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MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-07-04
Military Score 0.00 /10 E Gucci - BDS-1000 79
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Military Domain Audit: Gucci

Date: 28 June 2026 | Phase: Military - Military & Defence Supply Chain | Analyst: OSINT Research Unit

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

Gucci (a Kering S.A. brand) has no identified contracts, tender awards, or framework agreements with any Israeli Ministry of Defence body, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the Israel Border Police, the Israel Prison Service, or any other Israeli state security institution 12. Systematic cross-referencing of Israeli defence procurement terminology, official tender records, and international procurement registers returned no result naming Gucci or Kering in any security-body contracting context 12.

No entry for Gucci or Kering was identified in SIBAT (Israel Defence Export and Defence Cooperation Directorate) listings, international defence exhibition catalogues (including DSEI and Eurosatory), or any defence procurement registry 2. No corporate press releases, government announcements, or trade-press reports documenting defence cooperation, joint ventures, or formal partnership agreements between Gucci/Kering and Israeli defence entities were located 3456.

No public evidence identified of any Foreign Military Sale notification, Direct Commercial Sale licence, or co-production agreement naming Gucci or Kering as a prime contractor or subcontractor to the Israeli defence establishment.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

Gucci is a luxury fashion house whose product portfolio consists of apparel, leather goods, footwear, eyewear, and accessories 56. No ruggedised, tactical, mil-spec, or defence-grade variant of any Gucci product line has been identified in open sources 786. No marketing of any Gucci product to Israeli security forces, paramilitary formations, or defence procurement channels has been documented in any identified source 78.

No dual-use product manufactured or distributed by Gucci was identified across searches of export control databases, customs records, and investigative journalism archives 7. No end-user certificates, import certifications, or government export control reviews relating to Gucci or Kering sales to Israeli defence or security end-users were identified in any reviewed jurisdiction 2.

No public evidence identified of any civilian Gucci product being adapted for military application, subjected to tactical modification, or procured under a defence-acquisition category.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

Gucci manufactures no heavy machinery, construction equipment, vehicles, or civil engineering plant 9101112. No NGO investigation, UN documentation, or photographic record of Gucci-branded equipment operating in Israeli settlements, along the separation barrier, at military installations, or elsewhere in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) has been identified 9101112.

No contracts for construction, maintenance, or servicing of checkpoints, detention facilities, military bases, the separation barrier, or settlement infrastructure involving Gucci or Kering were identified across reviewed primary sources and investigative databases 91012. The UN Special Rapporteur report A/HRC/59/23 specifically identifies heavy machinery actors - including Caterpillar, HD Hyundai, and Volvo Group - in its construction and military sections; neither Gucci nor Kering is named 1391014.

No public evidence identified that Gucci has had any role, direct or indirect, in the construction or maintenance of physical infrastructure associated with Israeli military operations or settlement expansion.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

No supply relationship between Gucci/Kering and any Israeli defence prime contractor - including Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, or IMI Systems - was identified in any reviewed source 71516. The PAX “Companies Arming Israel and Their Financiers” report (June 2024) identifies Boeing, General Dynamics, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, RTX, and Rolls-Royce as primary arms producers supplying Israel; neither Gucci nor Kering is named 1718. The Who Profits report “Companies Supplying Weapons to Israel’s Attack on Gaza” lists Boeing, Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, ThyssenKrupp, Oshkosh, General Electric, Leonardo, IWI, and Smart Shooter; neither Gucci nor Kering appears 7. Direct searches of the Who Profits company database and the AFSC Investigate all-companies directory returned no entry for either entity 1516.

The sole identified commercial partnership between Kering and an Israeli company is the May 2023 agreement with Sonovia, a civilian textile technology startup headquartered in Ramat Gan (inside Israel’s 1967 Green Line), covering ultrasound-based indigo dyeing technology for denim production developed in collaboration with Italian company PureDenim 3419. Sonovia has no identified defence application, defence client base, or co-production relationship with any Israeli defence prime 3419. This partnership carries no identified military-adjacent dimension.

No public evidence identified of any joint development agreement, co-production arrangement, or component supply contract linking Gucci or Kering to any manufacturer of weapons systems, military vehicles, surveillance technology, or other defence materiel.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No contracts for catering, transport, fuel supply, waste management, facilities maintenance, telecommunications, or other support services to IDF bases, military training facilities, detention centres, or Israeli security installations were identified involving Gucci or Kering across any reviewed source 7151620. Reviewed authoritative databases - including the AFSC Investigate company directory and the Who Profits company database - returned no entry for Gucci or Kering in any logistical sustainment or base services category 1516.

