Calvin Klein is one of PVH Corp.’s flagship global fashion brands, known for underwear, denim, fragrance, and lifestyle products. With distribution across more than 110 countries, it is a cornerstone of PVH’s revenue and visibility. Calvin Klein’s supply chain is tied to Delta Galil Industries, which manufactures apparel in illegal Israeli settlements, embedding the brand within apartheid infrastructure.
PVH Corp. is rated High Impact for its entanglement in human rights abuses, environmental harm, and political complicity.Its involvement in the Xinjiang cotton trade links it to well-documented forced labor of Uyghur communities. Though PVH pledged to avoid Xinjiang cotton under Western pressure, it faced retaliation from Chinese authorities, underscoring its dependence on and silence around systemic abuses. The company’s suppliers have also been implicated in serious environmental damage: Greenpeace investigations documented toxic chemical discharges from PVH-linked facilities into the Yangtze and Pearl Rivers, reflecting widespread negligence on chemical safety.
Its political complicity is equally material. By sourcing from Delta Galil Industries, PVH profits from production in illegal Israeli settlements built on stolen Palestinian land, directly sustaining the infrastructure of apartheid and dispossession. At the same time, PVH has opposed tariffs aimed at addressing trade abuses, lobbying instead to preserve its cost structures while maintaining dependence on exploitative supply chains.With Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger as flagship brands, PVH leverages enormous cultural and market reach. That influence has not been used to dismantle harmful systems but to normalize and expand them.
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