Hermès International sustainability score: 48/100
Hermès International is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1837, headquartered in Paris. The company manufactures leather goods, ready-to-wear, jewelry, and accessories across 75 manufacturing sites employing 25,000 people.
More about Hermès International
As a heritage luxury brand, it competes in the durable apparel segment with emphasis on craftsmanship and product longevity rather than volume production.
Founded 1837Head office Paris, FranceStaff ~25,000Revenue €15.2B (FY2024)Website ↗
Hermès reports strong operational emissions reductions and renewable energy adoption, but absolute Scope 3 emissions rose 14% in 2024 despite intensity-based targets that mask the increase. Unresolved animal welfare controversies from crocodile farming operations across multiple countries remain the most serious red flag, with ongoing PETA investigations documenting poor conditions.
Hermès International scores 48/100 (Making progress) 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 May 2026.
That places Hermès International joint 210th of 934 companies scored, and joint 11th of 43 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Hermès International doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 5/10).
Where Hermès International lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No 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 falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is8/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Hermès International's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Hermès International's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
42% of them were published by Hermès International itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
7 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Hermès International compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Hermès International sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 43 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Hermès International is tied =11th of 43, with 4 others.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Hermès International.
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