No shipping, freight forwarding, or port handling contracts specifically servicing Israeli defence logistics or military cargo have been linked to Gucci or Kering 71516.

No public evidence identified that Gucci or Kering has provided any form of logistical or operational sustainment support to Israeli military or security establishments, whether through direct contract or subsidiary arrangement.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

Gucci is not a defence manufacturer and has no identified role as prime contractor, licensed manufacturer, or subsystem supplier for any lethal system supplied to Israeli forces 9107. No role in the manufacture, integration, maintenance, or component supply for any Israeli strategic platform - including Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow missile defence, the F-35 programme, Merkava main battle tanks, naval vessels, or ballistic missile systems - was identified in any reviewed source 9107.

No munitions, propellants, energetic precursor materials, or weapons-grade components manufactured or distributed by Gucci or Kering were identified across any authoritative database or investigative report consulted 910177.

No public evidence identified of any Gucci or Kering subsidiary, joint-venture partner, or licensee engaged in the production, testing, or export of munitions or weapons systems destined for Israeli end-users.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No government decision in any jurisdiction to grant, deny, suspend, or revoke an export licence for Gucci or Kering products to Israeli military or security end-users was identified 2. No investigations, formal citations, or enforcement actions relating to Gucci’s or Kering’s compliance with arms embargoes, export control regimes, or economic sanctions affecting defence trade with Israel have been documented in any open source.

No court proceedings, judicial reviews, or legal challenges have been brought against Gucci or Kering - or against any government in connection with a defence supply relationship attributed to them - in any reviewed jurisdiction 1391014. The dockets of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court contain no proceedings naming Gucci or Kering 13910.

No public evidence identified of any regulatory finding, export licence refusal, or sanctions designation linked to Gucci or Kering in connection with Israeli military or security procurement.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

Tier-1 Authoritative Databases

The UN OHCHR Settlement Database (A/HRC/60/19, updated September 2025; covering 158 enterprises) does not name Gucci or Kering 12122. The 158 listed enterprises span telecommunications, retail, transport, banking, construction, real estate, energy, and hospitality; third-party reporting of the updated list confirms that no luxury fashion entries were included 122910. Human rights organisations publicly endorsed the authority and significance of the OHCHR database upon its release, affirming its standing as the primary multilateral reference for settlement-related commercial activity 2023.

The UN Special Rapporteur report A/HRC/59/23 (“From economy of occupation to economy of genocide,” Francesca Albanese, 2 July 2025) names more than 1,000 corporate actors across arms, technology, finance, energy, real estate, and agribusiness - including Lockheed Martin, Leonardo S.p.A., Elbit Systems, IAI, Caterpillar, HD Hyundai, Volvo Group, IBM, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Palantir - as parties to occupation-related economic activity; neither Gucci nor Kering is named 1391014.

The PAX “Companies Arming Israel and Their Financiers” report (June 2024) examines arms producers and their financial backers - naming Boeing, General Dynamics, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, RTX, and Rolls-Royce as primary suppliers - without naming Gucci or Kering 1718. The Who Profits report “Companies Supplying Weapons to Israel’s Attack on Gaza” similarly omits Gucci and Kering from its findings 7. Direct searches of the Who Profits company database and the AFSC Investigate all-companies directory returned no entry for either entity 1516. No report from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, or B’Tselem specifically names Gucci or Kering in connection with Israeli military or security operations 24.

Advocacy and Secondary Databases

The advocacy database brands2boycott.org lists Gucci at “Level 3” and Kering at “Level 3,” asserting only that Kering “operates in Israel,” without providing primary source evidence, contract documentation, or investigative citation in support 25. By contrast, Masjidalaqsa.com’s BDS List 2025 rates Gucci as “boycott safe,” explicitly stating there is “no verified evidence proving that Gucci has any ties to Israel” 26. The BDS Movement’s current guidance and priority target list focuses on Elbit Systems, IAI, and NSO Group; Gucci is not named as a BDS priority target for any defence-related activity 8.

The Abbott & Keefer Boycott Directory entry titled “Gucci Fragrance” concerns a legally distinct corporate entity: the Gucci Fragrance product line is manufactured and distributed by Coty Inc. under a licensing agreement, not by Kering 27. Coty is majority-owned by JAB Holding Company (Reimann family); the directory’s “High Impact” rating derives from JAB’s philanthropic funding through the Alfred Landecker Foundation, which supports Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hillel International - civil-society and educational organisations with no identified military function 2728. This entry carries no military or defence-specific implications for Gucci’s fashion, apparel, or accessories operations under Kering 2728.

