Calzedonia

May 27, 2022

Calzedonia is an Italian fashion retailer founded in 1987 in Verona, Italy, by Sandro Veronesi. The multinational clothing-retail company creates fast fashion for men, women, and children.

Calzedonia owns other famous brands such as SignorVino, Falconeri, Intimissimi, Tezenis, Progetto Quid, and Atelier Emé. It operates over 5,000 stores worldwide.

Calzedonia promotes the quality of life in the environment that surrounds us. It offers an environmentally-sustainable collection made from organic or recycled materials called #calzedonia4tomorrow.

Sustainability and minimal environmental impact is a pillar of its international strategy. It runs initiatives for better packaging, responsible social impact, ocean protection, and a more responsible tomorrow.

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Sustainability Rating: 4/10

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Category: Clothing, accessories

For: Women, men, children

Type: Basics, denim, activewear, underwear, swimwear, maternity

Style: Casual

Quality: Low

Price: $

Sizes: S-XL, 4-10 (US), 6-12 (UK), 36-40 (EU), 6-12 (AU)

Fabrics: Cotton, linen, lyocell, modal, viscose, acetate, polyester, nylon, spandex, polypropylene, acrylic, neoprene, polyurethane, rubber, wool, silk

100% Organic: No

100% Vegan: No

Ethical & Fair: No

Recycling: Yes

Producing countries: Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Sri Lanka

Certifications: BCI, GRS, FSC, ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Sustainability Practices

Calzedonia is committed to responsible manufacturing processes and eliminating disposable plastic. It cleans up Italian beaches from waste to help preserve the marine fauna and the beauty of the Mediterranean Sea.

It recently began introducing packaging and boxes made from recycled materials. However, the majority of its business remains detrimental to the environment.

Calzedonia only uses a tiny proportion of organic materials such as organic cotton or recycled materials such as recycled cotton, recycled polyester, and regenerated nylon.

Only very few of its collections are dedicated to sustainable fashion. Most of the fabrics it uses are either natural without relevant certifications, such as conventional cotton or linen, or synthetic petroleum-based fibers such as polyester, nylon, acrylic, and more.

Calzedonia also uses a small amount of semi-synthetic fibers or regenerated cellulosic fabrics such as Tencel lyocell, modal, acetate, and viscose.

Tencel is an eco-friendly fiber made with wood pulp from certified sustainable forests. But only a minuscule proportion of the materials used by Calzedonia are environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Calzedonia publishes a list of all its manufacturers on its corporate website. It aims to pay attention to people and the environment that surrounds us.

The 2021 Fashion Transparency Index gave Calzedonia a score of only 11% based on how much the group discloses about its social and environmental policies, practices, and impacts.

The Italian clothing retailer doesn't show any labor certification standard that would ensure good working conditions, decent living wages, health, safety, and other important rights for workers in its supply chain.

Calzedonia has a code of conduct that applies to all its suppliers and subcontractors based on the regulations set by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Calzedonia assesses compliance with its Code of Conduct by informal visits or third-party audits with or without notice. It manages the conditions of employment and services supplied to employees directly.

Calzedonia doesn't use exotic animal skin, hair, fur, or angora. But it uses wool and silk to manufacture many of its clothing pieces.

These animal-derived materials are cruel and unethical. They also harm the environment by producing greenhouse gases and waste. More sustainable alternatives exist.

Sustainability Goals

Calzedonia is committed to improving its environmental and social impact. It will use 25% low climate impact raw materials (e.g. organic, regenerative, sustainable, etc) by 2025.

Calzedonia will ensure that at least 50% of all plastic packaging is 100% recycled by 2030. It will also eliminate single-use plastic in packaging by 2030.

Calzedonia plans to implement 50% renewable energy across its operations by 2025 and 100% by 2030. Its goal is to achieve 65% renewable electricity by 2025.