Citizenship & Sustainability
Reports, Policies & Partnerships
Our 2026 Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report shares our progress and has been prepared in partial alignment with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Our GC&S Supplement includes disclosures for: ESRS, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Past reports, relevant citizenship and sustainability policies and disclosures are shared below.
Report Archive
We are committed to transparency throughout our citizenship and sustainability journey. Our past Global Citizenship & Sustainability Reports and Supplements can be found below. Our Supplement includes our ESRS index while our Indices include GRI, SASB and TCFD.
- Ralph Lauren 2026 Report and Supplement
- Ralph Lauren 2026 Indices
- Ralph Lauren 2025 Report and Supplement
- Ralph Lauren 2024 Report and Supplement
- Ralph Lauren 2023 Report and Supplement
- Ralph Lauren 2022 Report and Supplement
- Ralph Lauren 2021 Report and Supplement
- Ralph Lauren 2020 Report and Supplement
- Ralph Lauren 2019 Report and Supplement
CDP Responses
We disclose our climate change and water security strategy, impacts and opportunities annually through CDP.
- CDP 2024 Climate, Water and Forest Disclosure
- CDP 2023 Climate Change Disclosure
- CDP 2023 Water Security Disclosure
- CDP 2022 Climate Change Disclosure
- CDP 2022 Water Security Disclosure
- CDP 2021 Climate Change Disclosure
- CDP 2021 Water Security Disclosure
- CDP 2020 Climate Change Disclosure
- CDP 2019 Climate Change Disclosure
Policies and Disclosures
Below are policies and disclosures that share our approach across select citizenship and sustainability issue areas.
- Animal Welfare Policy
- Australia, California, Canada and Transparency Acts
- California AB 1305 Disclosure
- Code of Business Conduct
- Conflict Minerals Policy
- 2026 Corporate Carbon Footprint Assurance Statement
- Environmental Policy
- Factory Disclosure List
- Foreign Migrant Worker Standards
- Human Rights Disclosure
- Human Rights Policy
- Limited Assurance Statement
- Operating Standards
- Responsible Exit Policy
- Responsible Purchasing Practices Policy
- Spanish Royal Decree Disclosure
- Supplier Engagement Strategy
- Supply Chain & Product Sustainability Policy
- Sustainable Chemical Management Policy
- Whistleblower Policies (Global)
Partners
Memberships
Multi-stakeholder coalitions, industry bodies and member-based organizations that Ralph Lauren partners with to advance sector-wide impact.
Philanthropic Partners
Organizations or programs Ralph Lauren supports to advance access to healthcare, education, empowerment programs and strengthen local communities.
Initiatives
Programs, pledges and surveys in which Ralph Lauren participates.
FOOTNOTES
This content includes forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially due to various factors, including market conditions, regulatory changes and other risks described in our SEC filings.
- High-performing norm is defined as “Retail 75th percentile” scores taken from the survey vendor’s external benchmark within the retail industry.
- Where documented infrastructure or regulatory constraints affect the timing or pathway for full transition, facilities must substantiate those constraints and continue to pursue feasible alternatives to eliminate or further reduce on-site coal use. In addition, where a facility has not yet fully transitioned, we require that coal not be used directly in the production of our goods.
- regenerative agriculture is a holistic, outcome-based approach to farming, consisting of principles and practices aimed at restoring soil health and increasing biodiversity to build resilient supply chains and ecosystems.
- Preferred material attributes for key materials are defined as: Cotton: organic (Organic Content Standard or Global Organic Textile Standard), transitional/in-conversion, Better Cotton, recycled (Global Recycled Standard or Recycled Claim Standard), U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, regenerative (regenagri®): regenerative agriculture is a holistic, outcome-based approach to farming, consisting of principles and practices aimed at restoring soil health and increasing biodiversity to build resilient supply chains and ecosystems Polyester: recycled (Global Recycled Standard or Recycled Claim Standard) Wool: Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)-certified or recycled (Global Recycled Standard or Recycled Claim Standard) Viscose: CanopyStyle verified suppliers Down: Responsible Down Standard (RDS)-certified or recycled (Global Recycled Standard or Recycled Claim Standard) Leather: Leather Working Group (LWG)-certified tanneries Cashmere: Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA)-certified (or equivalent) or recycled (Global Recycled Standard or Recycled Claim Standard)
- Preferred material attributes for packaging materials are defined based on material type:
- Forest-based packaging (e.g., paper, corrugate, wood) must contain a minimum of 20% recycled content and/or be certified by one of the following: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) or Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
- Plastic-based packaging (e.g., PET, LDPE) must contain a minimum of 20% recycled content.
- Textile-based packaging must meet our sustainably-sourced key material criteria.
- Aligned with the Zero Waste International Alliance definition of zero waste, we divert more than 90% of the waste generated at our distribution centers from landfill and incineration.
- Preferred material attributes for wood substrates are those which are certified by a forest management system, repurposed or recycled.
