CARIUMA

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 CARIUMA “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact materials including organic cotton.
• It produces long-lasting products.
• To minimise waste, it reuses some of its textile offcuts.
• It provides evidence on its efforts to minimise packaging.
• It uses renewable energy in its direct operations (such as stores or offices) but not in its supply chain.
• In some of its shoe production, it uses water based glues, which can be safer for workers and the environment.

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

• It partly traces its supply chain including the final and some of the second production stages.
• Some of its supply chain is certified by [WRAP] including all of the final stage of production.
• Its Code of Conduct covers [ILO] principles.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• 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 CARIUMA “It’s a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has an animal welfare policy aligned but is not aligned with the Five Domains.
• It appears to use leather.
• It doesn’t appear to use wool, down, exotic animal hair, fur, angora, or exotic animal skin.

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