in scrutinising the brands they do
were producing clothes in one business with.”
of the five garment factories Since Rana Plaza, tragic and fatal
factory fires and accidents, poor When consumers are equipped with
operating in the building.
and exploitative working conditions, more — and better quality, credible
pollution and environmental — information about the social and
In some cases, it took weeks for brands
degradation remain rife throughout the environmental impacts of the clothes
to determine why their labels were found
global fashion supply chain. they buy, they are able to make better
in the ruins and what sort of purchasing
informed decisions. As a result,
agreements they had with those suppliers.
Simply put, if we don’t know where transparency builds trust in the brands
This is because the vast majority of
and by whom our clothes are being they buy and a lack of transparency
today’s fashion brands and retailers do
made, then it is difficult to for relevant can damage brands’ reputation.
not own their manufacturing and supplier
stakeholders to work together to fix
facilities, making it challenging to control
problems before they end in tragedy.
and monitor building and fire safety,
working conditions and environmental [TOP] 2014, Relatives of those killed in
management across a highly globalised the collapse of Rana Plaza rally for
changes in working conditions,
and fragmented supply chain. Andrew Biraj for Reuters.
[BOTTOM] 2019, A mourner of a victim
of the New Delhi Factory Fire, Saumya
Khandelwal for The New York Times
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 09
WHAT DO
WE MEAN BY
TRANSPARENCY?
Transparency means public If done well, transparency should Transparency is a tool for
disclosure enable accountability change, not the end goal
TRANSPARENCY
[noun] Transparency is more than just sharing Transparency enables others to scrutinise Transparency is not a silver bullet
the good work that brands are doing. Too what companies say they are doing that will solve the many complex
The public disclosure of credible, often we see brands boasting about their to address human rights and protect and deeply systemic problems in
comprehensive and comparable business values and positive progress the environment. It means that there is the global fashion industry. However,
data and information about without sharing much about the things information available for which others transparency provides a window into
fashion’s supply chains, business that go wrong, the systemic challenges (consumers, investors, lawmakers, the conditions in which our clothes are
they face and the actual honest results of journalists, NGOs, trade unions, workers being made and allows us to address
practices and the impacts of these
their efforts to protect human rights and themselves) can hold brands and retailers them more quickly and collaboratively.
practices on workers, communities
the environment. This can come across to account for their policies and practices,
and the environment. as greenwashing. especially when things go wrong like it did Transparency isn’t just for
that day at Rana Plaza. transparency’s sake. The information
It is also not enough to disclose crucial disclosed by companies needs to
supply chain information internally or Being transparent doesn’t mean that be accessible and detailed enough
selectively to certain stakeholders only. companies are behaving in a responsible to take action upon. What each of us
This is how brands have operated for a and sustainable manner. A brand may does with this public disclosure, how
very long time, yet widespread abuses publish a considerable amount of we use it to drive positive change, is
remain endemic across the industry. True information about its policies, practices what will count most. In this sense, we
transparency requires public disclosure. and impacts and still be contributing see transparency as the first crucial
to poor working conditions and step towards systemic and structural
environmental degradation. On the other change in the global fashion industry.
hand, brands may be doing excellent work
behind the scenes to make improvements,
but if they don’t share this information
publicly then no one may know about it
and this learning cannot be shared more
widely with others who may find it useful.FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 10
PURPOSE
OF THE
RESEARCH
Fashion Revolution has been Although it hasn’t necessarily been
campaigning for greater We designed the Index to: our intention, participating brands and
transparency throughout the retailers have told us that the Index transparency
• Compare the level of is a useful exercise for them to take
fashion industry since 2013 stock of what they are disclosing and
transparency among the
and our #WhoMadeMyClothes world’s largest fashion brands where they have room to improve.
social media campaign and retailers; accountability
has inspired millions of This is not a shopping guide.
• Incentivise major brands and The Fashion Transparency Index is not
people to take action.
retailers to disclose a greater an indication of whether particular
To build upon this question, our
level of credible, comparable
and detailed information
brands are ‘good’ or ‘bad’. We are not
recommending or endorsing any of
change
community asked us to help them make
year-on-year by leveraging the brands and retailers reviewed,
sense of the social and environmental
their competitive tendencies; regardless of their scores. The purpose
information being shared by major
is to understand how much social and
brands and retailers.
• Analyse trends in environmental information is shared
transparency across the by the world’s largest brands, to drive
Our community wants to know what
global fashion industry; greater disclosure from them and to
information they should expect to
use this information to hold them to
find disclosed by major brands, what
• Inform our own understanding account when needed.
it means, how to put the information
of what good transparency
they find into a wider context and how
looks like and use that
to make use of this information to
learning to help shape our
drive change. We created the Fashion
ongoing campaigning efforts.
Transparency Index for this purpose.FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 11
ABOUT THE
METHODOLOGY
The Fashion Transparency Index uses a The methodology was designed in 2017 through a four-month consultative process.
ratings methodology to benchmark the We relied upon the pro-bono input of a diverse group of industry experts and
public disclosure made by brands and
retailers across five key areas:
stakeholders from academia, the trade union movement, civil society organisations,
socially responsible investment, business consulting and journalism. Among others, To explore
• Social and environmental policy
this includes:
the detailed
and commitments
• Governance
• Dr. Mark Anner, Director of Centre for
Global Workers’ Rights at Penn State
• Aruna Kashyap, Human Rights Watch methodology
• Kate Larsen, SupplyESChange
• Supply chain traceability University
Initiative click here.
