Vivienne Westwood sustainability score: 30/100
Better than 16% of Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Vivienne Westwood is a London-founded (1976) fashion and apparel brand known for punk aesthetics and provocative designs. Mid-sized with ~700 employees, ~£155M revenue (2024), operating globally with manufacturing in Italy and Asia.
More about Vivienne Westwood
Listed on the FTSE AIM market.
Founded 1976Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~700Revenue ~£155M (~$195M)Website ↗
Vivienne Westwood conducts sustainability assessments but discloses almost no results. Independent raters downgrade it for greenwashing: Good On You dropped it to 2/5, Remake scored it 21/100. Gap between climate rhetoric and operational evidence is the dominant weakness across carbon, water, nature, and targets.
Vivienne Westwood scores 30/100 (Significant gaps) 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 May 2026.
That places Vivienne Westwood joint 731st of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 48th of 58 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Vivienne Westwood doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (5/10, 4/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 2/10).
Where Vivienne Westwood 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
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations3/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Vivienne Westwood's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Vivienne Westwood's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
30% of them were published by Vivienne Westwood itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 9 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Vivienne Westwood compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Vivienne Westwood sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 58 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Vivienne Westwood is tied =48th of 58, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Vivienne Westwood.
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