Aster & Oak

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 Aster & Oak “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• Its use of lower-impact materials minimises chemicals, water, and wastewater in production
• To minimise waste, it limits its production runs.
• It uses low impact non-toxic dyes in all of its products.
• It avoids plastic 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 Aster & Oak “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It sources its final stage of production from countries with high risk of labour abuse.
• The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify what percentage.
• It traces some of its supply chain.
• Its Code of Conduct covers some ILO principles.
• 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 Aster & Oak “Great”. It states that its entire product range is vegan.

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