• Know, show and fix (supply chain • Neil Brown, Liontrust Asset • Dr. Alessandra Mezzadri, SOAS,
due diligence and remediation) Management PLC University of London
• Spotlight issues (working • Professor Ian Cook, University of • Katie Shaw, Open Apparel Registry
conditions, consumption, product/ Exeter
material composition and climate) • Francois Souchet, Ellen MacArthur
• Subindu Garkhel, Fairtrade Foundation We recognise that the methodology
Foundation is not perfect and can always
Brands receive points for information • Joe Sutcliffe, Advisor - Dignified
that has been publicly disclosed on • Christina Hajagos-Clausen, be improved. We welcome any
Work, CARE International
the brand or parent company website, IndustriALL Global Union feedback on how to make it better:
through self-published annual reports • Ben Vanpeperstraete, human rights transparency@fashionrevolution.org
• Kristian Hardiman, Good On You expert
and via third parties where there is a
link between the company’s website
and the third party disclosure.FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 12
ANNUAL
UPDATES TO THE
METHODOLOGY
In consultation with these experts, each Changes to the methodology may affect Finally, we would like to stress that the Index
year we update the methodology in order year-on-year comparability of the does not offer an in-depth analysis of the quality,
to clarify language, select new annual results. Where brands may have scored authenticity or accuracy of brands' policies,
Spotlight Issues and ensure that it stays one or two percentage points up or procedures, performance and progress in any given
current and acts as a driver of industry down compared to last year this could area. Verification of claims made by brands and
best practice on transparency. be due to changes in the methodology. retailers is beyond the scope of this research. We
There are other notable limits to this hope you use this information to query their claims.
The methodology is also based upon type of desk-based research. Human
alignment with existing international error is entirely possible. Some brands
standards and benchmarks such as publish annual reports that span +400
the UN Guiding Principles and SDGs, pages, with footnotes and appendices. How we calculate the findings:
OECD Due Diligence Guidelines, ILO It is quite possible our research team
conventions, ACT, Know The Chain, IHRB (or even brands themselves) may have • All scores have been calculated to two
• All averages in this report represent the
Responsible Recruitment Toolkit and the missed relevant disclosure. Also, the data decimal places (in the complete data set)
mean.
and then rounded to the nearest whole
Transparency Pledge. captures a moment in time and is only as • Where a score may have been rounded to
percentage point (what you will read in
current as of 31st March 2020. Brands may this report). the nearest percentage point in previous
In the 2020 methodology, there are 220 disclose or retract information at a later editions, we are calculating the year-on-
indicators. Across 250 brands, this means date. However, we try our best to be as • For the most part, year-on-year year difference according to the rounded
differences in scores are described as figures rather than to the exact decimal
we have researched and analysed 55,000 thorough, meticulous, objective and fair
the change in percentage points, which points. For example, where the average
individual data points. The weighting of as possible. means the actual amount of change, score in a particular section is 17.74%
the scores is intended to emphasise rather than the percent, which means we have rounded this up to 18%. If a
increasing levels of detailed and This is why we urge you to focus on the the rate of change (unless explicitly previous year’s report the average score
granular disclosure. In other words, we ranges in which brands score rather than stated otherwise). For instance, if a in that section was 12.41% we rounded it
reward disclosure that enables external their individual scores. The ranges reveal brand scored 30% in one year and 45% down to 12% in the report. Therefore, the
patterns of industry disclosure rather than in the next, we are usually reporting that year-on-year difference is technically
stakeholders to meaningfully use that
the brand increased by 15 percentage 5.33 percentage points, but if we go
information to hold brands to account; precise measurements.
points (45-30=15) rather than saying the by the nearest rounded figures it is 6
for example, supplier lists, audit findings, brand increased by a 50% rate of change percentage points.
wage data, etc. (45/30=1.5).FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 13
WEIGHTING
OF THE
SCORES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
POLICY &
GOVERNANCE TRACEABILITY KNOW, SHOW & FIX SPOTLIGHT ISSUES
COMMITMENTS
This section explores brands’ Here we look at who on In this section we look for Here we review what brands In this final section we explore
social and environmental the executive board has brands to publish supplier lists disclose about their due what brands are doing
policies for both their own responsibility for social and at three levels: manufacturing, diligence processes, how to address forced labour,
employees and workers in environmental performance, processing facilities and mills, they assess suppliers gender equality, living wages,
the supply chain, how these how this is implemented, how and raw materials. We also against their policies, what freedom of association, waste,
policies are implemented, social and environmental look for extra details such as are the results of these circularity, overproduction, use
how the company prioritises improvements are linked to supplier address, number of assessments, what do they of more sustainable materials,
issues, what goals it has in employee, CEO and supplier workers, gender breakdown, do when problems are microplastics, deforestation,
place and if they’re reporting performance, and whether number of migrant workers, found, how workers can file climate change and water use.
annual progress. the relevant department and union representation and complaints and how these
person in charge can be easily when the list was last updated. are addressed.
contacted by the public.
