Elvis & Kresse

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 Elvis & Kresse “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses a high proportion of lower-impact materials including upcycled materials.
• It uses lower-impact materials that help limit the chemicals, water, and wastewater in its supply chain.
• It follows a slow fashion model such as limited production runs and seasonless products.
• It uses renewable energy in its supply chain to reduce its climate impact.
• It uses recycled packaging.
• It captures rainwater to reduce 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 Elvis & Kresse “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its products are made in-house by a small team.
• It traces most of its supply chain.
• It provides jobs for workers from local communities and has demonstrated its positive impact.
• It audits some of its supply chain including all of the final production stage.
• There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• It ensures workers in the final production stage are paid a living wage, but not throughout its entire 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 Elvis & Kresse “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It appears to use leather.
• It doesn’t appear to use angora, fur, exotic animal skin, shearling, wool, cashmere, alpaca, mohair, or down.
• All of its animal-derived materials come from pre-consumer recycled sources.

Based on all publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Elvis & Kresse “Great” overall.