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Brioni

Rated: It's a start

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location: Italy

Brioni has good policies to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in its supply chain but uses fur and exotic animal skin

Brioni sustainability rating

Planet

5 out of 5

People

4 out of 5

Animals

1 out of 5

Overall rating: It's a start

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great)


Brioni is owned by Kering.

Our “Planet� rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions and wastewater to business models and product circularity. Here we rate Brioni “Great�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses few lower-impact materials.
  • It’s set a science based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain, and it claims it’s on track.
  • It uses low-waste cutting techniques to maximise fabric use.
  • It’s eliminated some hazardous chemicals but has not made a commitment to eliminate all hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.

Workers� rights are central to our “People� rating, which assess brands� policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate Brioni “Good�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • Most of its final production stage happens in ltaly, a medium risk country for labour abuse.
  • It received a score of 41-50% in the 2022 ʹapp Transparency Index.
  • It has a comprehensive policy to support diversity and inclusion in its direct operations but not in its supply chain.
  • It claims to have a program to improve wages but there’s no evidence it ensures its workers are paid living wages in most of its supply chain.
  • During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it disclosed adequate policies to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.

Brands� animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products are the focus of our “Animals� rating. Here we rate Brioni “Very Poor�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Domains of animal welfare.
  • It appears to use leather, fur, exotic animal skin, shearling, exotic animal hair, horn, and silk.
  • Responsible Wool Standard certifies some of the wool it sources.
  • Responsible Down Standard certifies some of the down it uses.
  • It doesn’t appear to use angora.
  • It traces most animal-derived materials to the first production stage.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Brioni “It’s a Start� overall.

Last updated June 2023