Isabel Marant

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 100
  • Transparency & ethics: 70
  • Incident record: 97
  • Recovery: 36
  • Recent conduct: 100

Flags

  • Cultural Insensitivity
  • Design Theft / IP Disputes
  • Independent Audit Completed
  • Sustainability Efforts

Documented incidents

  • 2020-11-01 Mexican Culture Minister Accuses Brand of Appropriating Purepecha Sarape Designs (major)source
  • 2020-01-01 Offers Navajo-Named Trousers in S/S 2020 Collection Adding to Cultural Appropriation Pattern (minor)source
  • 2018-07-01 Adidas Sues for Trademark Counterfeiting Over Parallel Decorative Stripes (moderate)source

Recovery actions

  • 2021-06-01 Launches Isabel Marant Vintage Resale Platform With Endowment Fund for Indigenous Artisans (Policy Change)source
  • 2021-01-01 Achieves GOTS RWS and RMS Certifications for Sustainable Material Sourcing (Independent Audit)source
  • 2020-11-06 Issues Formal Apology Letter to Purepecha Community Co-Signed by CEO (Settlement Compliance)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.