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

• It uses few lower-impact materials, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• Its packaging is recyclable.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not in its supply chain.
• 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.

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 partly traces its supply chain, including the final and some of the second production stages.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct but it has a formal statement covering workers rights.
• The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify 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:

• It appears to use wool and down.
• Some of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled alternatives to conventional down.
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, shearling, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, fur, angora, exotic animal hair, or exotic animal skin.
• There’s no evidence it has an animal welfare policy.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Blue Banana “Not Good Enough” overall.