Stella McCartney

Scoring breakdown

  • Labor & supply chain: 100
  • Transparency & ethics: 95
  • Incident record: 100
  • Recovery: 52
  • Recent conduct: 100

Flags

  • Clean Production Certified
  • Sustainability Pioneer
  • Carbon Neutral / Net Zero
  • Independent Audit Completed

Documented incidents

  • 2023-01-01 Quietly Departs the Fashion Pact Alongside Hermès Citing Slow Progress on Commitments (minor) — source

Recovery actions

  • 2023-01-01 Launches First Product Take-Back Scheme With Mono-Material Econyl Parka for Full Regeneration (Policy Change) — source
  • 2023-01-01 SBTi Validates Net-Zero Target Full Value Chain by 2040 With 75 Percent Scope 1-2 Reduction by 2030 (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2022-07-01 Launches Frayme Mylo Bag World First Commercial Luxury Handbag From Mycelium Mushroom Leather (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2019-08-26 Co-Signs Fashion Pact Presented to G7 Leaders at Biarritz Summit (Public Commitment) — source
  • 2019-01-01 Receives Cradle to Cradle Gold Certification for Wool Yarn as Fashion Industry First (Independent Audit) — source
  • 2017-10-02 Becomes The RealReal First Official Luxury Brand Resale Partner (Policy Change) — source
  • 2016-07-01 Replaces All Virgin Cashmere With Re.Verso Regenerated Cashmere Cutting Impact 92 Percent (Policy Change) — source
  • 2001-10-01 Launches as First Major Luxury House Founded Fur-Free and Leather-Free From Day One (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.