WEIGHTING 18.8% 4.8% 31.6% 25.2% 19.6%
(%)FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 14
HOW THE RESEARCH
RESEARCH IS PROCESS
CONDUCTED
The research is led by Fashion August – November 2019 December 2019 – January 2020
Revolution’s Global Policy Director Methodology updates: Industry research and Research the selected brands and
Sarah Ditty; Project Manager, Ilishio consultation process informs how we select new retailers: Our researchers review each brand
Lovejoy; and Project Coordinator, Sienna Spotlight Issues, devise new indicators and tweak and pre-populate their questionnaire with
Somers – with support from Fashion any others. The brand questionnaire is prepared. evidence of the relevant public disclosure
Revolution’s co-founder and Global During this time, we also research and select the and award them preliminary points. At this
Operations Director, Carry Somers. additional 50 brands and retailers to be reviewed. time, brands are notified of their inclusion in
this year’s Index and invited to participate.
Additional research was carried out by:
• Nicky Allan Mid-March Mid-February Early February
• Clara Buckens Brands return completed Brands receive questionnaires Data quality assurance
• Altaire Cambata questionnaires: Brands that to complete: Brands are given check: Each indicator is
• Ysabl Dobles choose to participate return approximately one month to checked by at least two
• Rachel Hartley their completed questionnaires. fill in the gaps on their brand different lead researchers
• Michelle Lai Our research team reviews questionnaires, alerting us to for accuracy and
• Lisa Schneider responses and awards additional information our researchers consistency across all
• Lian Sing points where sufficient may not have found. 250 brand questionnaires.
• Manon Thomas disclosure has been made.
Late March Early to mid-April
Questionnaire responses reviewed and Data is compiled, analysis completed and report
quality assurance check: The research prepared: Data from each brand questionnaire is
team conducts several rounds of data collated into one large complete dataset, which is used
quality assurance checks before finalising to analyse final results, determine year-on-year progress
each questionnaire and the scoring. and pull out interesting findings. Brands are notified of
their final scores and progress shortly before publication.FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 15
HOW BRANDS AND
RETAILERS ARE
H OW M A N Y B R A N D S
PA R T I C I PAT E D T H I S Y E A R ?
SELECTED 45% 53%
did not respond of brands completed
and returned a
The 250 brands and retailers have We have chosen to list brand questionnaire
been chosen on the basis of their names in this report rather than by
annual turnover, over $400 million parent company or group because
USD, and representing a spread consumers will be most familiar
of market segments including with brand names. However, please
high street, luxury, sportswear, note that for some of the brands
accessories, footwear and denim that are part of a group, such as
from across Europe, North America, H&M (H&M Group) Group, Inditex, PVH
South America, Asia and Africa. and others, their scores reflect all
brands in the group regardless of
We relied upon publicly available whether they appear in our report.
financial information to research
brands and retailers. Some This year 53% of brands participated
companies are privately held and by returning a completed
do not publish financial records. questionnaire. We include brands in
This means that some very large the Index regardless of whether they
brands are not on our radar. When participate or not. However, brands
several brands are owned by a
large parent company and they
that participate typically receive
higher scores than they would
2%
do not disclose turnover by brand, otherwise because they are able to declined the opportunity
identify relevant disclosure that our to complete the questionnaire
we make an educated guess as to
the biggest selling brand(s) in the researchers may have missed.
group to include in our research.
