Brothers We Stand

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

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• To minimise waste, it recycles all of its textile offcuts.
• To reduce its climate impacts, it uses renewable energy in some of its supply chain.
• It avoids plastic packaging.

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 Brothers We Stand “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its entire final production stage is certified by Fair Wear Foundation.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO principles.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It claims to have a program to improve wages but there’s no evidence it ensures its workers are paid living wages in most of 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 Brothers We Stand “Good”. It doesn’t appear to use animal-derived materials but doesn’t claim to be a vegan brand.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Brothers We Stand “Good” overall.