Valentino S.p.A. sustainability score: 34/100
Valentino is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1960, headquartered in Rome. It designs and produces haute couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, and footwear sold globally through boutiques and wholesale channels.
More about Valentino S.p.A.
The brand is owned by Mayhoola for Investments (Saudi Arabia) since 2014.
Founded 1960Head office Rome, ItalyStaff ~4,500Revenue ~€1.31BWebsite ↗
Valentino reports carbon reductions and renewable energy commitments but lacks science-based targets, supply chain transparency, and water disclosure. A 2025 Italian court found its bags subsidiary systematically failed to prevent worker exploitation across Chinese-owned workshops—a critical governance failure despite industry-wide warnings.
Valentino S.p.A. scores 34/100 (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 May 2026.
That places Valentino S.p.A. joint 565th of 934 companies scored, and joint 35th of 43 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Valentino S.p.A. doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Emissions Trajectory (5/10, 5/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Water Impact (2/10, 2/10).
Where Valentino S.p.A. lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies4/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Valentino S.p.A.'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Valentino S.p.A.'s score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
11% of them were published by Valentino S.p.A. itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 9 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Valentino S.p.A. compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Valentino S.p.A. sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 43 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Valentino S.p.A. is tied =35th of 43, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
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