Apricot

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

• It uses few lower-impact materials, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• It opts for sea freight shipping over air freight to reduce its climate impacts.
• It uses some recycled packaging.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.

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

• Its entire final production stage is certified by Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit - SMETA Best Practice Guidance and Social Accountability International - SA8000.
• It sources its final stage of production from countries with high risk of labour abuse.
• It claims it has a Code of Conduct but does not publicly disclose it.
• It audits some of 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 Apricot “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, wool, and alpaca.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling, cashmere, mohair, or down.

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