Fashion Transparency Index 2020
Fashion Revolution just launched their 2020 Fashion Transparency Index report that has rated 250 of the world’s biggest brands (chosen on the basis of annual turnover representing more than $400m) based on their public disclosure of supply chain policies and traceability, as well as social & environmental impact.
The H&M, C&A, Adidas/Reebok, Esprit, Marks & Spencer and Patagonia are the world’s most transparent major fashion brands, according to the 2020 fashion transparency index from the Fashion Revolution.
Out of 250 possible points H&M is the highest scoring brand this year at 73%, C&A at 70%, Adidas and Reebok at 69%, Esprit at 64% and Marks & Spencer tied with Patagonia at 60%. From the luxury fashion Gucci is the highest scoring brand at 48%, up from 40% in 2019.
The average score for all 250 brands and retailers is only 23% out of 250 possible points, showing that the world’s biggest brands have a long way to go towards transparency.
The lowest-scoring brands included Bally, Jessica Simpson, Max Mara, Mexx, Pepe Jeans and Tom Ford, all of which revealed nothing at all about their practices for 2020.
See the full report here
From the Fashion Revolution Report:
The good news is that 101 out of 250 brands (40%) are publishing their first tier manufacturers, up from 35% in 2019. These are the facilities that do the cutting, sewing and finishing of garments in the final stages of production.
60 out of 250 brands (24%) are publishing some of their processing facilities, up from 19% in 2019. These are the sorts of facilities that do ginning and spinning yarn, knitting and weaving fabrics, dyeing and wet processing, leather tanneries, embroidering and embellishing, fabric finishing, dyeing and printing and laundering.
And, 18 out of 250 brands (7%) are publishing some of their raw material suppliers, up from 5% in 2019. These suppliers are those that provide brands and their manufacturers further down the chain with raw materials such as cotton, wool, viscose, hides, rubber, dyes, metals and so on.’
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