Just a quick note: we often use the term 'brands' as shorthand for both brands and retailers.FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 16 A-Z OF BRANDS = participated in brand questionarire Abercrombie & Fitch (Abercrombie & Fitch) Chloé (Richemont) Hanes (Hanesbrands Inc.) Max Mara Sandro (SMCP) Adidas (Adidas Group) Claire's Heilan Home (Helian Group Co.) Merrell (Wolverine World Wide, Inc.) Skechers Aeropostale Clarks Helly Hansen (Canadian Tire Corporation) Meters/bonwe Speedo (Pentland Group) ALDI Nord (ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG) COACH (Tapestry, Inc.) HEMA Mexx Sports Direct ALDI SOUTH (ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG) Cole Haan Hermès Michael Kors (Capri Holdings Limited) Steve Madden ALDO (The Aldo Group Inc.) Columbia Sportswear Hollister Co. (Abercrombie and Fitch) Miu Miu (Prada Group) Stradivarius (Inditex) Amazon (Amazon.com, Inc.) Converse (Nike, Inc.) Hudson's Bay (HBC) Mizuno Superdry American Eagle Cortefiel (Tendam) Hugo Boss Moncler Takko ANTA Costco Intimissimi (Calzedonia Group) Monoprix (Groupe Casino) Target Anthropologie (URBN) Cotton On (Cotton On Group) Ito-Yokado (Seven & I Holdings Co) Monsoon Target Australia (Wesfarmers) Aritzia Debenhams J.Crew Morrisons Tchibo Armani (Giorgio Armani S.p.A) Decathlon (Association Familiale Mulliez) Jack & Jones (BESTSELLER) MRP Ted Baker ASDA (Walmart Inc.) Desigual JCPenney Muji (Ryohin Keikaku Co.) Tesco ASICS Diane Von Furstenberg JD Sports (Pentland Group) Neiman Marcus Tezenis (Calzedonia Group) ASOS Dick's Sporting Goods Jessica Simpson (Sequentional Brands Group) New Balance The Children's Place Balenciaga (Kering) Diesel (OTB Group) Jil Sander (Onward Holdings) New Look The North Face (VF Corporation) Bally (Shandong Ruyi Group) Dillards Jockey New York & Company The Warehouse Banana Republic (Gap Inc.) Dior (LVMH) Joe Fresh (Loblaw Company Ltd.) New Yorker Timberland (VF Corporation) BCBGMAXAZRIA (Centric Brands) Disney (The Walt Disney Group) John Lewis Next TJ Maxx (TJX) Beanpole (Samsung C&T) DKNY (G-III Apparel Group) Jordan (Nike, Inc.) Nike (Nike, Inc.) Tod's BeLLE Dolce & Gabbana JustFab (TechStyle Fashion Group) Nine West Tom Ford Bershka (Inditex) Dr. Martens (Permira) Kate Spade (Tapestry, Inc.) Nordstrom Tom Tailor Big Bazaar - ffb (Future Group) Dressmann (VARNER) Kathmandu Old Navy (Gap Inc.) Tommy Bahama (Oxford Industries, Inc.) Big W (Woolworths Group) DSW (Designer Brands) Kaufland OTTO (Otto Group) Tommy Hilfiger (PVH) Billabong (Boardriders) Eddie Bauer (Golden Gate Capital) KiK OVS Topman (Arcadia Group) Bloomingdale's (Macy's Inc.) El Corte Inglés Kmart (Sears Holdings) Patagonia Topshop (Arcadia Group) Bonprix (Otto Group) Elie Tahari Kmart Australia (Wesfarmers) Pepe Jeans TOPVALU COLLECTION (AEON) boohoo (boohoo group plc) Ermenegildo Zegna Kohl's Pimkie Tory Burch Bosideng Esprit Koovs Prada (Prada Group) Triumph Bottega Veneta (Kering) Express K-Way (BasicNet) PrettyLittleThing (boohoo group plc) Truworths Brooks Brothers Falabella La Redoute (Galeries Lafayette Group) Primark (Associated British Foods plc) UGG (Deckers Brands) Brooks Sports (Berkshire Hathaway) Famous Footwear (Caleres) Lacoste (Maus Frères) Prisma (S Group) Under Armour Brunello Cucinelli Fanatics (Kynetic) Lands' End Pull&Bear (Inditex) Uniqlo (Fast Retailing) Buckle Fashion Nova Levi Strauss & Co Puma United Arrows Burberry Fendi (LVMH) Lidl Quiksilver (Boardriders) United Colors of Benetton Burlington Fila Lindex (Stockmann Group) Ralph Lauren Urban Oufitters (URBN) C&A Fjällräven (Fenix Outdoor) Li-Ning Reebok (Adidas AG) Valentino Calvin Klein (PVH) Foot Locker L.L. Bean REI Co-op Van Heusen (PVH) Calzedonia (Calzedonia Group) Forever 21 LOFT (Ascena Retail Group Inc.) Reliance Trends (Reliance Retail) Vans (VF Corporation) Canada Goose Foschini (TFG) Longchamp Reserved (LPP) Vero Moda (BESTSELLER) Carhartt Fossil (Fossil Group, Inc.) Louis Vuitton (LVMH) REVOLVE Versace (Capri Holdings) Carolina Herrera (Puig) Free people (URBN) Lululemon River Island Very (The Very Group) CAROLL (Vivarte) Furla Macy's (Macy's Inc.) Ross Dress for Less Victoria's Secret (L Brands) Carrefour Gap (Gap Inc.) Mammut (Conzzeta AG) Roxy (Boardriders) Walmart (Walmart Inc.) Cato Fashions Gerry Weber Mango Russell Athletic (Fruit of the Loom) Woolworths (Woolworths Holdings Limited) CELINE (LVMH) Gildan Marc Jacobs (LVMH) s.Oliver Wrangler (VF Corporation) celio G-Star RAW Marks & Spencer Sainsbury’s-TU Clothing Youngor Champion (Hanesbrands Inc.) Gucci (Kering) Marni (OTB Group) SAINT LAURENT (Kering) Zalando Chanel GUESS Massimo Dutti (Inditex) Saks Fifth Avenue (Hudson's Bay Company) Zara (Inditex) Chico's H&M (H&M Group) Matalan Salvatore Ferragamo Zeeman
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 17
2
THE FINAL
SCORES
To review full data
To access the complete
findings for individual
data set click here.
brands, visit wikirate.orgFASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 18
A GUIDE There are 250 total possible points. Final scores have been converted into
percentages and rounded to the nearest whole number. Please focus on the
TO THE SCORING range in which brands score rather than their individual scores as this gives
you a more accurate picture of trends in transparency across the industry.
