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Boucheron

Rated: Good

price:
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location: France

Boucheron has good policies to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions but uses exotic animal skin.

Boucheron sustainability rating

Planet

4 out of 5

People

3 out of 5

Animals

3 out of 5

Overall rating: Good

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great)


Boucheron is owned by Kering.

Our “Planet� rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions and wastewater to business models and product circularity. Here we rate Boucheron “Good�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
  • It’s set a science based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain, and it claims it’s on track.
  • It takes some actions to reduce water use in its supply chain.
  • There’s no evidence it takes action to minimise its packaging, which is a driver of plastic waste.

Workers� rights are central to our “People� rating, which assess brands� policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate Boucheron “It’s a Start�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • Its final production stage happens in medium risk countries for labour abuse.
  • It received a score of 41-50% in the 2022 ʹapp Transparency Index.
  • It has a comprehensive policy to support diversity and inclusion in its direct operations but not in its supply chain.
  • It claims to have a program to improve wages but there’s no evidence it ensures its workers are paid living wages in most of its supply chain.
  • During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it disclosed adequate policies to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.

Brands� animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products are the focus of our “Animals� rating. Here we rate Boucheron “It’s a Start�. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Domains of animal welfare.
  • It appears to use leather and exotic animal skin.
  • It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, fur, angora, or exotic animal hair.
  • It traces most animal-derived materials to the first production stage.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Boucheron “Good� overall.

Last updated April 2023