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Bershka

Trendy, youthful clothing and accessories

Bershka
Bershka's Sustainability Rating:

Poor

Bershka has a Poor rating due to its harmful model and its parent company's industry-topping emissions that aren't being successfully reduced. We also expect more brand-level transparency.

Bershka is part of the fast fashion industry, which exploits labor and natural resources while incentivizing overconsumption. Its parent company has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets, but none are currently on track, despite the company being in the top 5 highest-emitting fashion companies.

Commons couldn't find most information at a brand-level. Bershka's parent company uses a majority of lower emissions and/or certified materials, including recycled cotton, organic cotton, and recycled polyester, though it also uses conventional cotton and virgin polyester. Bershka doesn't clearly share its packaging materials.

Bershka is owned by Inditex.


  • Raw Materials

    Commons couldn't find information on Bershka's materials at a brand-level. Its parent company, Inditex, reports using a majority of lower emissions or certified materials, including recycled cotton, organic cotton, recycled polyester, and linen. It's unclear what proportion of these materials Bershka uses, but it does still use some higher emissions materials like virgin polyester and conventional cotton. Inditex reports using materials that have certifications from GOTS, RCS, OCS, and others, and it's a member of the Better Cotton Initiative. Bershka's parent company has overall plans to reduce its reliance on high emissions materials, which include reaching 100% 'lower impact' materials by 2030, and it has reported on progress towards these goals within the last year.


  • Energy Use & Production

    Bershka's parent company, Inditex, shares information on its overall energy strategy. It uses an unknown proportion of renewable energy to power its production sites, and has reached 100% renewable energy in its offices and stores. Inditex has targets for expanding its use of renewable energy in manufacturing to 100% by 2040. It implements energy efficiency measures in its production sites, corporate offices, and storefronts. Bershka sources and manufactures its materials globally, which is standard practice in the textile industry.


  • Packaging & Distribution

    Bershka doesn't report on its packaging materials at a brand-level. Its parent company, Inditex, reports reducing its single-use plastic waste, but it's unclear if it still primarily relies on plastic packaging. Inditex is working to reduce its shipping emissions to customers by increasing its use of ocean and ground transportation, and exploring alternative fuels.


  • Repair & Care

    Bershka doesn't offer repair services or support. Bershka doesn't offer a warranty.


  • Take Back Programs

    Bershka has a take back program that accepts any brand's clothes, but it's unclear what happens to these items. Bershka doesn't share details on the efficacy of this program. We expect larger brands to share this information and provide greater transparency.


  • Slow Fashion

    Bershka is a fast fashion brand which continually overproduces products, incentivizes overconsumption, and creates excess waste.


  • Marketing

    Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.


  • Transparency & Reporting

    Bershka has a sustainability page with details on its climate strategy, but this page is hard to find on its website. The information on this page is incomplete or misleading. Its parent company, Inditex, publishes annual reports, with limited, high-level information on initiatives and impact. Its last annual report was published in 2024.


  • Emissions Tracking

    Bershka's parent company, Inditex, internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions. The last reporting period was 2024. It includes a breakdown by scope and identifies its top driver of emissions, but excludes some categories and does not report its full footprint. In its most recent update, its reported emissions footprint was 13,920,988 tons CO2e. It is one of highest emitting brands in the industry, and in 2023 it was 2nd only to Shein.


  • Targets & Offsets

    Inditex, Bershka's parent company, has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets for the short-term (1-5 years), medium-term (5-10 years), long-term (10+ years). It has reported on its progress within the past year, but is not on track for any of its targets. This is a concerning backslide from its last progress update, given its industry-topping emissions footprint. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.


  • Supply Chain & Labor

    Bershka's parent company, Inditex, publishes information about its supply chain partners on Open Supply Hub, disclosing their names and locations across Tier 1 (final production manufacturing), Tier 2-3 (materials and packaging sourcing), Tier 4 (raw materials origins). It publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which ensures the right to collective bargaining, prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor, disallows unauthorized subcontracting. Its code of conduct doesn't ensure a living wage, establish grievance mechanisms, or include firm environmental clauses. Inditex has a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners, which can help mitigate human and environmental risks.

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (harmful) to 5 (best). How we rate →

View sources

https://static.inditex.com/annual_report_2023/en/Environment.pdf

https://www.inditex.com/itxcomweb/api/media/d6d06b5c-4a2f-431d-915f-ce8ca9e95181/Sustainabilityreport2024.pdf?t=1751316847487

https://www.inditex.com/itxcomweb/en/sustainability#production

https://annualreport2023.inditex.com/en/medioambiente

https://annualreport2023.inditex.com/en/medioambiente#cambio-climatico

https://www.inditex.com/itxcomweb/en/sustainability https://www.inditex.com/itxcomweb/api/media/e4339a72-1681-4df1-b971-bffaee604fbb/inditex_global_water_management_strategy.pdf?t=1655306524869

https://www.bershka.com/us/pag/joinlife-compromisos.html

https://www.inditex.com/itxcomweb/es/en/sustainability

https://www.bershka.com/us/pag/joinlife-circularidad.html

https://www.bershka.com/us/pag/joinlife.html

https://www.bershka.com/us/pag/joinlife-prendas.html https://www.bershka.com/us/pag/joinlife-compromisos.html

https://www.inditex.com/itxcomweb/es/en/sustainability#reporting

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sustainability/shein-emissions-fashion-biggest-polluter/

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/zara-owner-inditexs-transport-emissions-jump-2024-2025-03-14/

https://opensupplyhub.org/?sort_by=contributors_desc

https://www.inditex.com/itxcomweb/api/media/8cd88d29-0571-43d5-a6c3-a6c34671e4c1/inditex_code_of_conduct_for_manufacturers_and_suppliers.pdf?t=1655306501225

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