0—5% 0—10% 11—20% 21—30% 31—40% 41—50% 51—60% 61—70% 71—80% 81—90% 91—100%
TRANSPARENCY
Brands scoring between Brands scoring between Brands scoring between Brands scoring between Brands scoring between Brands scoring 41-50% Brands scoring 51-60% Brands scoring 61-70% Brands scoring 71-80% No brands score above 80% but if they did these
0-5% are disclosing 5-10% are likely to be 11-20% are likely to be 21-30% are likely to be 31-40% are the brands are those who are most are disclosing all of the are disclosing all of the are disclosing all of the brands would be disclosing all of the information
nothing at all or a very publishing some policies publishing many policies publishing much more who are disclosing their likely to be publishing information already information already information already already described as well as publishing detailed
limited number of for both its employees for both employees and detailed information first tier manufacturers as more detailed supplier described in the other described in the other described in the other information about supplier assessment and
policies, which tend to be and suppliers. suppliers, some about their policies, well as detailed lists, many will be ranges and will be ranges and will be ranges and will be remediation findings for specific facilities. They
related to the brand's procedures and some procedures, governance, information about their publishing processing publishing detailed publishing detailed publishing detailed would also be sharing detailed supplier lists for at
Those closer to 10% are
hiring practices or local information about their social and environmental policies, procedures, facilities as well as supplier lists. These supplier lists, which supplier lists for least 95% of all suppliers from manufacturing right
more likely to be
community engagement supplier assessment and goals and supplier social and environmental manufacturers — in brands will be disclosing include manufacturers, manufacturers, down to raw materials . These brands would be
publishing a basic
activities. remediation processes. assessment and goals, governance, addition to detailed most human rights and processing facilities and processing facilities and mapping social and environmental impacts into
supplier code of conduct,
These brands will most remediation processes. supplier assessment and information about their environmental policies, some suppliers of raw suppliers of raw materials their financial business model and disclosing
some information about
likely not be publishing These brands may be remediation processes. policies, procedures, procedures, social and materials such as cotton, such as cotton, wool or ample data on their use of sustainable materials
their procedures and
supplier lists and won’t be publishing a basic list of These brands are also social and environmental environmental goals and wool or viscose. These viscose. These brands will and would provide sex-disaggregated data on job
some limited information
sharing much manufacturers only more likely to be goals, governance, information about their brands will also be be publishing detailed roles within their own operations and in the supply
about their supplier
information, if anything, containing the factory disclosing information on supplier assessments governance and due addressing most of the information about their chain. We would be able to find detailed information
assessment process.
about our Spotlight Issues: name and address. These a few of the Spotlight and remediation diligence processes. They Spotlight Issues explained due diligence processes about the company’s purchasing practices, the
forced labour, gender brands will not be sharing Issues such as gender processes and some will be publishing some in previous ranges as well and outcomes, supplier company’s approach and progress towards tackling
equality, living wages, information about the pay gap, use of more supplier assessment detailed information as production and waste assessments and modern slavery and living wages for workers in
freedom of association, outcomes of their supplier sustainable materials, findings. These brands are about the findings of their volumes, progress on remediation findings. their supply chain. These brands would be
waste, circularity, assessments or grievance textile waste and their also more likely to be supplier assessments. strategies to reduce waste These brands will be disclosing their carbon emissions, use of renewable
overproduction, use of channels. These brands carbon emissions at addressing the Spotlight These brands will be and use of virgin plastics, sharing comparatively energy and water footprint from their own
more sustainable will not widely be company level. Issues such as gender addressing many of the progress on sustainable more comprehensive and operations right down to raw material level.
materials, microplastics, disclosing information on equality, collective Spotlight Issues such as material use and more detailed information and
deforestation, climate the Spotlight Issues but bargaining, use of more forced labour, living detailed carbon and water data than any other
change and water use. may touch upon a few. sustainable materials, wages, collective use data. brands in the Index on the
textile waste, circularity, bargaining, gender Spotlight Issues.
