Chanel

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 0
  • Transparency & ethics: 72
  • Incident record: 85
  • Recovery: 65
  • Recent conduct: 60

Flags

  • Labor Violations
  • Data Privacy Violation
  • Greenwashing
  • Supply Chain Opacity
  • Sustainability Efforts
  • Independent Audit Completed

Documented incidents

  • 2025-02-24 Mediapart Investigation Exposes Chanel Silk Suppliers With Water Pollution and Organic Fraud (major) — source
  • 2024-06-01 Cardenas v Chanel California Class Action Alleges Systematic Wage Abuse Against Hourly Employees (moderate) — source
  • 2023-11-24 PIPC Fines Chanel Korea KRW 3.6M for Demanding Excessive Personal Data From Store Customers (minor) — source
  • 2023-06-21 UK Government Names Chanel for Failing to Pay Minimum Wage to 250 Workers Owing £70414 (major) — source
  • 2022-04-01 OECD Korean National Contact Point Initiates Mediation Over Korea Labor and Human Rights Violations (major) — source
  • 2022-01-01 PIPC Fines Chanel Korea KRW 14.4M for Data Protection Violations Related to 2021 Breach (minor) — source
  • 2021-12-17 390 Korea Cosmetic Workers Threaten Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Wages and Harassment (major) — source
  • 2021-08-08 Korea Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of 80000+ Customers (minor) — source
  • 2020-11-22 Korea Senior Executive Accused of Sexually Harassing 12+ Employees Over 10-Year Period With NDAs (critical) — source
  • 2020-06-16 Bautista v Chanel Racial and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit Survives Summary Judgment (moderate) — source

Recovery actions

  • 2024-04-01 SBTi Validates Net-Zero 2040 Targets Including 72 Percent Scope 3 Reduction (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2024-01-01 Renews Responsible Jewellery Council Certification for Three Years via Third-Party Audit (Independent Audit) — source
  • 2020-09-24 Issues €600M Sustainability-Linked Bond First in Luxury Sector (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2020-03-01 Launches Mission 1.5° Climate Strategy With Science-Based Reduction Targets (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2019-08-26 Signs G7 Fashion Pact Committing to Net-Zero and Renewable Energy Targets (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2018-12-04 Becomes First Luxury House to Ban Both Exotic Skins and Fur (Policy Change) — 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.