Van Cleef & Arpels sustainability score: 34/100
Van Cleef & Arpels is a luxury jewelry and watch maison founded in 1896 and headquartered in Paris. Now owned by Richemont Group, the brand specializes in high-end precious jewelry featuring diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and gold.
More about Van Cleef & Arpels
It operates 65+ boutiques globally with manufacturing and administrative functions.
Founded 1896Head office 1st arrondissement of Paris, FranceStaff ~3,500Revenue ~$1.2B (estimated brand revenue; part of Richemont Group)Website ↗
Van Cleef & Arpels hides behind Richemont's group-level reporting with no brand-specific sustainability disclosure. Absolute emissions are rising, Scope 3 targets are intensity-only, and supply chain transparency is minimal. Precious materials sourcing—gold, diamonds, gemstones—remains unverified for environmental impact.
Van Cleef & Arpels 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 Van Cleef & Arpels joint 565th of 934 companies scored, and joint 33rd of 45 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
What is Van Cleef & Arpels doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (8/10, 5/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 2/10).
Where Van Cleef & Arpels lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No 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 water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Van Cleef & Arpels's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Van Cleef & Arpels's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by Van Cleef & Arpels 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.
6 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Van Cleef & Arpels compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
Where Van Cleef & Arpels sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 45 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, Van Cleef & Arpels is tied =33rd of 45, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in FMCG / Consumer Goods?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Van Cleef & Arpels.
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