Brands/Fashionnew · added 2026-10-20auto-imported

Benetton

Italian fashion company based in Ponzano Veneto, founded in 1965 and trading as United Colors of Benetton; it sells clothing for women, men and children through about 5,000 stores and is wholly owned by the Benetton family holding Edizione. via research ↗

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Origin

🇮🇹 Italy

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City

Ponzano Veneto

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Founded

1965

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Company

Large ~1,500 people

Plus ~25,000 workers via subcontractors (2020).via research ↗ · 2020

Owner

Edizione (Benetton family)

Wholly owned by Edizione, the Benetton family holding; delisted 2012.via research ↗

Price

€ €16–€110

median €36 · T-shirt €18 · typical range of 2999 products

Ethics

0.9 / 5

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Quality

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Reviews

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Newsletter

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Certifications

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Ratings

Ethics

0.9/ 5

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MoralScore 0.9
journalism / NGO report · counts 100%
18/100 ↗ · 2026-10 · autoGeneric score over 10 categories (environment, social, ethics…) · sector: Habillement

Quality

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Sourcing & ethics

Larger brand: Italian mass-market fashion group (United Colors of Benetton, Sisley), heavily reliant on subcontractors (about 25,000 workers in 2020) including in Asia. Benetton clothing was found at the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh and the company was criticised for slow compensation; it also faces Mapuche land disputes over its Patagonian estates. Wholly owned by the Benetton family holding Edizione.

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