Boycott, Divestment, and Institutional Exclusion

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, Dutch ABP, and Danish AkademikerPension have each divested from companies supplying weapons to Israel, including Oshkosh, ThyssenKrupp, Booking Holdings, Motorola Solutions, and Teva; neither Gucci nor Kering is named in any identified institutional divestment decision 24. No organised boycott, divestment, or formal exclusion campaign targeting Gucci or Kering specifically for defence-sector activities has been identified 824.

Corporate Response and Policy Statements

No public evidence identified of any Gucci or Kering public statement, policy change, contract termination, or end-use monitoring commitment issued in response to civil society pressure regarding a defence or settlement-related supply chain 56. Neither company has issued a public statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and no constructive notice - in the form of shareholder resolutions, employee open letters, NGO calls, or sanctions notices directed specifically at Gucci or Kering regarding military-channel or settlement-nexus activity - was identified following the ICJ Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024 or the ICC arrest warrants of November 2024 56.

Controlling Principals

François-Henri Pinault (Kering CEO, Chair, and controlling shareholder via Groupe ArtĂ©mis) received the Anti-Defamation League International Leadership Award for the Kering Foundation’s work against violence against women 29. No evidence of defence-board roles, defence-industry directorships, IDF-affiliated charitable donations, equity holdings in Israeli defence prime contractors, or public co-belligerency statements was identified for Pinault or any other Kering board member, C-suite executive, or shareholder holding ≄10% of Kering 29. Groupe ArtĂ©mis’s documented portfolio spans luxury goods (Kering), fine wine (ArtĂ©mis Domaines/ChĂąteau Latour), auction (Christie’s), art (Pinault Collection), sport (Stade Rennais FC), and entertainment (Creative Artists Agency); no defence investments were identified 29.

Settlement Retail Nexus

Gucci operates commercial retail stores in Israel for general commercial purposes, with confirmed locations in Tel Aviv and at the Mamilla Mall (Alrov Mamilla Avenue) in West Jerusalem 530. The Mamilla Mall is situated in West Jerusalem - northwest of the Jaffa Gate - and does not fall within the Occupied West Bank or within the East Jerusalem settlement category as defined by the OHCHR settlement database 30. No evidence of Gucci stores in internationally recognised West Bank settlements (e.g., Ariel, Ma’ale Adumim, Gush Etzion) or in East Jerusalem settlement retail infrastructure was identified 2512.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-briefing-notes/2023/06/update-database-business-enterprises-relation-occupied-palestinian ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. https://www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/Major-Arms-Sales/Tag/47509/israel ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  3. https://fashionunited.uk/news/business/kering-partners-with-sonovia-on-denim-dyeing-technology/2023050969449 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-742419 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. https://brusselsmorning.com/does-gucci-support-israel-the-brands-business-presence-and-neutrality/82176/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  6. https://www.outlookindia.com/international/war-pleats-how-israel-war-on-gaza-is-playing-out-in-world-of-fashion-news-340980 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  7. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/170 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  8. https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  9. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/07/new-un-report-reveals-the-companies-getting-rich-off-israeli-occupation-and-genocide/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  10. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/1/un-report-lists-companies-complicit-in-israels-genocide-who-are-they ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  11. https://cosh.eco/en/articles/how-fashion-supports-illegal-occupation-and-genocide ↩ ↩2

  12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_operating_in_West_Bank_settlements ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  13. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session59/advance-version/a-hrc-59-23-aev.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  14. https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5923-economy-occupation-economy-genocide-report-special-rapporteur ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  15. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/all ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  16. https://investigate.afsc.org/all-companies?page=0 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  17. https://paxforpeace.nl/publications/the-companies-arming-israel-and-their-financiers/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  18. https://paxforpeace.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/The-Companies-Arming-Israel-and-Their-Financiers-June-2024.pdf ↩ ↩2

  19. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nano-textile ↩ ↩2

  20. https://investigate.afsc.org/updates/un-list ↩ ↩2

  21. https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6019-database-all-business-enterprises-involved-activities-detailed ↩

  22. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/un-human-rights-office-updates-database-businesses-involved-israeli ↩ ↩2

  23. https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/05/human-rights-organizations-welcome-release-ohchrs-update-un-database-businesses ↩

  24. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/30/norwegian-pension-fund-divests-from-companies-selling-to-israeli-military ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  25. http://brands2boycott.org/boycottlist/fashion/ ↩ ↩2

  26. https://masjidalaqsa.com/boycott-safe/gucci-israel-bds ↩

  27. https://directory.abbottandkeefer.com/brand-entry/gucci-fragrance ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  28. https://www.alfredlandecker.org/en/article/the-story-of-the-alfred-landecker-foundation ↩ ↩2

  29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_Art%C3%A9mis ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  30. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamilla_Mall ↩ ↩2