Blue Banana

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

• It uses a medium proportion of lower-impact materials including organic, but does not state its certification clearly.
• It uses lower impact materials, but there’s no evidence it’s taking further action to reduce its energy use or greenhouse gas emissions.
• There’s no evidence it minimises textile waste in its supply chain.

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 Blue Banana “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It states it has a Code of Conduct but does not publicly share it
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It audits some of its suppliers but does not state what percentage.
• 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 Blue Banana “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 uses recycled down in all of its down products.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, fur, exotic animal skin, exotic animal hair, or angora.

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