Thesus

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 Thesus “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials.
• It uses lower-impact materials, but there’s no evidence it’s taking further action to reduce its energy use or greenhouse gas emissions.
• It uses recycled packaging.
• In all of its shoe production, it uses water-based glues, which can be safer for workers and the environment.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.

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 Thesus “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• All of its final production stage happens in Portugal.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• 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 Thesus “Great”. It states that its entire product range is vegan.

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