Chanel sustainability score: 44/100
Chanel is a privately held luxury house selling fashion, fragrance and beauty, and watches and fine jewellery worldwide. Its parent company, Chanel Limited, was incorporated in London in 1925, and the group's new global headquarters in London is due to open at the end of 2026; the house's roots go back to 1910.
More about Chanel
Revenue in 2025 was $19.3bn, with about 38,000 employees.
Founded 1925Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~38,045Revenue $19,269M (FY2025)Website ↗
Chanel has cut absolute emissions 19% since 2021 and secured SBTi validation, but Scope 3 remains 98% of the footprint with weak supply-chain transparency. Water, biodiversity, and circular economy reporting are minimal. Independent raters flag poor deforestation commitment implementation and labour accountability.
Chanel scores 44/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified October 2026.
That places Chanel joint 306th of 934 companies scored, and joint 12th of 45 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
What is Chanel doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (9/10, 9/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (3/10, 4/10).
Where Chanel lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations9/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling8/10Not shown to be on a 1.5°C path across all its emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets9/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Chanel's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Chanel's score changed?
Chanel's score has moved from 42 to 44 across 2 recorded reviews, up 2 points.
- 42 → 44+225 October 2026
Re-scored under v2.5.19 (RE100 UK pre-v2.5 re-score, owner-approved 2026-10-25; docs/rescore-plan-2026-10.md)
- Scored 426 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Chanel's score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
21% of them were published by Chanel itself; the rest come from independent sources.
11 of 14 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 2 GHG emissions (tCO2e) market-based”
“Chanel’s total carbon footprint in 2024 was 1,123,249 tonnes”
“understanding our impact and, when applicable, preserving and restoring biodiversity and”
“The bulk of Chanel’s scope 3 emissions — over 57% — come from purchased goods and services”
“Chanel reduced its direct emissions by 22% in 2024”
“This company scored 5 out of a possible 150 points.”
“a 5-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) to deliver solar energy from a portfolio of rooftop installations”
“Chanel's total carbon footprint in 2024 was 1,123,249 tonnes of CO₂e.”
“It also detailed notable improvements in emissions reductions.”
“Percentage of renewable electricity in operations.”
“Chanel Korea will receive a stable supply of 2 MW of renewable energy for the next 20 years”
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How does Chanel compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
Where Chanel sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 45 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, Chanel is tied =12th of 45, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in FMCG / Consumer Goods?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Chanel.
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