Revolve

Aug 22, 2022

Revolve is an American fashion retailer founded in 2003 in Cerritos, California, United States. The multinational clothing-retail company sells designer fashion for modern women.

Revolve stocks clothing, accessories, shoes, swimwear, beauty, and jewelry. It operates primarily online and offers over 70,000 styles for the next generation of consumers.

Revolve is creating positive change, continuously innovating, and constantly learning about social and sustainability impacts. It aims to significantly reduce its environmental impact in the years to come.

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Sustainability Rating: 2/10

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Category: Clothing, accessories, shoes, bags, jewelry

For: Women

Type: Basics, denim, knitwear, activewear, underwear, loungewear, swimwear, outerwear, boots, flats, sneakers, heels, sandals

Style: Chic

Quality: Low

Price: $$

Sizes: 2XS-4XL, 0-24 (US), 4-26 (UK), 32-52 (EU), 4-26 (AU)

Fabrics: Cotton, linen, hemp, ramie, jute, lyocell, modal, viscose, cupro, acetate, polyester, nylon, spandex, polyethylene, polypropylene, acrylic, neoprene, polyurethane, rubber, leather, wool, silk, down

100% Organic: No

100% Vegan: No

Ethical & Fair: No

Recycling: Yes

Producing countries: not transparent enough

Certifications: OCS, GRS, FSC, Bluesign, Oeko-Tex

Sustainability Practices

Revolve develops more eco-friendly products and environmentally friendly shipping options. It revises design and production to have a significant impact and make its future products more sustainable.

Revolve launched sustainability badges to help its customers discover and shop more sustainable fashion. However, the majority of its business remains detrimental to the environment.

Revolve doesn't use organic materials such as organic cotton but a tiny proportion of recycled materials such as recycled polyester and regenerated nylon.

Most of the fabrics it uses are either natural without relevant certifications, such as regular cotton or linen, or synthetic petroleum-based fibers such as polyester, nylon, acrylic, and more.

Revolve doesn't publish a list of all its manufacturers and processing facilities on its corporate website. It doesn't disclose how it chooses its network of suppliers.

The 2021 Fashion Transparency Index gave Revolve a score of only 2% based on how much the group discloses about its social and environmental policies, practices, and impacts.

The American 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.

Revolve has a code of conduct that applies to all its suppliers and subcontractors. But it doesn't reveal if it assesses compliance with its Code of Conduct by informal visits or third-party audits with or without notice.

Revolve sells many products made from animal fur, animal hair, and angora. It also uses leather, wool, silk, and down feathers 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

Revolve doesn't measure its greenhouse gas emissions, water, land, energy use, pollution, and waste across the supply chain. It doesn't have any clear sustainability goals, science-based targets, or timelines to improve in the future.