Luxury brands score poorly on Fashion Transparency Index

Fashion Revolution and Ethical Consumer has produced its first Fashion Transparency Index. The survey lists 40 brands according to the transparency of their supply chains. The five areas that determined the rankings were: Policy & Commitment, Tracking & Traceability, Audits & Remediation, Engagement & Collaboration and Governance. Of the 40 companies included, only ten completed the Index’s surveys. The other 30 were rated according to available information. The companies with the most transparent supply chains were Levis, H&M, Adidas, Inditex and Primark. The worst-ranked brands were Chanel, Hermes, and Claire’s Accessories. Other luxury brands including Prada and LVMH (responsible for Dior and Louis Vuitton among others) were also in the bottom ten. The average score for transparency across the list was 42%.

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