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Alexandre de Paris

Rated: It's a start

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location: France

Alexandre de Paris offers fashion hair accessories handmade in France.

Alexandre de Paris sustainability rating

Planet

2 out of 5

People

3 out of 5

Animals

3 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 Alexandre de Paris “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact materials.
  • There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its Supply Chain.
  • There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.
  • It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.

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 Alexandre de Paris “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • Its final production stage happens in France, a medium risk country for labour abuse.
  • There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
  • It partly traces its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
  • 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 Alexandre de Paris “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, fur, silk, and pearl.
  • It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, angora, exotic animal skin, or exotic animal hair.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Alexandre de Paris “It’s a Start” overall.

Last updated February 2023