Veja sustainability score: 40/100
Better than 46% of Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
VEJA makes trainers, designed in Paris and made in factories in Brazil. It says 17 million pairs have been sold since 2004, through about 3,000 retailers in more than 100 countries.
More about Veja
The scored company is Veja Fair Trade S.A.R.L., a private French company based in Paris; a 2023 case study records its two founders as the only shareholders. The French register gives that company revenue of €201.6M for 2025 and 250 to 499 salaried staff for 2024. VEJA itself states more than 500 employees.
Founded 2004Head office Paris, FranceStaff ~250-499 salaried staff (register band, Veja Fair Trade S.A.R.L., 2024)Revenue ~€201.6M (2025, Veja Fair Trade S.A.R.L. only; French register, €201,591,000)Website ↗
VEJA's own page gives 43 t of Scope 1, 56 t of Scope 2 and 79,727 t of Scope 3 for 2024, which add to 79,826 tCO2e, with no assurance statement. Totals have risen from 69,781.3 t for 2021. It says its leather does not come from areas suffering deforestation, yet says indirect farms remain more complex to map, and no independent check was found. AP reported in 2023 that deforestation in the reserve behind its rubber project had tripled in four years. Two raters found no reduction targets, and no SBTi listing was found. Commons reports its renewable energy for stores and offices is certificates, which earn no credit. No company-wide water figure is published.
Veja scores 40/100 (Below expectations) 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 November 2026.
That places Veja joint 421st of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 30th of 58 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Veja doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Energy Source (0/10, 2/10).
Where Veja 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.
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Veja's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Veja's score changed?
Veja's score has moved from 49 to 40 across 2 recorded reviews, down 9 points.
- 49 → 40-97 November 2026
Re-scored under the current method, with its 2024 footprint. Totals have risen since 2021, and no reduction targets were found.
- Scored 494 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Veja's score based on?
16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
44% of them were published by Veja itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 16 sources are independent of the company.
“Our emissions were 43 tCO 2 e for Scope 1 in 2024.”
“our cobbler stations have repaired more than 62,000 pairs of VEJA and other brands of shoes around the world.”
“Water and salt consumption are decreased by around 80%, and the water used is recyclable.”
“Introducing a monitoring system to track deforestation rates and offering bonus payments to incentivize conservation of the Amazon Rainforest.”
“The B-Mesh is a fabric entirely composed of recycled polyester”
“In 2024, workers in VEJA s factories on the production lines earned an average wage of R$2,015.”
“VEJA's carbon footprint in 2019 represents 36,867 tCO2e”
“In 2021 its estimated emissions footprint was 69,781.3 tCO2e”
“un bilan carbone global de 69 781,3 tonnes de CO₂ équivalent”
“It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not in its supply chain.”
“Evidence of deforestation renders rubber-tapper ineligible for the PSES”
“However, it has not been a game changer for the forest in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve”
“lists emissions but doesn't specify any goals for reducing them.”
“"nom_complet":"VEJA FAIR TRADE S.A.R.L."”
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How does Veja compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Veja sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 58 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Veja is tied =30th of 58, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Veja.
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