Revlon.
REV.US | Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
Revlon, Inc. is a global beauty company that manufactures, markets, and sells a range of beauty and personal care products. Its portfolio includes color cosmetics, skincare, hair color, hair care, and fragrances. The company operates through various segments, focusing on different product categories...Show More
Better Health for All
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Revlon's principal products, including talc-based powders and chemical hair relaxers, are linked to severe, widespread health damage. Lawsuits allege talc products caused mesothelioma, a deadly cancer, and hair relaxers are linked to a doubled risk of uterine cancer according to a 2022 National Institutes of Health study.
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The company continued using asbestos-contaminated talc due to "convenience and concerns about their bottom line."
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Revlon faces thousands of lawsuits for cancer from hair relaxers
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and over 40 lawsuits for mesothelioma from talc products.
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The company is accused of failing to warn consumers about asbestos risks
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and denying the link between hair relaxers and cancer.
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Operations led to secondary asbestos exposure for workers' families.
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Revlon committed to cutting out some parabens and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals after a petition.
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Revlon Australia provides employees with access to an Employee Assistance Program offering wellbeing webinars.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Revlon is a global beauty company that manufactures, markets, and sells beauty and personal care products. The company's core business does not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money for consumers. As such, the ethical value 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' and its associated KPIs, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to Revlon's operations. No evidence was found in the provided articles to suggest Revlon offers any financial products or services to consumers that would allow for scoring against these KPIs.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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Revlon has no public record of labor law breaches, regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues mentioned across the provided articles.
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Information regarding living wage coverage, CEO-to-median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, insecure contract share, and health insurance coverage is not available or not quantifiable from the provided evidence.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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Revlon's Third Party Code of Conduct and Standards of Engagement prohibits Modern Slavery and child labor, requiring suppliers to adhere to applicable wage, benefits, work hour, freedom of association, and health and safety laws.
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Contractual agreements with third parties require them to comply with this Code
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, and failure to comply may result in termination of the relationship.
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Revlon maintains a zero-tolerance approach to Modern Slavery.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Revlon's board of directors consists of 70% independent members.
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The company formalized an internal Whistleblower Policy during 2024, which establishes guidelines for reporting and investigating concerns
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, affirms protection against retaliation
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, and provides a 24/7 reporting mechanism for employees and third parties.
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Revlon maintains a written Code of Conduct and Business Ethics for employees, including senior financial officers
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, and a Third Party Code of Conduct, both covering anti-bribery and corruption.
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Employees are required to complete annual Code of Conduct training.
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The company conducts risk assessments using Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index
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and has established a risk rating methodology for its third-party population.
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Due diligence processes for new suppliers include questionnaires and background checks
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, and Revlon intends to audit selected higher-risk suppliers.
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Kind to Animals
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Revlon is not certified cruelty-free by any organization, including PETA or Leaping Bunny.
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Revlon was removed from PETA's cruelty-free list in 2012.
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While Revlon states it does not conduct animal testing and has not done so since 1989,
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its policy of complying with mandatory animal testing requirements by regulatory authorities in countries where its products are sold (such as China) means that animal testing is still performed for its products.
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The company states it relies on non-animal alternative test methods and technologically advanced methods for internal safety testing.
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Revlon collaborates with other companies to advocate that governmental authorities adopt alternative testing methods and eliminate animal testing globally.
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No War, No Weapons
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The company reported that roughly 15% of components most likely to contain conflict minerals do, in fact, contain them, indicating that 85% of these components are conflict-free.
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This data is from their Conflict Minerals Report for the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
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The company's due diligence process for conflict minerals is consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
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An ongoing review of the Conflict Minerals program involved surveying over 1,139 direct and sub-tier suppliers.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Revlon's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were approximately 61,168,000 tCO2e.
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The company has not set specific reduction targets or initiatives as part of its climate commitments.
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Furthermore, Revlon has not publicly committed to specific 2030 or 2050 climate goals through major frameworks.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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Revlon faced a cultural appropriation incident in 1986, evidenced by a boycott of its TCB hair care product for black consumers.
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This boycott was organized in response to the company's success in a market previously dominated by minority-owned businesses.
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In response, Revlon's board voted to review corporate policy to increase opportunities for minorities, and executives met with black leaders.
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More recently, in 2025, the company settled a lawsuit with a former Chief Scientific Officer who alleged CEO Lorenzo Delpani made derogatory statements about Jews, Americans, and Black people, indicating another cultural incident requiring a reactive response.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Revlon's privacy policy, effective May 3, 2023, provides users with strong controls over their personal data, including the ability to opt-out of marketing communications, and to review, modify, and delete certain account-related information
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. The company explicitly details user rights for California residents under the CCPA and for European Union residents, committing to comply with valid requests within one to two months
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. Revlon states it does not currently "sell" personal information as defined by the CCPA
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and relies on approved data transfer mechanisms, such as Standard Contract Clauses, for international data transfers
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. No documented data breaches affecting user data have been reported. While a 2018 SAP ERP system implementation caused significant operational disruption and identified a material weakness in internal controls
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, this was not reported as a data breach.
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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Revlon's Eksperience™ product line incorporates 54% post-recycled plastic in its total composition.
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The company has implemented a waste reduction initiative through a partnership with Plastic Bank, which has resulted in the removal of over 10 million plastic bottles from the environment since 2023.
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The provided articles do not mention any waste disposal violations or fines.