Vivienne Westwood is a fashion brand that considers the social and environmental impacts of the materials they use at every stage of their lifecycle. They mainly use real animal leather for their shoes, bags, and small leather goods for its quality and durability. They also use NATIVA™ wool from farms that take a regenerative approach, focusing on enhancing local ecosystems and strengthening the health, vitality, and fertility of farm soil. Vivienne Westwood has been working to eliminate all virgin synthetic fibers from their products, and these now make up less than 20% of the materials in their mainline Ready-to-Wear collection. Their goal is to substantially increase recycled synthetics where they are unable to eliminate virgin synthetic materials. Currently, 86% of synthetics in their mainline RTW collection are recycled.

Vivienne Westwood is committed to building a strong and transparent supply chain to guarantee the safety and well-being of every person who works with them. They manage 75% of their manufacturing and sourcing through Vivienne Westwood SRL, their sourcing, production, and logistics hub based in Milan. There, they look after the development, manufacturing, and distribution of products worldwide as well as the relationships with suppliers. They have 100% visibility of their direct manufacturing suppliers (Tier 1) of their Italy-managed supply chain. 25% of their supply chain is managed through their London-based headquarters.

In summary, Vivienne Westwood uses real animal leather and NATIVA™ wool from farms that take a regenerative approach. They are working to eliminate virgin synthetic fibers from their products and increase the use of recycled synthetics. They are committed to building a strong and transparent supply chain to guarantee the safety and well-being of every person who works with them.