ビジネスレザーファクトリー / Business Leather Factory

Business Leather Factory is owned by BORDERLESS JAPAN CORPORATION.

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 Business Leather Factory “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact materials.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.

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

• Its final production stage happens in Bangladesh, an extreme risk country for labour abuse.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It provides jobs for workers from disadvantaged communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its 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 Business Leather Factory “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use leather.
• It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, fur, angora, exotic animal hair or exotic animal skin.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Business Leather Factory “It’s a Start” overall."