Victoria's Secret

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 Victoria's Secret “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact ingredients.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity 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.
• There's no evidence it's minimising the environmental impact of product packaging.
• It could be using palm oil, but it has not disclosed any information regarding responsible sourcing that mitigates environmental impacts.

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 Victoria's Secret “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Much of its final stage is located in lower-risk countries or certified facilities, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of suppliers.
• It doesn't disclose where all of its final production stage occurs.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It provides modern slavery awareness training for its suppliers.
• It audits some of its supply chain including most of the final production stage.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its 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 Victoria's Secret “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses animal-derived ingredients in its products.
• It appears to use ingredients derived from farmed animals, including collagen.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.
• It may conduct animal testing when required by law (for instance, in China), either by itself, through its suppliers, or through third parties.

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