People
Women Forward. For a fairer future.While applying responsible environmental and social practices throughout our operations.
Our Manifesto
This section and its sub-sections are intended as an introduction to our sustainability commitments and projects: for more information and details, please refer to our annual reports, here.
The legacy of our founder, Gaby Aghion, and her forward vision of femininity continues to inspire our long-term commitment to uplift women, put efforts in rebalancing gender-based inequalities, and promote inclusivity. Our goal: creating beautiful products leveraging responsible environmental and social practices.
We are already committed to changing the way we operate wherever possible.
Our plan is ambitious; and our aim is to extend it to every level, and every individual, within our sourcing and supply chain, our activities and our communities, with women as change agents, inspiring and engaging us.
We have committed to transforming our operations and shift our mindset through efforts in everyday practices. We want to improve social and environmental sustainability with greater transparency and accountability. This section will be regularly updated to reflect our progress, as well as developments in relevant legislation and regulation.
While we are aware change does not happen overnight, and that the change takes many forms, we are dedicated to this exciting journey. We are ready to act for a fairer and more sustainable future together.
Last updated: June 2024
Objectives 2025
Retail sales donated to initiatives contributing to gender equality
Share of products with lower impact main materials in offer (average on all categories)
Share of Fair Trade, social enterprises and social sourcing on Chloé Ready-To-Wear offer
Our Approach
Chloé operates as a “Société à Mission” (Purpose-Driven Company) as of April 2023. This legal statutory change reflects Chloé’s commitment to support women’s advancement for a fairer future while adopting responsible environmental and social practices throughout its operations.
In addition to using the legal “Société à Mission” framework for guidance on reaching its long-term goals, Chloé leverages its B Corp status as an additional framework to drive and measure transformation.
We have established a mission committee dedicated to our social and environmental commitments, made up of members of our teams and external experts – Elisabeth Laville, Lubomila Jordanova and Claire Simier – to whom we report on our progress. We are committed to considering our mission in everything we do.
Our Partners
Collaboration within the industry and even beyond is the only way for systemic change. For that reason, we are proud to work closely with a strong ecosystem of partners across social and environmental topics.
Discover some of our partners and industry initiatives we have joined: B Corp Movement, World Fair Trade Organization, The Fashion Pact, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Sustainable Markets Initiative, Paris Good Fashion.
Our Pillars of engagement
Chloé is B Corp¹ certified since October 2021.
B Corp is a certification that evaluates brands’ social and environmental impact, with over 300 questions about governance, workers, communities and impact on the environment. We are proud to be part of this community of leaders, driving a global movement of people using business as a force for good®. By becoming B Corp certified™, we reinforce our commitment to taking accountability for our impact on people and the planet.
¹ “Certified B Corporation” is a trademark licensed by B Lab, a private non-profit organization, to companies like ours that have successfully completed the B Impact Assessment (“BIA”) and therefore meet the requirements set by B Lab for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
It is specified that B Lab is not a conformity assessment body as defined by Regulation (EU) No 765/2008, nor is it a national, European, or international standardization body as per Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. The criteria of the BIA are distinct and independent from the harmonized standards resulting from ISO norms or other standardization bodies, and they are not ratified by national or European public institutions. More information here.
Reports
In line with our commitments to greater transparency and accountability – both environmental and social, we publish our yearly Reports and made them available for download here:
Chloé Impact Report 2022
Chloé Impact Report 2021
This third edition of our impact report evolves to adjust to Chloé’s new status as a Purpose Driven Company. The report is available for download here:
Chloé Mission Report 2023
To contact us with any questions or feedback please reach out to sustainability@chloe.com.
Chloé shared its Social Profit & Loss Approach in March 2023.
The Social Profit & Loss approach (SP&L), is a methodology developed by Chloé in partnership with The Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM). The SP&L is a business management tool that aims to integrate positive social impact into performance reports and accounting frameworks, alongside environmental and financial performance criteria. The tool enables organisations to measure, evaluate, and visualise an organisation’s positive impact on their stakeholders, and to draft tailor-made action plans for making immediate and long-term improvements to their own practices as well as their suppliers. The methodology and deployment formats are open-sourced and available here.
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