Cosmetics and fragrances
Founded in Spain in 1914, today Puig's products are distributed in more than 130 countries. Makes Prada fragrances under licence.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Aug 2024)
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Puig SL
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CDP Climate Change score of A
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 A.
Source: CDP
(2023)
CDP Water Security score of A-
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security score of A-.
Source: CDP
(2023)
CDP Forests score of B
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests score of B.
Source: CDP
(2023)
Animal Testing
This company appears on PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, USA) 'Companies That Do Test On Animals' list, signifying that they manufacture products that are tested on animals at some stage of development.
Source: PETA
(2022)
18/100 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 18%. The average score was 18% and the highest score was 75%.
Source: Fashion Revolution
(2024)
Use of fur
This company has used fur in factory made clothing lines under the brands Nina Ricci and Paco Rabanne, and has not announced plans to stop.
Source: IFF
(2021)
Microbeads scorecard
In 2016 Greenpeace East Asia ranked the world's 30 biggest personal care companies on their commitment to eliminating microbeads from their personal care products. The scorecard was based on four main criteria: commitment & transparency, definition, deadline and global application. This company ranked towards the bottom of the scorecard. Microbeads are not retained by wastewater treatment and end up in the ocean where they are a threat to the marine environment.
Source: Greenpeace
(2016)
Price fixing in Spain
In 2010 personal care giants Sara Lee, Puig and Colgate-Palmolive were fined 8m euros by Spanish competition authorities for price fixing. Spain's National Competition Commission (CNC) claimed that the cartel agreement that had been in existence since 2005 was relating to disguising a price increase of more than 15 per cent on certain bath and shower gel products. [Listed under Information due to age of court finding]
Source: news article
(2010)
Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business
(2021)
Company Details
Type:
Private company
Revenue:
1.9 billion EUR
(2017)
Employees:
4,472
(2017)
Subsidiaries:
Apivita SA
(67% owned)
Personal care products
Corporation Exea Empresarial (Exea), the parent company of Puig, acquired a 66.7% share in 2017.
Jean Paul Gaultier
(60% owned)
Fashion house
Puig gained majority ownership in Jun 2011, when it bought 45% from Hermes and 15% from the founding couturier. Puig took over Gaultier's fragrance license from Shiseido in 2016.
Contact Details
Products / Brands
Puig Puig / Prada (brand owner)
Prada
Fragrances
Apivita
Skin Care