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3 years ago | Number | Brand Name | Environmental | Animal | Labor | Social | Total Score | Detail |
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| 1 | Acai Outdoor | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | Acai Outdoor is an activewear brand. They use some eco-friendly materials like polyana and recycled coffee beans. They use animal products like merino wool, and do not disclose if their wool is collected from certified sources. It is unclear if they pay a living wage across their supply chain, or where their clothing is made. | ||
| 2 | Gym + Coffee | 6.0 | 6.0 | Gym + Coffee is an activewear brand. They claim to partner with One Tree Planted, however their partnership is untraceable because they cannot be found on One Tree Planted's partner directory. The language used by Gym + Coffee suggests shoppers will purchase the trees planted, then Gym + Coffee will match the number of trees purchased at the end of the year, but not necessarily the 50,000 trees they claim they will plant. Gym + Coffee does not disclose their environmental impact, sustainability practices, where their materials are sourced from, where their garments are made, or if their workers are paid a living wage. | |||
| 3 | New Dimensions | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.3 | New Dimensions is an activewear brand that uses fabrics made from recycled ocean plastic. They do not use animal products in their apparel. New Dimensions does not share information about whether their workers are paid a living wage or where their garments are made. | ||
| 4 | Honest Basics | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.3 | Honest Basics is an apparel company. All of their products are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified organic. They transparently disclose their license number for their GOTS certification on their website, along with their factory conditions in India and Bangladesh, which are also GOTS certified. They package and ship in low-waste and mostly plastic-free (compostable plastic) packaging, which is shipped climate neutral through the DHL GoGreen program. Their apparel is Peta-approved vegan, and they ensure a living wage for its workers. | |
| 5 | Arlo Blue | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | Arlo Blue is an apparel retailer. They have a Global Organic Textile Standard certified organic cotton collection, but do not disclose any other information regarding where the rest of their material is sourced, if they pay a living wage across their supply chain, what their environmental impact is, or whether they use eco-friendly packaging or shipping practices. They use the animal product fleece in some coat and sweater linings. | ||
| 6 | Monki | 7.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | Monki (owned by H&M) is a fashion brand. They use some eco-friendly fabrics, such as organic cotton and CanopyStyle audited fibers which ensures materials are not sourced from endangered forests. Their "LoveRecycle," "Up:Cycle" and swimwear collections are made from circular processes. They do use animal products, namely leather and exotic animal hair, with clear policies transparently on their website regarding how they are sourced. They publish policies clearly regarding efforts to cover more workers at a living wage, work safety, and transparency through their parent company H&M. Their offices are certified by The Swedish Federation for LGBT Rights. Monki partners with: Plan International to support children's equality and equality for girls, The Cup supports girls in Kenya with life skills, training and access to menstrual cups, and Mental Health Europe to end the stigma of mental illness. |
| 7 | Bershka | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Bershka (owned by Inditex) is Zara's second-largest fast fashion chain. They do not use eco-friendly materials or transparently show their environmental impact on their website, which is necessary as fast fashion is one of the largest contributers to landfill waste and pollution. Bershka ships in recyclable packaging. They cannot confirm whether they pay a living wage to their workers. They do use animal products: leather, exotic animal hair, and wool. They earned a 44/100 on 2020's Fashion Transparency Index. | |
| 8 | Dunnes | 5.0 | 5.0 | Dunnes is a large-scale Irish retailer. They do not have a published ethical sourcing policy, and their clothing is not traceable or guaranteed child labor free. They are not transparent regarding whether they pay a living wage across their supply chain, where they source their materials and goods, sustainability, environmental impact, or what labour regulations they abide by. | |||
| 9 | Raycon | 5.0 | 5.0 | Raycon shares little information about their business practices online. They do use animal products, specifically leather in their accessories. With little transparency and no data available online, this is rated a 5.0 until further notice. | |||
| 10 | Lethal Cosmetics | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | Lethal is a Berlin based cruelty-free and vegan cosmetic brand. They source their Mica, a high risk mineral for child labor, from child-labor free sources that are independently audited. They share their ingredients transparently on their website, and do not use palm oil. Lethal uses European Forest Stewardship Council paper packaging, recyclable tin, glass, or recycled plastic instead of conventional plastic for their products. Their website is hosted by a 100% green web hosting company, and achieved carbon neutrality in 2020. Lethal also partners with The Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, which helps to protect children from child slavery. |
| 11 | Nu-In | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | Nu-In is an apparel company that focuses on circularity in their supply chain. They are transparent on their website regarding their factories in China, workers wages, as well as the sustainable materials involved: tencel, Seaquel (recycled fabric from plastic bottles), and organic, upcycled, and recycled cotton. They ship in FSC certified cardboard boxes that are recyclable, with 100% compostable and recyclable bags. They do not use any animal products and are PETA-approved. Nu-In ensures a living wage in its supply chain. |
| 12 | Displate | 8.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | Displate is a metal poster company. They plant a tree in Tanzania for every purchase in partnership with Trees.org, a reputable charity that earned a score of 89.9/100, and a Platinum Seal of Transparency by Charity Navigator. Via Trees.org, Displate has also sent financial assistance to communities who plant and maintain the trees, although it is unclear how much. Displate pays all content creators a consistent commission based on sales and size of artwork, however it is unclear if the employees themselves are paid a fair or living wage. | ||
| 13 | Rocky Mountain Oils | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | Rocky Mountain Oils is a company that sells essential oils. They ship in 100% recycled packaging, and have a recycling take back program for their empty bottles as well as bottles from other essential oil companies. They claim their products are tested by both in-house chemists and a third party lab, however they do not disclose who they are. | ||
| 14 | Orvis | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | Orvis is a fly-fishing apparel company that donates 5% of their pre-tax revenue to conservation groups and non-profits like Casting for Recovery which provides fly-fishing trips for women with breast cancer, Coastal Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited, and Atlantic Salmon Federation to protect wildlife. It is unclear whether they pay a fair wage across their supply chain, or what their environmental impact is. | ||
| 15 | Young Living | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | Young Living is a Utah-based multi-level marketing (MLM) essential oil brand. They have had class action lawsuits against them for unlawfully operating under a pyramid scheme, costing over 96% of members losing money in the hundreds or thousands. In 2014, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration filed an warning for violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, with claims that their oils treat various diseases including Ebola, Parkinson’s disease, autism, and cancer. In 2017, Young Living plead guilty to illegally trafficking rosewood and spikenard oil, violating the Lacey Act and Endangered Species Act. In 2018, they filed a lawsuit against DoTerra later found to be in bad faith, costing Young Living $1.8 million. In 2020, the company gave misleading medical advice for Covid-19 with claims their essential oils were effective against the coronavirus. They are audited by SCS Global Services, a third party organization and have been verified by them as a Certified Green Product. | |
| 16 | Better Shea Butter | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | Better Shea Butter is a Texas-based and woman-owned business that sells organic shea butter and skincare products sourced from a small women co-op in Ghana. They do not use palm oil, and do use beeswax. It is unclear whether they pay a living wage or what steps they take to reduce their environmental impacts of transportation and production. | ||
| 17 | 4Ocean | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4Ocean is a for-profit corporation that hosts ocean cleanups funded through the sale of their products, and sells bracelets made from recycled materials collected from the ocean. 4Ocean has donated $675,000 to ocean cleanup and marine conservation organizations through partnering with 1% for the Planet. They are not required to share financial information about how the proceeds of the bracelets are used, making purchases hard to trace. |
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