Michael Kors - Sustainability Rating (2024)

Michael Kors is owned by Capri Holdings.

It uses few lower-impact materials.
It’s set a science based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain but there’s no evidence it is on track.
There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its supply chain.
There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.

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 Michael Kors “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

None of its supply chain is certified by crucial labour standards that help ensure worker health and safety, living wages, and other rights.
It received a score of 11-20% in the 2022 Fashion Transparency Index.
There’s no evidence it supports diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.
There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it did not disclose adequate policies or safeguards 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 Michael Kors “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
It appears to use leather, wool, down, angora, exotic animal hair, and silk.
It doesn’t appear to use fur, or exotic animal skin.
There’s no evidence it traces any animal-derived materials to the first production stage.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Michael Kors “Not Good Enough” overall.