and their carbon and equality, use of more
water footprint at sustainable materials,
company level. textile waste, circularity,
hazardous chemicals, and
their carbon and water
footprint at company level
and in the supply chain.FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 19
THE FINAL SCORES
0-5% 6-10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100%
Brooks Brothers 5 Buckle 10 Anthropologie 20 ALDI SOUTH 30 Clarks 40 Banana Republic 50 Marks & Spencer 60 C&A 70 H&M (H&M Group) 73
Cato Fashions 5 Dillards 10 Urban Outfitters 20 Big W 30 Monsoon 40 Gap 50 Patagonia 60 Adidas 69
Claire's 5 Dr. Martens 10 Carrefour 20 John Lewis 30 Uniqlo 40 Old Navy 50 The North Face 59 Reebok 69
Eddie Bauer 5 DSW 10 Chloé 20 Kathmandu 30 Champion 39 Lindex 50 Timberland 59 Esprit 64
Aeropostale 4 Furla 10 Otto 20 Vero Moda 30 Hanes 39 Gildan 49 Vans 59
Canada Goose 4 Gerry Weber 10 Superdry 20 Jack & Jones 30 Zalando 39 G-Star RAW 49 Wrangler 59
Jockey 4 Muji 10 Tod's 20 Under Armour 29 Primark 38 Dressmann 48 Puma 57
Justfab 4 Steve Madden 10 COACH 19 Columbia Sportswear 28 Topman 38 Gucci 48 ASOS 55
Tory Burch 4 Triumph 10 Kate Spade 19 El Corte Inglés 28 Topshop 38 Levi Strauss & Co 48 Converse 55
BCBGMAXAZRIA 3 Valentino 10 GUESS 19 Very 28 Target 37 New Balance 48 Jordan 55
Billabong 3 Armani 9 Hudson's Bay 19 Walmart 28 Burberry 36 Tchibo 48 Nike 55
Quicksilver 3 boohoo 9 Saks Fifth Avenue 19 Ermenegildo Zegna 27 Next 36 Sainsbury’s- 47 United Colors 55
3 9 36 TU Clothing 47 of Benetton
Roxy PrettyLittleThing Lands' End 19 Lidl 27 Russell Athletic
Balenciaga Calvin Klein 54
Dolce & Gabbana 3 Famous Footwear 9 Moncler 19 Mizuno 27 Helly Hansen 35 47
SAINT LAURENT Tommy Hilfiger 54
Longchamp 3 The Children's Place 9 Reserved 19 Ralph Lauren 27 OVS 35 46
Bottega Veneta Van Heusen 54
Nine West 3 ANTA 8 TOPVALU COLLECTION 19 LOFT 26 Asda 34 46
2 8 19 26 34 ASICS 46
Diane Von Furstenberg Beanpole Woolworths CELINE HEMA
South Africa Lululemon
DKNY 2 Cole Haan 8 Dior 26 Speedo 34 44
KiK 18 Bershka
Fashion Nova 2 Express 8 Louis Vuitton 26 The Warehouse 34 44
Kaufland 18 Massimo Dutti
KOOVS 2 Fila 8 Fendi 25 Hermès 33 44
Kmart 18 Pull&Bear
REVOLVE 2 Michael Kors 8 Marc Jacobs 25 Kmart Australia 33 44
Matalan 18 Stradivarius
Big Bazaar - ffb 1 Ross Dress for Less 8 Abercrombie & Fitch 25 Target Australia 33 44
Miu Miu 18 Zara
celio 1 Skechers 8 Hollister Co. 25 Fjällräven 31 43
Prada 18 Bonprix
Metersbonwe 1 Tommy Bahama 8 ALDI Nord 25 Mammut 31 43
Pimkie 18 New Look
New Yorker 1 Bosideng 7 Amazon 25 Morrisons 31 43
Tom Tailor 18 Tesco
Bally 0 Foot Locker 7 Brooks Sport 25 41
ALDO 17 Debenhams
Belle 0 Forever 21 7 Cotton On 25 41
American Eagle 17 Hugo Boss
Elie Tahari 0 New York & Company 7 Lacoste 25
Desigual 17
Heilan Home 0 United Arrows 7 Prisma 25
Falabella 17
Jessica Simpson 0 Carhartt 6 Zeeman 25
UGG 17
Max Mara 0 Jil Sander 6 Decathlon 23
Aritzia 16
Mexx 0 K-Way 6 Disney 23
Bloomingdale's 16
Pepe Jeans 0 LL Bean 6 REI 23
Macy's 16
Tom Ford 0 Neiman Marcus 6 Ted Baker 23
Cortefiel 16
Youngor 0 Sports Direct 6 Mango 22
Dick's Sporting Goods 16
Versace 6 Monoprix 22
JD Sports 16
Nordstrom 22
Kohl's 16
River Island 22
MRP 16
Free people 21
s.Oliver 16
Ito-Yokado 21
Costco 15
Salvatore Ferragamo 21
Fanatics 15
Victoria's Secret 21
JCPenney 15
Li-Ning 15
TJ Maxx 15
Truworths 15
Burlington 14
CAROLL 14
Foschini 14
J.Crew 14
Calzedonia 13
Intimissimi 13
Tezenis 13
Fossil 13
Joe Fresh 13
Carolina Herrera 12
Chico's 12
Reliance Trends 12
Takko 12
Brunello Cucinelli 11
Chanel 11
Diesel 11
Marni 11
La Redoute 11
Merrell 11
Sandro 11
* Brands ranked in numerical order by score out of 250, but shown as rounded-up percentage. Where brands have the same percentage score, they are listed in alphabetical order and grouped with others from same parent companyFASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 20
QUICK
FINDINGS
Average score
is 58 out of
10 brands 250 (23%).
