Coach

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 80
  • Transparency & ethics: 84
  • Incident record: 100
  • Recovery: 77
  • Recent conduct: 80

Flags

  • False Advertising
  • Greenwashing
  • Labor Violations
  • Sustainability Efforts
  • Clean Production Certified

Documented incidents

  • 2024-09-06 Former Employee Files EEOC Sexual Harassment Charge at Flagship NYC Store Alleging Management Inaction (moderate) — source
  • 2021-11-29 Stand.earth and Earthsight Link Leather Supply Chain to Illegal Amazon Deforestation via JBS (major) — source
  • 2016-02-01 Outlet Deceptive Reference Pricing Class Action Settled for $4.6M (moderate) — source

Recovery actions

  • 2024-05-13 SBTi Validates Tapestry Science-Based Targets Including First Fashion FLAG Targets Covering Coach (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2024-04-12 ReLoved Repair Workshop Achieves Gold-Level TRUE Zero Waste Certification 95.4 Percent Diversion (Independent Audit) — source
  • 2023-04-20 Launches Coachtopia Circular Sub-Brand With Digital Product Passports (Policy Change) — source
  • 2021-04-22 Launches ReLoved Circular Program for Repair Upcycling and Resale of Pre-Loved Bags (Policy Change) — source
  • 2018-10-23 Announces 100 Percent Fur-Free Policy Effective Fall 2019 (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.