Balmain

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 100
  • Transparency & ethics: 47
  • Incident record: 97
  • Recovery: 8
  • Recent conduct: 100

Flags

  • Cultural Insensitivity
  • Sustainability Efforts

Documented incidents

  • 2024-01-20 Tongoro and Selfhood Accuse Brand of Plagiarizing African-Inspired Designs at FW24 Show (moderate) — source
  • 2019-06-28 Amicable Settlement With Biagiotti Group Over Logo Design Similarity (minor) — source
  • 2019-01-23 Blackface Body Paint Controversy at Couture Show Widely Criticized (major) — source

Recovery actions

  • 2023-01-01 Publishes First CSR Report DPEF 2023 Declaration of Extra-Financial Performance (Public Commitment) — source

How We Score

  • A 425–500
  • B 350–424
  • C 275–349
  • D 200–274
  • F 100–199

All data sourced from public court records, government enforcement databases (FTC, DOL, AGCM, PIPC, DGCCRF), and published investigative journalism. Every score is earned, not bought. No brand pays for inclusion, exclusion, or score modification. Scores recalculate monthly as the 10-year rolling window advances. Values-based incidents use a slower decay track. Full methodology.