(4%) score 0%
Not a single
this year
brand scores
above 80%
70
60
Only 1 brand
50 scores higher
than 70%
40
30
NO. OF BRANDS
20
10
0-5 6-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
FINAL SCORE (%)
TRANSPARENCYFASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 21 3 THE FINAL SCORES ACROSS THE 5 SECTIONS
FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 22
AVERAGE SCORES
ACROSS THE SECTIONS
52% 29% 16% 17% 15%
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
POLICY & GOVERNANCE TRACEABILITY KNOW, SHOW & FIX SPOTLIGHT ISSUES
COMMITMENTS
Gucci is the highest scoring 9 brands score 100% in this The good news is that 40% of No brand scores above 59%. For the second year in a row,
brand in this section again for section, meaning they disclose brands are now publishing a list Adidas/Reebok and C&A all H&M (H&M Group) is the highest
another year, scoring 100%. contact details for the relevant of their first tier manufacturers. score highest at 59%. 100 brands scoring brand in this section
Adidas and Reebok come in department and individual However, no brands score in the (40%) score in the lowest range at 63%. 9 brands score in the
second at 99%. This means they responsible for sustainability 91-100% range. Esprit and The 0-10% disclosing nothing or very next highest range 51-60%
are publishing all the relevant issues in the company, as North Face, Timberland, Vans, little about supply chain due while 133 brands (53%) score
social and environmental well as information about how Wrangler (VF Corp brands) score diligence, supplier assessments in the lowest range 0-10%.
policies and procedures we accountability is cascaded highest in this section in the and their efforts to fix issues 74% of brands score 20% or
look at, as well as materiality throughout the business from 81-90% range. This means that when found. More than two- less in this section. On issues
assessments and goals for board level to executives and they are likely to be publishing thirds of brands (68%) score less related to working conditions,
improving impacts. 25 brands employees to supplier level. detailed supplier lists at the than 20%. Most brands share including living wages and
(10%) score in the lowest range, More than half the brands (52%) first tier and beyond, as well little information about the purchasing practices, brands
0-10%. This means they are score 20% or less in this section. as mapping at least one full results of supplier assessments disclose shockingly little
disclosing zero or very few raw material supply chain. 145 and remediation. When they information about their efforts.
relevant policies. We continue brands (58%) score in the 0-10% do it is typically shared through On environmental issues such
to see brands disclose the range and are not disclosing third party disclosure via the as use of sustainable materials
most about their policies and any suppliers at all. Ermenegildo ILO Better Work initiative or the and carbon footprint, more
commitments on social and Zegna has become the first Bangladesh Accord. brands are publishing relevant
environmental issues compared luxury brand to publish a information and data.
to any other section. supplier list. Balenciaga, Bottega
Veneta, Gucci and Saint Laurent
are now disclosing a handful of
raw material suppliers.FASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 23
1. POLICY & COMMITMENTS
APPROACH
What human rights and environmental policies and procedures We typically found this information in Social & environmental priorities and
do major brands and retailers publicly disclose? the following places: measurable, long-term goals
In this section we reviewed what policies and procedures brands disclose • Brand website We looked to see whether brands and
both at company level (as related to the company’s own operations in retailers are disclosing their key human
• Parent company or group website
head offices, stores, warehouses, and owned production facilities) and at rights and environmental priorities (typically
supplier level (Code of Conduct or supplier guidance document). • Sustainability or corporate in the form of a materiality assessment).
responsibility microsite; Some issues will be more relevant and
• Investor relations website (so long as timely for each brand, and we wanted to
weblink made available via their understand how they decide upon these
main website) priorities and what these priorities are.
We looked at the following issues:
• Another external third party website (e.g.
• Animal Welfare • Harassment & Violence online data platform, NGO partner, data We also looked to see whether brands
• Annual leave & Public Holidays • Health & Safety sharing initiative, another benchmarking are publishing their goals or a strategic
• Anti-bribery, Corruption & • Living Conditions/ Dormitories disclosure - so long as the weblink roadmap for improving social and
Presentation of False Information is made available via the brand’s environmental impacts across the value
• Maternity Rights / Parental Leave
own website) chain. We only counted these goals if they
• Biodiversity & Conservation • Notice Period, Dismissal &
Disciplinary Action were time-bound, measurable and set for
• Child Labour
2020 or later. We also awarded points if
• Community Engagement • Overtime Pay We do not count the following
brands are reporting on annual progress
• Contracts & Terms of Employment • Restricted Substances List information sources: towards achieving these goals.
• Discrimination • Sub-contracting, Outsourcing &
Homeworkers • Clothing labels and hang tags on products
• Diversity & Inclusion
Verified information
• Energy & Carbon Emissions • Wages & Financial Benefits (e.g. • In-store or at other physical locations
• Equal Pay bonuses, insurance, social security, Finally, we looked to see if the human
pensions) • Smartphone apps
• Forced or Bonded Labour rights and environmental data reported
• Waste & Recycling (Packaging/Paper) • Social media channels by brands is audited by an independent
• Foreign & Migrant Labour
• Water Effluents & Treatment third party organisation, typically this is
• Freedom of Association, Right to • A third party website or document where
Organise & Collective Bargaining • Water Usage & Footprint there is no weblink from the brand’s own conducted by a large global
• Working Hours & Rest Breaks website, including press articles accounting firm.
