Cubus

Cubus is owned by Varner-Gruppen.

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

• It follows an unsustainable fast fashion model due to its regular heavy discounts and quick release of trend-led styles
• It uses some lower-impact materials, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of materials used.
• It engages with production suppliers to manage water use.
• It takes meaningful action to reduce emissions from transportation and distribution.
• There’s no evidence it’s set a target to manage water use 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 Cubus “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It has initiatives to empower vulnerable women and girls in its supply chain.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• It has a limited policy to support diversity and inclusion in its direct operations and supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its supply chain.
• During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, it disclosed adequate policies to protect workers in its supply chain from the virus.

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

• It appears to use leather, wool, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, and down.
• Some of its animal-derived materials consist of recycled or certified alternatives to conventional cashmere, wool, mohair, alpaca, and down.
• It doesn’t appear to use shearling.
• It has a formal policy aligned with the Five Domains of Animal Welfare.
• It has committed to eliminating some animal-derived materials by a target date.

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