Amazon

Amazon's rating applies to the Amazon house apparel brands only and does not cover other brands stocked by Amazon or other categories of products outside of apparel.

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 Amazon “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• There is no evidence it minimises textile waste when manufacturing its products.
• It uses some renewable energy in its direct operations to reduce its climate impact but not in its supply chain.
• There is no evidence it has taken meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals.

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 Amazon “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Little of its supply chain is certified by crucial labour standards that help ensure worker health and safety, living wages, and other rights.
• It sources its final stage of production from countries with extreme risk of labour abuse.
• It traces some of its supply chain.
• There's no evidence it has programs or policies to empower women in its supply chain, which can lead to promotions and higher wages.
• There’s no evidence it supports diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
• >During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it did not disclose adequate policies or safeguards to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.

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 Amazon “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

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

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Amazon “Not Good Enough” overall.