L'Occitane Group sustainability score: 50/100
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
L'Occitane Group sells beauty products under brands including L'Occitane en Provence, Sol de Janeiro and ELEMIS, with its operating head office in Geneva; its parent, L'Occitane International S.A., was incorporated in Luxembourg in 2000 and its roots go back to 1976. It had about 11,000 employees and €2.6 billion sales in the year to March 2026.
Founded 2000Head office Geneva, SwitzerlandStaff ~11,000 (FY2026)Revenue ~€2.6B (FY to March 2026)Website ↗
L'Occitane's total footprint has risen 35% since FY2020 to 452,000 tCO2e, though it fell 5% in the last year, and its value-chain targets are intensity-based. Its electricity is 100% renewable, about half through certificates. It uses less plastic in its packaging, but campaigners have criticised its refill pouches, and an ethical rating flagged uncertified palm oil in 2022.
L'Occitane Group scores 50/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified October 2026.
That places L'Occitane Group joint 155th of 1,023 companies scored, and 2nd of 57 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
What is L'Occitane Group doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 5/10).
Where L'Occitane Group lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
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- How it uses materials and handles wastePublish verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is L'Occitane Group's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is L'Occitane Group's score based on?
16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
19% of them were published by L'Occitane Group itself; the rest come from independent sources.
13 of 16 sources are independent of the company.
“Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions (tCO₂eq) 5,021 3,147 3,907”
“The company has pledged to reduce its Scope 3 emissions intensity by 97% by 2050.”
“It uses a majority of renewable energy to power its production sites”
“The roadmap was formed based on the recommendations of the Science Based Target Network (SBTN).”
“reduce plastic used for its packaging by 10 percent by 2025”
“In 2022 L'Occitane was given Ethical Consumer’s worst rating for its use of uncertified palm oil.”
“Under fire from Changing Markets Foundation for its refill concept was L’Occitane.”
“Since the study, the Group's production facilities have reduced water usage by 25%.”
“58% of the company’s total water consumption occurs in upstream supply chain operations”
“The Group also plans to eliminate air freight by 2030 for the transport of its products.”
“L’OCCITANE Group is committed to having a positive impact on people and regenerating nature through empowerment.”
“Wellness and beauty brand the L’Occitane Group has attained B Corp certification.”
“L’OCCITANE Group is registered in the EU Transparency Register”
“This piece was published without L’OCCITANE’s knowledge or consent”
“Changing Markets Foundation’s greenwash.com lists P&G, L’Oreal and L’Occitane”
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How does L'Occitane Group compare with other fmcg / consumer goods companies?
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Among the 57 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, L'Occitane Group sits 2nd of 57.
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