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Ales Grey

Rated: It's a start

price: $$$$

location: United States

Ales Grey offers recycled clogs with a purpose, made in the USA.

Ales Grey sustainability rating

Planet

3 out of 5

People

3 out of 5

Animals

4 out of 5

Overall rating: It's a start

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great) How we rate


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 Ales Grey “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
  • It uses low impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its Supply Chain.
  • There’s no evidence it minimises solvent-based chemicals, which can be harmful to workers and the environment, in production.
  • It uses Biodegradable packaging.

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 Ales Grey “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • Its final production stage happens in Italy, a medium risk country for labour abuse.
  • There's no evidence it audits its suppliers.
  • 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 Ales Grey “Good”. It doesn’t appear to use animal-derived materials but doesn’t claim to be a vegan brand.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Ales Grey “It's a Start” overall.

Last updated February 2023