Valentino

May 31, 2023

Valentino is an Italian fashion retailer founded in 1959 in Rome by Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani. The multinational clothing-retail company creates luxury fashion for women and men.

Valentino is committed to artisanal manufacturing and to the planet's wellbeing. It focuses on an inclusive society made by local entities and global movements.

Valentino is making a change of gear and a shift in the business model closer to the three pillars: people, product, planet. It's adopting transparent procedures and practices to reduce its environmental impact.

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Sustainability Rating: 4/10

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Category: Clothing, accessories, shoes, bags, jewelry

For: Women, men

Type: Basics, denim, dresses, knitwear, outerwear, loungewear

Style: Chic

Quality: High

Prices: $$$

Sizes: 2XS-3XL, 0-16 (US), 2-18 (UK), 32-46 (EU), 2-18 (AU)

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

100% Organic: No

100% Vegan: No

Ethical & Fair: Yes

Recycling: Yes

Producing countries: Italy, Spain

Certifications: no certification

Sustainability Practices

Valentino only uses a tiny proportion of organic materials such as organic cotton or recycled materials such as recycled cotton.

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.

Valentino also uses a small proportion of semi-synthetic fibers or regenerated cellulosic fabrics such as cupro, acetate, and viscose.

Valentino publishes a list of all its manufacturers and many of its processing facilities on its corporate website.

The 2022 Fashion Transparency Index gave Valentino a score of only 5% based on how much the group discloses about its social and environmental policies, practices, and impacts.

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

Valentino has a code of conduct that applies to all its suppliers and subcontractors. It doesn't state if it conducts any audit to assess compliance with its Code of Conduct.

Valentino doesn't use exotic animal skin, hair, fur, or angora. But it 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

Valentino doesn't show any measurement of its greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, chemical release, pollution, or waste across its supply chain.

It doesn't have any clear sustainability goals, science-based targets, or timeline to improve in the future either.

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