SMCProduct - SMCP

The ambition of the SMCProduct pillar of our CSR strategy is to design traceable collections, increase the use of textile fibres and leather that meet our environmental standards year after year, expand circular economy initiatives across all our brands, and ensure good working conditions throughout the manufacturing process through social audits conducted by independent external third parties.

Increase the proportion of materials aligned with our environmental standards in our collections

The manufacturing steps of our products are responsible for most of the environmental impacts related to our business (75% of our carbon emissions in 2025). This issue is therefore a priority in our sustainable development approach, a priority reflected daily in our eco-design practices (choice of materials, selection of suppliers meeting our specifications).

Between the 2019 and 2025 seasons, the proportion of our products made from materials aligned with our environmental standards increased from 3% to 73%.

Proportion of Materials Aligned with Our Environmental Standards

Certified cotton (organic, recycled): 78%
Certified wool (RWS, recycled): 78%
Certified viscose (FSC, recycled): 78%
Recycled polyester : 78%
Leather sourced from LWG-certified tanneries: 93%

Further details on accepted certifications and, where applicable, fibre brands or technologies recognised by the Group are available in our Environmental Standards for Materials.

Ensuring the safety and manufacturing conditions of our product

We are committed to developing our business activities in a manner that respects the environment and human rights, ensuring that our suppliers adhere to and comply with these principles. This involves monitoring the working conditions under which our products are manufactured through social audits.

SMCP has set itself the objective of maintaining 100% coverage of Tier 1 suppliers by social audits conducted by independent third parties.

In 2025, 100% of the Group’s suppliers (finished goods, contract manufacturing and fabrics) held a valid certification or social audit.
Furthermore, all our suppliers commit to upholding the Group’s core values in terms of ethics, social responsibility and environmental protection by signing our Supplier Code of Conduct. This document is available in the Ethics & CSR Documents section.
In 2025, the Group and its brands joined the Initiative for Compliance and Sustainability (ICS), a collaborative initiative bringing together numerous companies in the industry to improve working conditions and promote environmental protection throughout their supply chains.

Further information on our commitments is available in our Human Rights Policy.

Developing the traceability of our supply chains

At SMCP, we are committed to placing traceability at the heart of our sourcing approach, enabling us to gain a better understanding of our supply chains and provide our customers with transparent information on the various stages involved in manufacturing our collections.

Since 2022, the Group has been working to provide customers with access to transparent product traceability information, going beyond the regulatory requirements of the French AGEC Law (Anti-Waste and Circular Economy Law). Beyond transparency, traceability enables us to better understand our social and environmental impacts and implement appropriate policies.

In 2025, 100% of product references in the Spring/Summer 2025 and Fall/Winter 2025 collections complied with the regulatory requirements of the AGEC Law. Furthermore, our traceability efforts enabled us to identify the country of origin of cultivation or livestock farming for 87% of the Group’s strategic natural materials (cotton, sheep’s wool and leather).

SMCP also voluntarily includes product categories not subject to AGEC regulations in its traceability programme, such as handbags, leather goods and jewellery.

Promoting the circular economy

As we all know, customers’ habits are changing, and it is now essential to renew ourselves to meet our customers’ expectations. SMCP has decided to make a concrete commitment to the circular economy through four areas:

Second-hand

Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot offer a buy-back and sale service for second-hand pieces. Each piece offered for sale undergoes a detailed condition and authenticity check and cleaning. Launched in France, our second-hand platforms are expanding through Europe and the United States.

Sandro Seconde main | Maje Seconde main | Claudie Pierlot Seconde main

Rental

Rental offers an alternative to purchasing that we aim to encourage. To respond to evolving consumer habits and offer our customers new ways to wear our collections, some of our brands have established partnerships with specialised rental platforms. Sandro and Maje are available on the Rent the Runway rental platform in the United States, while Fursac is available through Une Robe Un Soir in France.

Repair

Like second-hand and rental, repair helps to extend the life of products and, ultimately, to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion sector. In 2024, in partnership with Save Your Wardrobe, Maje and Sandro launched a repair service accessible in France via a dedicated platform enabling customers to describe their repair request and draw up a quote. Repairs are then carried out in an experienced workshop in France, guaranteeing respect for the brand’s DNA (accessories, buttons, etc.).

Responsible management of our unsold products

Wherever we are in the world, we do not destroy our unsold goods and supplies, and each brand has implemented multiple solutions to offer them a second life. With private sales, outlets or donations to associations such as Aides, la Cravate Solidaire or les Apprentis d’Auteuil, they always find a new destination.

As for our defective parts, we give them a second life by organizing sales for our employees and their families, or through recycling solutions.

Incorporating Environmental Criteria into Our Packaging

Our approach to packaging focuses on reducing the quantities used and favouring recyclable materials covered by certifications that take environmental criteria into account. As part of this approach, the following measures have been implemented:

Our brands’ polybags are now recyclable and made predominantly from recycled materials.
Our shopping bags are made from certified paper sourced from forests that meet forest management requirements and contain no plastic lamination to facilitate recyclability.
Our e-commerce shipping boxes are made from recycled materials.

Our Partnership with Canopy

SMCP partners with the NGO Canopy, which works to protect forests and combat deforestation associated with the production of man-made cellulosic fibres and paper and cardboard packaging. Through the CanopyStyle and Pack4Good initiatives, the Group is committed to prioritising recycled or certified materials (FSC or PEFC) and promoting supply chains that take into account the social and environmental challenges facing the industry.

At the end of 2025, 97% of the paper and cardboard used in our packaging was FSC-certified.

SMCP CanopyStyle and Pack4Good Policy

Respect animal welfare

We expect all our suppliers to follow best practices in animal welfare and comply with all applicable regulations in this area.

This commitment applies to all stages of production that may be related to animal welfare: farming, care, transportation, and slaughter.
Our commitments to animal welfare are detailed in our Animal Welfare Policy.

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