Chanel

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions to wastewater, ingredients' impacts, product circularity, and more. Here we rate Chanel “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few lower-impact ingredients including certified organic and biotechnology-derived, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of ingredients used.
• There's no evidence it's minimising the environmental impact of product packaging.
• It’s set a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain, and it claims it’s on track.
• It has no policy to evaluate the biodegradability and environmental toxicity of its ingredients.
• All of its palm oil is certified by RSPO.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assesses brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate Chanel “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It doesn't disclose where all of its final production stage occurs.
• There’s no evidence it supports diversity and inclusion in most of its supply chain.
• It claims it has a Code of Conduct but does not publicly disclose it.
• It audits some of its supply chain including most of the final production stage.
• It ensures some workers are paid living wages, though not through its entire supply chain.

Note that the "People" rating in Good On You’s methodology is defined by labour rights and does not consider consumer health.

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

• It uses animal-derived ingredients in its products.
• It has a non-animal testing policy that applies to ingredients and finished products, but its does not exclude animal testing in all circumstances.
• It appears to use ingredients derived from farmed animals, including glycerin.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.

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