Coach
Handbags, accessories, and apparel that blend classic American style with modern trends
Coach's Sustainability Rating:
Materials
Slow Consumption
Accountability
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Poor
Where Coach is doing well: Coach helps keeps garments out of landfill by offering a resale program, repair services, a warranty. Where Coach needs to do better: Coach is still reliant on high emissions, fossil-fuel based synthetic materials.
Detailed Summary
Materials
How is this brand using sustainable materials, sourcing, and shipping to reduce its impact?
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Raw Materials
majority leather of its garments are made with lowest impact fibers, including upcycled leather, organic cotton, reycled cotton. It plans to reduce its reliance on high impact fibers By 2025: 90% LWG certified leather, 95% recycled nylon, 90% organic or regenerative cotton, 95% recycled polyester., and it has reported on progress towards these goals within the last year.
Local Production
Commons could not find information on this brand's sourcing or production. For fashion brands, we assume a standard global sourcing and production practice.
Energy Use
Commons could not find information on this brand's energy use.
Packaging & Distribution
Commons could not find information on this brand's packaging materials. We assume larger brands still have the standard practice of plastic packaging and excess waste.
Slow Consumption
Does this brand lower demand for new items by encouraging conscious consumption and facilitating the long-term use of its products?
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Repair & Care
Coach has a repair program. Coach offers a warranty. It gives detailed care instructions to extend garment lifespan.
Take Back Programs
Coach has a take back program that accepts this brand's for recycling, upcycling, resale. Coach does not share details on the efficacy or impact of this program. We require larger brands to share this information.
Slow Fashion
Coach offers a core evergreen collection. It limits overproduction and waste by reusing waste/deadstock, batch production.
Marketing
Coach does not mention the environmental cost of fashion, and encourages overconsumption.
Accountability
Is this brand transparent about its sustainability goals and how it’s working toward them?
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Transparency & Reporting
Coach has a sustainability page with information about materials, production waste. Coach does not have a sustainability page. Larger brands have a greater responsibility to make this information clearly available due to its outsized impact. This page was last updated in 2023 Its latest annual report is from 2023.
Emissions Tracking
Commons could not find information for emissions tracking.We require large brands with the biggest emissions impact to track and report thier data publicly.
Emissions Targets
Commons could not find emissions reduction targets for Coach. Larger brands have an outsized impact and responsibility to reduce their emissions.
Supply Chain & Labor
Coach publishes information about its supply chain partners. It has a supplier code of conduct, which includes provisions living wage, allowing collective bargaining.
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