Bandsome

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

• It uses a some lower-impact materials, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• 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.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
• It uses some recycled 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 Bandsome “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in Australia.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• It provides jobs for workers from local communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
• It traces most of 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 Bandsome “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 wool.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, angora, fur, shearling, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.

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