Polo Ralph Lauren is the flagship brand of Ralph Lauren Corporation, spanning menswear, womenswear, accessories, and fragrances. Licensed intimates are produced by Delta Galil Industries, which operates facilities in illegal Israeli settlements.
Ralph Lauren’s partnership with Delta Galil Industries ties the company to the infrastructure of military occupation and apartheid. Delta Galil manufactures products in settlements built on expropriated Palestinian land, under a framework of forced displacement and systemic human rights violations. By sourcing through this supplier, Ralph Lauren benefits from cheap labor, preferential tax incentives, and manufacturing capacity embedded in the occupation economy.
This entanglement places Ralph Lauren alongside other Delta Galil-linked brands such as Nike, Adidas, Victoria’s Secret, Hugo Boss, and Columbia. These brands have faced repeated campaigns and evidence documenting their complicity, yet none have taken meaningful steps to sever ties. Boycotting Ralph Lauren therefore has High Impact: it directly pressures one of the fashion industry’s most recognizable names to withdraw support from a supplier sustaining Israel’s settlement economy, disrupting a critical revenue stream behind ongoing apartheid practices.