BASTET NOIR

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.
• Its use of lower-impact materials minimises chemicals, water, and wastewater in production.
• To minimise waste, its products are made-to-order.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.

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

• It traces most of its supply chain.
• its final production stage happens in Macedonia, a medium risk country for labour abuse.
• Its Code of Conduct covers some ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It partners with women artisans or women-owned enterprises.
• It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, though not in its entire 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:

• It uses few animal-derived materials.
• It appears to use recycled exotic animal hair.
• It uses recycled wool in all of its wool products.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, down, angora, fur, or exotic animal skin.
• It has an animal welfare policy aligned but is not aligned with the Five Domains. 

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate BASTET NOIR “Great” overall.