• Downloadable documents where the
weblink cannot be found on the
brand’s websiteFASHION REVOLUTION | FASHION TRANSPARENCY INDEX 2020 24
1. POLICY & COMMITMENTS
RESULTS
0-5% 6-10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 71-80% 81-90% 91-100%
REVOLVE 5 Billabong 10 Eddie Bauer 20 Foot Locker 29 Matalan 40 Columbia Sportswear 50 ALDI Nord 60 Kathmandu 69 Target 80 Hugo Boss 90 Gucci 100
Big Bazaar - ffb 4 Quicksilver 10 Versace 20 Forever 21 29 Steve Madden 40 MRP 50 Bloomingdale's 60 ALDI SOUTH 68 ASOS 79 Patagonia 89 Adidas 99
New Yorker 3 Roxy 10 Dolce & Gabbana 18 Dillards 28 Chico's 39 Tod's 50 Macy's 60 Clarks 68 CELINE 79 Tchibo 89 Reebok 99
Max Mara 2 Canada Goose 10 Justfab 18 Fanatics 27 Diesel 39 Burlington 49 Calzedonia 60 Jack & Jones 68 Dior 79 Timberland 89 Balenciaga 98
Pepe Jeans 2 Longchamp 10 Jockey 17 Fila 26 Marni 39 Zeeman 49 Intimissimi 60 Vero Moda 68 Fendi 79 The North Face 88 Bottega Veneta 98
Tom Ford 1 DKNY 9 Tory Burch 17 ANTA 26 Merrell 39 Cortefiel 48 Tezenis 60 Under Armour 68 Louis Vuitton 79 Vans 88 SAINT LAURENT 98
Bally 0 KOOVS 9 Jil Sander 16 boohoo 26 Sandro 39 Helly Hansen 48 COACH 60 Amazon 67 Marc Jacobs 79 Wrangler 88 C&A 97
Belle 0 celio 7 Aeropostale 15 PrettyLittleThing 26 DSW 38 Truworths 48 Kate Spade 60 El Corte Inglés 67 G-Star RAW 79 Calvin Klein 88 Puma 95
Elie Tahari 0 Diane Von Furstenberg 6 Cato Fashions 15 Express 26 Tom Tailor 38 Furla 46 LOFT 60 Kmart 67 Uniqlo 79 Tommy Hilfiger 88 Marks & Spencer 94
Heilan Home 0 Fashion Nova 6 BCBGMAXAZRIA 13 Neiman Marcus 26 Cotton On 37 Carolina Herrera 45 Brooks Sport 59 Lands' End 67 Walmart 79 Van Heusen 88 Banana Republic 91
Jessica Simpson 0 Nine West 6 Brunello Cucinelli 24 Armani 36 Fossil 45 Miu Miu 59 New Look 67 Asda 78 Hermès 88 Gap 91
Metersbonwe 0 Cole Haan 24 Buckle 36 JCPenney 45 Prada 59 Nordstrom 67 Next 78 Levi Strauss & Co 88 Old Navy 91
Mexx 0 New York & Company 24 Ermenegildo Zegna 36 Chanel 44 Russell Athletic 59 Topman 67 Ralph Lauren 78 ASICS 86 Converse 91
Youngor 0 Brooks Brothers 23 Reliance Trends 36 JD Sports 43 s.Oliver 59 Topshop 67 Monoprix 77 Bershka 86 Jordan 91
Carhartt 23 Anthropologie 35 Falabella 41 GUESS 57 Chloé 66 New Balance 77 Massimo Dutti 86 Nike 91
K-Way 23 Free people 35 La Redoute 41 John Lewis 57 Moncler 66 Tesco 76 Pull&Bear 86 Gildan 91
LL Bean 23 Urban Outfitters 35 River Island 41 KiK 57 Lacoste 65 The Warehouse 76 Stradivarius 86 H&M (H&M Group) 91
Michael Kors 23 Bosideng 35 Lidl 57 Speedo 65 Dressmann 74 Zara 86
Sports Direct 23 Joe Fresh 35 UGG 56 Abercrombie & Fitch 64 Lindex 74 Esprit 86
Beanpole 21 Pimkie 35 Very 56 Hollister Co. 64 Lululemon 74 Burberry 85
Claire's 21 The Children's Place 35 Woolworths 56 Carrefour 64 Big W 73 United Colors 84
South Africa of Benetton
Valentino 35 Mango 64 OVS 73
Costco 55 Zalando 84
Dr. Martens 34 Mizuno 64 Primark 72
Debenhams 55 Kmart Australia 83
Famous Footwear 34 Otto 64 Bonprix 71
Desigual 55 Target Australia 83
Foschini 34 Sainsbury’s- 63 Ito-Yokado 71
Dick's Sporting Goods 55 TU Clothing Monsoon 83
Gerry Weber 34 61 Salvatore Ferragamo 71
Prisma 55 Decathlon Fjällräven 81
Muji 34 61 TOPVALU COLLECTION 71
ALDO 55 Superdry
Tommy Bahama 34
HEMA 54
Skechers 33
Hudson's Bay 54
Ross Dress for Less 32
Saks Fifth Avenue 54
Takko 32
Li-Ning 54
Triumph 32
REI 54
Kaufland 31
Reserved 54
United Arrows 31
American Eagle 53
Champion 53
Hanes 53
Aritzia 52
Mammut 52
Morrisons 52
Ted Baker 52
CAROLL 51
Disney 51
J.Crew 51
Kohl's 51
TJ Maxx 51
Victoria's Secret 51
* Brands ranked in numerical order by score out of 250, but shown as rounded-up percentage. Where brands have the same percentage score, they are listed in alphabetical order and grouped with others from same parent companyYou can also read
