Eyewear
Sold in more than 110 countries. Eyewear giant Luxottica acquired Oakley in 2007.
Company Ownership
Oakley Inc
USA
EssilorLuxottica SA
owns 100% of Oakley Inc
FRA
Eyewear
Founded in 2018 when Essilor merged with Luxottica. World's largest eyewear company. Owners of the Ray-Ban and Oakley brands, they also make over 20 luxury fashion brands of eyewear under licence.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Apr 2025)
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Oakley Inc
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Fur free
This company has announced that they don't sell animal fur or are phasing in a fur-free policy.
Source: Humane Society
(2019)
EssilorLuxottica SA
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CDP Climate Change score of B
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of B.
Source: CDP
(2023)
Low ESG Risk
Sustainalytics, a top ESG research firm, evaluates environmental, social, and governance risks for over 16,000 companies. Its ESG Risk Rating reflects how much risk a company faces in its industry and how well it manages those risks. The final score includes both unmanaged and unmanageable risks, and companies are rated on a scale from negligible (0-10) to severe (40+). This company received an ESG Risk Rating of 16.9, placing it in the "low risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
Source: Sustainalytics
(2025)
Conflict minerals rating
As You Sow's 2017 report, Mining the Disclosures, is a deep analysis of 206 companies' human rights performance in relation to sourcing conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This company's score was below 40% (Weak).
Source: As You Sow
(2017)
17.1% in Newsweek Green Rankings 2016
This company received a score of 17.1/100 in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2016, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
Source: Newsweek
(2016)
Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website in the areas of people, environment and society, and provides publicly available Sustainability Reports.
Source: company website
(2020)
Better Cotton Initiative member
This company is a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a voluntary program which encourages the adoption of better management practices in cotton cultivation to achieve measurable reductions in key environmental impacts, while improving social and economic benefits for cotton farmers, small and large, worldwide.
Source: Better Cotton Initiative
(2022)
Modern Slavery statement
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: company website
(2021)
Company Details
Employees:
3,400
(2009)
Contact Details
Products / Brands
Oakley
Oakley
Womens Fashion
Oakley
Menswear (casual)