Lacoste

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 56
  • Transparency & ethics: 100
  • Incident record: 91
  • Recovery: 48
  • Recent conduct: 80

Flags

  • False Advertising
  • Labor Violations
  • Independent Audit Completed
  • Sustainability Efforts

Documented incidents

  • 2025-12-03 UK ASA Bans Lacoste Kids Sustainable Clothing Ad as Misleading and Unsubstantiated (minor) — source
  • 2020-12-01 Financial Times Reports Continued Shipments From Youngor Subsidiary Facing US Sanctions After Pledge (major) — source
  • 2020-03-01 ASPI Names Lacoste Among 83 Brands Linked to Uyghur Forced Labor Transfer Programs (severe) — source

Recovery actions

  • 2022-01-01 Partners With Oritain for Forensic Cotton Origin Fingerprinting to Verify Forced Labor Free Sourcing (Independent Audit) — source
  • 2021-01-01 Sets SBTi-Aligned Targets 47 Percent Scope 1-2 Reduction by 2030 on 1.5C Pathway (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2020-12-01 Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation Make Fashion Circular Initiative (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2020-06-27 Pledges to Cut All Ties With Uyghur Forced Labor Implicated Suppliers (Policy Change) — source
  • 2020-01-01 Joins Fashion Pact Committing to Climate Biodiversity and Oceans Goals (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.