Valentino
Fashion & luxury goods
Sold in over 110 countries through 433 retail stores plus over 1,200 franchised stores. Bought by Permira in 2007, and sold to Qatar's Mayhoola in 2012. Kering bought a 30% stake in 2023.

Overall

Owned QAT
Rating F
About the Ratings

Company Ownership

Valentino SpA
ITA
Mayhoola for Investments LLC
owns 70% of Valentino SpA
QAT
Investment firm
Owned by Qatar's royal family. Acquired Valentino Fashion Group in 2012 for around $850 million.
Kering SA
owns 30% of Valentino SpA
FRA
Luxury goods
One of the world's largest luxury goods companies. Changed it's name to Kering (formerly PPR) in 2013, as it disposed of retail assets to focus on luxury products and sporting goods. Sold off Puma and Volcom in 2018 to focus on luxury goods.

Company Assessment

(Last updated Aug 2024)
Valentino SpA
Criticism
14.54% for supply chain practices in China
The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China. The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 14.54/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).
Source: IPE (2023)
19/100 in What Fuels Fashion?
What Fuels Fashion? is a single-issue, special edition of the Fashion Transparency Index. The 2024 report ranked 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers according to their level of disclosure on climate and energy-related data in their own operations and supply chains. Brands owned by this company scored 19%. The average score was 18% and the highest score was 75%.
18/100 in Fashion Transparency Index
The 2023 Fashion Transparency Index reviewed 250 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers and ranked them according to how much they disclose about their human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts. Brands owned by this company scored 18%, signifying it is doing a bit more than the others when it comes to having policies and commitments in place and auditing and reporting activities, but could be doing more. The average score was 26% and the highest score was 83%.
Information
Animal Testing
Valentino perfumes appear on PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, USA) 'Companies That Do Test On Animals' list, signifying that their products are tested on animals at some stage of development. Valentino perfumes are are manufactured under license by L'Oreal.
Source: PETA (2022)
Detox commitment
Greenpeace launched its "Detox My Fashion" campaign in 2011 to expose the direct links between global clothing brands, their suppliers and toxic water pollution around the world. As a result, many companies, including this one, committed to Greenpeace's Detox Program. The 2016 Detox Catwalk report focused on implementation, assessing the steps taken by fashion brands to fulfil their commitments using three criteria: Detox 2020 plan, PFC elimination and Transparency. This company is "committed to Detox and has made progress implementing its plans, but its actions need to evolve faster to achieve the 2020 Detox goal".
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Fur free from 2022
This company has announced that they will be fur free from 2022.
Mayhoola for Investments LLC
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Company Details

Type:
Wholly-owned subsidiary
Founded:
1960
Revenue:
774 million EUR (2019)
Employees:
1,418 (2019)

Contact Details

Address:
Milan, Italy
Website:
www.valentino.com

Products / Brands

Valentino
Valentino Luxury Brands

Other related products

L'Oreal Australia / Valentino (brand owner)
Valentino Fragrances