Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret is owned by Victoria's Secret.

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

• It follows an unsustainable fast fashion model due to its regular heavy discounts and aggressive marketing practices.
• It uses few lower-impact materials, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• There’s no evidence it’s set a target to manage water use in its supply chain.
• 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.

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 Victoria's Secret “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO principles.
• It has initiatives to empower vulnerable women and girls 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 Victoria's Secret “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use wool and cashmere.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, shearling, alpaca, mohair, down, angora, fur, exotic animal hair, or exotic animal skin.
• It has a formal policy but it is not aligned with the Five Domains of Animal Welfare.
• It uses few animal-derived materials.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Victoria's Secret “Not Good Enough” overall.