Brava Fabrics

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 Brava Fabrics “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials, including organic cotton.
• It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
• It uses biodegradable packaging.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.

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

• Most of its final production stage happens in the European Union, a low/medium risk region for labour abuse.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO Four Fundamental Freedoms principles.
• It visits its suppliers regularly.
• 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 Brava Fabrics “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, cashmere, and alpaca.
• It uses some recycled or certified alternatives to conventional wool and alpaca. 
• It doesn’t appear to use leather, shearling, mohair, or down.

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