AXEL ARIGATO

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including recycled materials.
• While it offers clothing recycling to consumers, it doesn’t report on its results.
• It opts for sea freight shipping over air freight to reduce its climate impacts.
• It uses tanneries that are Leather Working Group Silver certified.
• 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 AXEL ARIGATO “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• It visits its suppliers regularly.
• It claims it has a Code of Conduct but does not publicly disclose it.
• 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 AXEL ARIGATO “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It’s published a general statement about minimising animal suffering but not a formal animal welfare policy.
• It appears to use leather, wool, cashmere, down, and mohair.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling or alpaca.

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