BASTET NOIR
Rated: Good
price: $$$$
location: Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
BASTET NOIR offers custom-made clothing for every body type manufactured by women in Macedonia and ensures that every purchase contributes to the welfare and education of these women and their children.
BASTET NOIR sustainability rating
Planet
People
Animals
Overall rating: Good
Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great) How we rate
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 BASTET NOIR “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including upcycled materials.
- It uses low impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
- To minimise waste, its products are made-to-order.
- It manufactures its products by hand to reduce its climate impact.
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 BASTET NOIR “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- It provides jobs for single women parents in North Macedonia.
- It traces all of its supply chain.
- It has a program to improve 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 BASTET NOIR “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:
- There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.
- It appears to use exotic animal hair and silk.
- It uses recycled wool in all of its wool products.
- It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.
Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate BASTET NOIR “Good” overall.
