By Malene Birger

By Malene Birger is owned by IC Group.

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

• It uses some lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce its climate impacts.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity 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 By Malene Birger “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Most of its final production stage is certified by Business Social Compliance Initiative Code of Conduct - BSCI.
• There’s no evidence it provides financial security to its suppliers, which can result in poor working conditions and wages.
• There’s no evidence it implements practices to support diversity and inclusion in its supply chain.
• 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 By Malene Birger “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather, shearling, exotic animal hair, and silk.
• Responsible Wool Standard certifies some of the wool it sources.
• It doesn’t appear to use down, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.
• It traces some animal-derived materials to the first production stage.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate By Malene Birger “Not Good Enough” overall.