ARTICLE22 - Sustainability Rating - Good On You (original) (raw)

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions and wastewater to business models and product circularity. Here we rate ARTICLE22 “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including upcycled materials.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
• It completes the first and second stages of production closer to home to reduce its climate impact.

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assess brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate ARTICLE22 “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has a mission to improve social conditions in Laos.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, but not throughout its entire supply chain.

Brands’ animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products are the focus of our “Animals” rating. Here we rate ARTICLE22 “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather.
• It doesn’t appear to use fur, shearling, wool, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.
• There's no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate ARTICLE22 “Good” overall.