Designer Brands

Apparel & Fashion
Overall: C · 46.1/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades Designer Brands an overall C (46.1/100) across nine values categories. 5 federal penalties totaling $1.6M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). (source: OSHA). FEC: $320K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 12 executive donors. (source: exec-political-donations).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

FEC: $320K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 12 executive donors.

Source: exec-political-donations

Environment

No public record found.

Source: EPA

Labor

5 federal penalties totaling $1.6M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Source: OSHA · NLRB

DEI

No public record found.

Charity

No public record found.

Animal testing

No public record found.

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

Wikidata records a notable event: DSW Inc. 2005 data breach. (Wikidata Q5206207)

Source: wikidata

Executive pay

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 493:1 (median employee pay $16,050; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

Source: sec-def14a

Data sources

Researched from 200+ public-records sources: FEC · EPA · OSHA · SEC · CFPB · NHTSA · CISA · DOJ · CourtListener · and 190+ more. See the in-app Sources tab for the full list.

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